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Flentrop Orgelbouw (1965)

Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Avenue at 57th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2006-11-03 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ funded by $125,000.00 donation from Carnegie Hall trustee, Mrs. Aye Simon. Organ designed, built, and delivered. 3' stage extension added to accommodate organ. Opposing voices - Ormandy, Stokowski, Horowitz - said organ would destroy hall acoustics. Organ never installed. Given by Mrs. Simon to SUNY in Purchase, NY. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> February 1966 Date not recorded

       Great (Manual II, unenclosed, 92 mm wind pressure):
   16' Bourdon           56
    8' Prestant          56
    8' Roerfluit         56 
    4' Octaaf            56
3 1/5' Terts             56
2 2/3' Quint             56
    2' Octaaf            56
   IV  Mixtuur          224 
  III  Scherp           168
    8' Trompet           56

       Swell (Manual III, enclosed, 88 mm wind pressure):
    8' Prestant          56
    8' Gemshoorn         56
    8' Gemshoorn Celeste 56
    8' Fluit (open)      56
    4' Octaaf            56
    4' Fluit             56
2 2/3' Nazard            56
    2' Quarte de Nazard  56
1 3/5' Terts             56
 IV-V  Mixtuur          254
    8' Trompet           56
    4' Clarion           56
       Tremulant

       Positiv (Manual I, unenclosed, 73 mm wind pressure):
    8' Gedekt (metal)    56
    4' Prestant          56  
    4' Roerfluit         56 
    2' Octaaf            56
1 1/3' Quint             56
   II  Sesquialter      112
   IV  Scherp           224
    8' Kromhoorn         56
    8' Chamade           56
       Tremulant

       Pedal (unenclosed, 104 mm wind pressure):
   16' Prestant          32
   16' Subbass (wood)    32
10 2/3' Quint (wood)     32  Stopped wood
    8' Octaaf            32
    8' Gedekt (metal)    32
    4' Octaaf            32
    2' Nachthorn         32 (1-12 stopped)
    V  Mixtuur          160 (with Tierce) 
   16' Bazuin            32
    8' Trompet           32
    4' Trompet           32

       [Received from Connor Annable June 3, 2012]

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