Better Pipe Organ Database

Estey Organ Co. Opus 2655 (1927)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
8 Hillside Ave.
Montclair, NJ

Images

Unknown - Building extrior (Photograph by Bravitas Group, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
41 stops
62 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Push-Button Stop Controls/Luminous Pistons
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2007-10-25 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager

2023-01-24 - The facility was sold in 2012 for conversion into an office complex; the congregation was given the right to use the sanctuary by the new owners, which they did for a short while before disbanding. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From builder's website Date not recorded

Montclair, New Jersey
First Church of Christ, Scientist

Estey Organ Co.   Opus 2655   1927            4 manuals, 41 stops, 44 ranks
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4-manual Luminous Console
Pipe counts are estimated

         GREAT ORGAN                          SWELL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon                73        16' Lieblich Bourdon       73
      8' First Open Diapason    73         8' Diapason Phonon        73
      8' Second Open Diapason   73         8' Stopped Diapason       73
      8' Tibia Clausa           73         8' Salicional             73
      8' Gemshorn               73         8' Voix Celeste           73
      8' Gamba                  73         8' Viol d'Orchestre       73
      8' Harmonic Flute         73         4' Rohr Flute             73
      4' Octave                 73         4' Salicet (fr. 8')       --
      2' Super Octave           61         2' Flauto Traverso        73
     16' Contra Tuba            85            Flute Mixture II      122
      8' Harmonic Tuba          --        16' Contra Oboe            85
      4' Tuba Clarion           --         8' Cornopean              73
      8' French Horn            73         8' Oboe (fr. 16')         --
         Chimes (Echo)                     8' Vox Humana             61
         Tremolo                              Harp (Ch)
                                              Tremolo

         CHOIR ORGAN                          PEDAL ORGAN
     16' Dulciana               97        32' Resultant              --
      8' Violin Diapason        73        16' Open Diapason          44
      8' Melodia                73        16' Violone                44
      8' Quintadena             73        16' Bourdon                56
      8' Dulciana (fr. 16')     --        16' Lieblich Bourdon (Sw)  --
      8' Unda Maris (TC)        61        16' Echo Bourdon (Ec)      12
      4' Flute d'Amour          73        16' Contra Dulciana (Ch)   --
      4' Celestina              73         8' Octave (fr. OpDiap)    --
  2 2/3' Dulzian (fr. 16')      --         8' Bass Flute (fr. Bdn)   --
      2' Dulcet (fr. 16')       --         8' Cello (fr. Vln)        --
      8' Clarinet               73         8' Cello II (Sw)          --
      8' English Horn           73         8' Lieblich Flute (Sw)    --
         Harp (TC)                         4' Flute (fr. 16' Bdn)    --
         Tremolo                          16' Tuba Profunda (Gt)     --
                                          16' Fagotto (Sw)           --
         ECHO ORGAN                        8' Harmonic Tuba (Gt)     --
      8' Echo Salicional        61         4' Tuba Clarion (Gt)      --
      8' Voix Celeste (TC)      49
      8' Echo Flute             61
      8' Flute Celeste (TC)     49
         Ethereal Mixture III  183
      8' Vox Humana             61
         Chimes
         Tremolo


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-06-04]