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Estey Organ Co. Opus 3255 (1959)

Christ Church Bay Ridge (Episcopal)
7301 Ridge Boulevard
New York City: Brooklyn, NY

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


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Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by Courtesy of the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2010-05-18 - Console (Photograph by Estey Pipe Organ website via the NYC AGO NYC Pipe Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2010-05-18 - Exposed pipes (Photograph by Estey Pipe Organ website via the NYC AGO NYC Pipe Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2010-05-18 - Church interior to west end and Hauptwerk division (Photograph by Estey Pipe Organ website via the NYC AGO NYC Pipe Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2010-05-18 - Church interior (Photograph by Estey Pipe Organ website via the NYC AGO NYC Pipe Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

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Notes

2007-10-27 - 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

2010-11-29 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -- Great 8' Processional Diapason (TC) retained from previous Lewis & Hitchcock organ (1928) -Database Manager

2018-04-25 - Organ became unplayable and was replaced in 2012 with a Rodgers electronic. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed Specification Source: from The Estey Pipe Organ website, with corrections Date not recorded

Brooklyn, New York
Christ Church Bay Ridge (Episcopal)

Estey Organ Company   Opus 3255   1959               3 manuals, 28 stops, 30 ranks
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         HAUPTWERK (at West End)                  SCHWELLWERK (in Chancel)
     16' Bourdon                  85           8' Grobgedeckt              68
      8' Principal                61           8' Salicional               68
      8' Erzähler                 61           8' Vox Coelestis (TC)       56
      4' Prestant                 61           4' Principal                68
      4' Kleingedeckt (fr. Bdn)   --           4' Koppelflöte              68
      2' Octav                    61       2 2/3' Nasard                   61
         Mixtur IV               244           2' Waldflöte                61
      8' Processional Diap. (TC)  49*      1 3/5' Terz                     61
                                                 Plein Jeu IV-VI          330
         POSITIV (in Chancel)                  8' Helle Trompete           68
      8' Rohrflute                61              Tremolo
      4' Nachthorn                61              Schwellwerk 16'
      2' Blockflöte               61              Unison Off
      1' Sifflöte                 61              Schwellwerk 4'
         Cymbal III              183
      8' Regal                    61              PEDAL ORGAN
         Tremolo                              16' Contrabass (wood)        32
         Blank                                16' Subbass                  32
                                              16' Bourdun (HW)             --
      *  from Lewis & Hitchcock organ (1928)  16' Zartbass (lo-press Sub)  --
                                               8' Octavbass                44
                                               8' Gedecktbass (HW Bdn)     --
                                               4' Choralbass (fr. 8')      --
                                               4' Kleingedeckt (HW Bdn)    --
                                               2' Offenflöte               32
                                                  Mixtur IV               128
                                              16' Posaune                  32
                                               4' Trompete (Sw)            --

         ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS                  COUPLERS
         Schwellwerk       3  (thumb)             Hauptwerk to Pedal
         Hauptwerk         3  (thumb)             Schwellwerk to Pedal
         Positiv           3  (thumb)             Positiv to Pedal
         Pedal             3  (thumb & toe)       Schwellwerk to Hauptwerk
         Entire Organ      5  (thumb & toe)       Positiv to Hauptwerk
         General Cancel       (thumb)             Schwellwerk to Positiv 16, 8, 4

         REVERSIBLES                              EXPRESSION
         Hauptwerk to Pedal   (thumb & toe)       Balanced Schwellwerk Pedal
         Schwell to Pedal     (thumb & toe)       Balanced Crescendo Pedal
         Sforzando            (thumb & toe)


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-04-25]


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