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Farrand & Votey Organ Co. Opus 791 (1895)

St. James Roman Catholic Church
32 James Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Images

2008-10-12 - Church exterior (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2008-10-12 - Church interior (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2008-10-12 - Pedalboard and toe levers (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2008-10-12 - Console from right (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2008-10-12 - Console from left (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2008-10-12 - Gallery and organ case (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
3 manuals
31 stops
31 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight

Notes

2007-10-16 - As noted in the other entry for this organ, this was the eletrification of an existing Frank Roosevelt organ (Opus 421, 1889), accompanied by one tonal change. No source for the single new rank of pipes has been determined. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the NYC AGO Organ Project

        New York, New York
        Church of St. James, R.C.

        Frank Roosevelt   Op. 421   1889   3/36
        Farrand & Votey   Op. 791   1895   3/36   
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        GREAT (enclosed w/Choir)      SWELL

    16' Dbl Open Diapason  58 u   16' Bourdon           58 a
     8' Open Diapason      58 u    8' Diapason          58
     8' Viola di Gamba     58      8' Stopped Diapason  58
     8' Doppelflöte        58      8' Spitzflöte        58
     8' Dulciana           58      8' Salicional        58
     4' Octave             58      4' Gemshorn          58
     4' Flûte Harmonique   58      4' Hohlflöte         58
     2' Super Octave       58      2' Flageolet         58
III-IV  Mixture 220       220    III  Cornet           174
     8' Trumpet            58      8' Cornopean         58
                                   8' Oboe              58
        CHOIR                         Tremulant
                                      Octaves
     8' Geigen Principal   58
     8' Concert Flute      58         PEDAL
     8' Dolce              58
     4' Rohrflöte          58     16' Open Diapason     30
     2' Piccolo Harmonique 58     16' Bourdon           30
     8' Clarionet          58      8' Violoncello       30
        Octaves                   16' Trombone          30

     u  unenclosed                 a  split knob: 
                                      bass & treble 

        3 adjustable combinations to Swell Organ 
        3 adjustable combinations to Great Organ  	 
        Full Organ [hook down] 	  	 
  	Balanced Swell Pedal for Great & Choir Organs 	  	 
  	Balanced Swell Pedal for Swell Organ 	  	 
  	Great to Pedal Reversible 

          [Received from Jeff Scofield November 3, 2020]

Websites

St. James R.C. Church - New York City [NYC AGO Organ Project web site] - Specification, photos (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#6504 - Frank Roosevelt Opus 421 (1889)