Better Pipe Organ Database

Holtkamp Organ Co. Opus 2016 (1989)

All Souls Unitarian Church
1157 Lexington Avenue at 81st Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Images

2005-03-05 - Church interior to rear and organ (Photograph by John Rust via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2005-03-05 - Exposed pipes (Photograph by John Rust via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2005-03-05 - Console (Photograph by John Rust via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-03-01 - Nave, Gallery, and Pipe Display (Photograph by Alan Murchie/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Console position: Detached Keydesk (Mechanical Action)
3 manuals
40 stops
4 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1995. -Database Manager

2010-10-29 - Congregation was known as First Congregational Church (1821-1845), Church of the Divine Unity (1845-1855), Church of the Holy Zebra (1855-1932), now All Souls Unitarian Church (since 1932 -Database Manager

Stoplist

From NYC AGO Organ Project Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

New York City, New York
The Unitarian Church of All Souls

Holtkamp Organ Company   Job 2016   1989      3 manuals, 40 stops, 53 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
     16' Pommer             61               8' Gamba              61
      8' Principal          61               8' Voix Celeste (GG)  54
      8' Gedackt            61               8' Rohrflute          61
      4' Octave             61               8' Rohrgedackt        61
      4' Spitzflöte         61               4' Geigen Principal   61
      2' Superoctave        61               4' Traverse Flute     61
         Mixture IV        244               2' Ottava             61
         Scharf III        183           1 1/3' Larigot            61
      8' Trumpet            61                  Plein Jeu IV      244
                                            16' Dulzian            61
         CHOIR ORGAN                         8' Oboe               61
      8' Gemshorn           61               4' Clarion            61
      8' Copula             61                  Tremolo
      4' Praestant          61
      4' Rohrflöte          61                  PEDAL ORGAN
  2 2/3' Nazard             61              16' Principal          32
      2' Doublette          61              16' Subbass            32
  1 3/5' Tierce             61          10 2/3' Grossquinte        32
         Fourniture III    183               8' Octave             32
      8' Cromorne           61               8' Flute              32
      8' Vox Humana         61               4' Choralbass         32
      4' Schalmey           61                  Rauschwerk IV     128
         Tremolo                            16' Posaune            32
                                             8' Trumpet            32
         COUPLERS
         Great to Pedal                         COMBINATIONS
         Swell to Pedal                         Great    1-2-3-4-5-6
         Choir to Pedal                         Swell    1-2-3-4-5-6
         Swell to Great                         Choir    1-2-3-4-5-6
         Choir to Great                         Pedal    1-2-3-4-5-6
         Swell to Choir                         General  1-2-3-4-5-6

         EXPRESSION                             REVERSIBLES
         Balanced Swell Pedal (mechanical)      Great to Pedal (thumb & toe)
         Balanced Choir Pedal (mechanical)      Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe)
                                                Choir to Pedal (thumb & toe)
                                                Full Organ     (toe)
                                                Glockensonne   (toe


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2015-03-05]

Websites

NYC AGO Organ Project web site - Photographs, description, specification (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)