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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 768 (1929)

St. Paul's Chapel, Episcopal
Broadway at Fulton Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Images

1937-02-23 - Gallery and Organ Case (Photograph by Arnold Moses; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)

1937-02-23 - Nave and Organ Case (Photograph by Arnold Moses; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)

1937-02-23 - Sanctuary Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Arnold Moses; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)

1937-02-23 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Arnold Moses; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
37 stops
43 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 2 notes
Has crescendo
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

2007-01-19 - Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Retained the Adam Geib case built for the 1802 G. P. England organ which was enlarged by J.H. & C.S. Odell in 1870; rebuilt in 1950, #768-A; replaced by 2/34 Schlicker in 1963; removed and rebuilt for Church of the Intercession, New York, New York by Schlicker using the Austin, #1554 case. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed specification Source: Factory Specification, courtesy Larry Trupiano Date not recorded

New York City, New York
St. Paul's Chapel - Trinity Parish
	
Skinner Organ Company   Opus 768   1929            3 manuals, 37 stops, 41 ranks
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           GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
        8' First Diapason      61              16' Bourdon             73
        8' Second Diapason     61               8' Diapason            73
        8' Principal Flute     61 (in CH)       8' Rohrflöte           73
        8' Erzähler            61               8' Salicional          73
        4' Octave              61               8' Voix Celeste        73
        4' Flute               61 (in CH)       8' Aeoline             73
        2' Fifteenth           61               8' Unda Maris (TC)     61
        8' French Horn         61 (in CH)       4' Octave              73
           Tremolo (enclosed stops)             4' Flute               73
                                                2' Flautino            61
           CHOIR ORGAN                          V  Mixture            305
        8' Diapason            73              16' Waldhorn            73
        8' Gamba               73               8' Cornopean           73
        8' Chimney Flute       73               8' Oboe                73
        8' Dulciana            73               8' Vox Humana          73
        4' Flute Harmonique    73               4' Clarion             73
    2 2/3' Nazard              61                  Tremolo
        2' Piccolo             61
        8' Clarinet            73                  PEDAL ORGAN
        8' English Horn        73              16' Diapason            32
           Tremolo                             16' Keraulophon         32
        8' Harp (TC)           pf              16' Bourdon             32
        4' Celesta             pf              16' Echo Lieblich       SW
                                                8' Octave              12
           ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS              8' Gedeckt             12
           Swell Organ   6  (thumb)             8' Cello               12
           Great Organ   4  (thumb)             8' Still Gedeckt       SW
           Choir Organ   5  (thumb)            16' Trombone            32
           Pedal Organ   3  (toe)              16' Waldhorn            SW
           Entire Organ  4  (thumb)
           General Cancel   (thumb)                COUPLERS
           Set              (thumb)                Great to Pedal      8
           Ped. to Man. Combs. On & Off            Swell to Pedal      8  4
             for Swell, Great, Choir               Choir to Pedal      8  4
                                                   Swell to Great  16  8  4
           REVERSIBLES                             Choir to Great  16  8  4
           Great to Pedal   (thumb & toe)          Swell to Choir  16  8  4
           Choir to Pedal   (thumb & toe)          Swell           16     4
           Swell to Choir   (thumb)                Choir           16     4
           Sforzando        (thumb & toe)

           EXPRESSION
           Balanced Pedal - Swell Organ
           Balanced Pedal - Choir Organ
           Register Crescendo Pedal


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-12-13]

Websites

St. Paul's Chapel - Trinity Parish - (New York City Chapter AGO Organ Project website) Specification, photo (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#25001†* - Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 768-A (1950)