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Estey Organ Co. Opus 2420 (1925)

Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church
152 West 71st Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Consoles

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Notes

2007-10-22 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager

2007-11-26 - Updated through online information from Philip Stimmel. -Database Manager

2016-03-23 - Rebuilt by Estey in 1937 with several new stops, and new drawknob console. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed specification Source: Factory Shop Order, courtesy John Carnahan Date not recorded

New York City, New York
Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church

Estey Organ Company   Opus 2420   1925   4 manuals, 96 registers, 61 stops, 69 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN (6" pressure)                  SWELL ORGAN (6" pressure)
     16' Double Diapason          73*           16' Bourdon                  73
     16' Bourdon (ext DopFl)      12            16' Dulciana                109
      8' First Diapason           73*            8' First Diapason           73
      8' Second Diapason          73             8' Second Diapason          73
      8' Third Diapason           73             8' Hohl Flute               73
      8' Gross Flute              73             8' Chimney Flute            73
      8' Doppel Flute             73             8' Gedeckt                  73
      8' Gamba                    73             8' Quintadena               73
      4' Octave                   73             8' Viol d'Orchestre         73
      4' Harmonic Flute           73             8' Viol Celeste (TC)        61
  2 2/3' Twelfth                  61             8' Salicional               73
      2' Fifteenth                61             8' Voix Celeste (TC)        61
         Sesquialtera II         146             8' Dulciana (fr. 16')       --
         Fourniture V            305             4' Octave                   73
      8' Trumpet                  61             4' Flauto Traverso          73
         Chimes F                 27 bells       4' Dulciana (fr. 16')       --
         Chimes P                                2' Flautino                 61
         * unenclosed                            2' Dulciana (fr. 16')       --
                                                 1' Dulciana (fr. 16')       --
         CHOIR ORGAN (6" pressure)                  Dolce Cornet III        183
     16' Contra Viol             109            16' Contra Fagotto           73
      8' Diapason                 73             8' Cornopean                73
      8' Concert Flute            73             8' Oboe                     73
      8' Gedeckt                  73             4' Clarion                  73
      8' Flauto Dolce             73             8' Vox Humana               73
      8' Flauto Celeste (TC)      61                Tremulant 
      8' Viol d'Amour (fr. 16')   --            16' Harp (TC)                --
      8' Gemshorn                 73             8' Harp                     49 bars
      8' Muted Viol II           134
      4' Flute d'Amour            73                PEDAL ORGAN (10" pressure)
      4' Fugara (fr. 16')         --            64' Gravissima (resultant)   --
      2' Piccolo (harmonic)       61            32' Double Open Diapason     56
     16' Bass Clarinet            73            32' Contra Bourdon           68
      8' Clarinet                 73            32' Contra Violone           56
      8' Physharmonica            73            16' First Diapason (fr. 32') --
           (free reeds)                         16' Second Diapason (Gt)     --
         Tremulant                              16' Contra Gamba (ext So)    12
     16' Harp (Sw)                              16' Bourdon (fr. 32')        --
      8' Harp (Sw)                              16' Second Bourdon (Sw)      --
                                                16' Dulciana (Sw)            --
         SOLO ORGAN (10" pressure)              16' Violone (fr. 32')        --
      8' Stentorphone             73            16' Contra Viol (Ch)         --
      8' Philomela                73             8' Octave (fr. 32')         --
      8' Gross Gedeckt            73             8' Violoncello (So GmbCel)  --
      8' Gross Gamba              73             8' Bass Flute (fr. 32')     --
      8' Gamba Celeste            73             8' Gedeckt (fr. 32')        --
      8' Flute Ouverte            73             8' Viola (fr. 32')          --
      8' Orchestral Oboe          73             8' Still Gedeckt (Sw)       --
      8' French Horn              73             4' Octave Flute (fr. 32')   --
     16' Tuba Profunda            97                Sesquialtera II (ext Gt) 24
      8' Tuba (fr. 16')           --                Fourniture V (ext Gt)    50
      4' Tuba Clarion (fr. 16')   --            32' Bombarde (ext So TbaMir) 12
      8' Tuba Mirabilis (15" wp)  73            16' Ophicleide (ext TbaMir)  12
         Chimes F (Gt)                          16' Trombone (ext Gt Tpt)    23
         Chimes P (Gt)                          16' Tuba Profunda (So)       --
                                                16' Contra Fagotto (Sw)      --
                                                 8' Tuba Mirabilis (So)      --
                                                 8' Tuba (So)                --
                                                 4' Tuba Clarion (So)        --


         COMBINATION PISTONS                        COUPLERS
         Great & Pedal    8  (thumb)                Great to Pedal      8  4
         Swell & Pedal   10  (thumb)                Swell to Pedal      8  4
         Choir & Pedal    8  (thumb)                Choir to Pedal      8  4
         Solo & Pedal     6  (thumb)                Solo to Pedal       8  4
         Universals      10  (thumb)                Pedal to Pedal         4
         Universals       4  (toe)                  Swell to Great  16  8  4
                                                    Choir to Great  16  8  4
         PEDAL MOVEMENTS                            Solo to Great   16  8  4
         Balanced Great Expression Pedal            Swell to Choir  16  8  4
         Balanced Swell Expression Pedal            Solo to Choir   16  8  4
         Balanced Choir Expression Pedal            Solo to Swell   16  8  4
         Balanced Solo Expression Pedal             Great to Solo       8
         Balanced Crescendo Pedal                   Great to Great      U  4
         Great to Pedal Reversible                  Swell to Swell  16  U  4
         Swell to Pedal Reversible                  Choir to Choir  16  U  4
         Choir to Pedal Reversible                  Solo to Solo    16  U  4
         Solo to Pedal Reversible
         Sforzando Reversible

         SPECIAL FEATURES
         Wind Indicator
         Crescendo Indicator
         Sforzando Indicator
         Master Swell Switch


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-11-06]


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