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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 986 (1938)

New York World's Fair (1939-40): Temple of Religion
New York City: Queens (Flushing Meadows), NY

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

Images

July 1939 - Building interior (Photograph from an archival source: NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, Steve Lawson, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1938-01-01 - Temple of Religion (Photograph from World's Fair brochure/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
42 stops
42 registers

Notes

2007-03-16 - 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: Sold to John W. Haussermann, Jr., Chappaqua, New York in 1940, #986-A; moved to St. Andrew's Episcopal, Louisville, Kentucky in 1941 and installed by Sylvester Kohler; extant; unaltered. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded

Flushing (Queens), New York City, New York
New York World's Fair - Temple of Religion

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   Opus 986   1938   3 manuals, 42 stops, 55 ranks
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           GREAT ORGAN                              SWELL ORGAN
       16' Quintade            61                8' Flute Harmonique    61
        8' Principal           61                8' Viole da Gambe      61
        8' Gedeckt             61                8' Viole Celeste       61
        4' Octave              61                4' Fugara              61
        4' Gemshorn            61                4' Cor de Nuit         61
    2 2/3' Quint               61            2 2/3' Nazard              61
        2' Super Octave        61                2' Koppelflöte         61
   III-IV  Fourniture         232            1 3/5' Tierce              61
      III  Scharf             183               IV  Plein Jeu          244
                                                16' Cromorne            61
           POSITIV ORGAN                         8' Trompette           61
        8' Quintaton           61                4' Hautbois Clairon    61
        8' Salicional          61                   Tremulant
        4' Prestant            61
        4' Rohrflöte           61                   PEDAL ORGAN
    2 2/3' Nasat               61               16' Principal           32
        2' Octavin             61               16' Quintaton           32
    1 3/5' Terz                61                8' Violoncello         32
    1 1/3' Larigot             61                8' Rohrflöte           32
        1' Sifflöte            61            5 1/3' Quint               32
      III  Zimbel             183                4' Choralbass          32
                                                 2' Nachthorn           32
                                                IV  Mixture            128
                                                16' Contra Fagotto      32
                                                 8' Posaune             32
                                                 4' Schalmei            32


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-05-12]

Documents

(1939-04-01) World's Fair Organ Is Classic in Design, THE DIAPASON April 1939 Description, stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield

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