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Gress-Miles Organ Co. (1962)

Christ Church, Episcopal
17 Sagamore Road
Bronxville, NY

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


Consoles

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Notes

2008-03-18 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Rebuild of Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1082/1082-A (1946/1953).</i> -Database Manager

2016-06-03 - The organ started out as a 1926 Hall; it was rebuilt by Aeolian-Skinner in 1946 and then again by them in 1953 after extensive water damage; some Aeolian-Skinner pipework retained for the Gress-Miles instrument. -Database Manager

2010-08-02 - Updated through online information from Patricia Schaffer. -- This organ primarily known as an Aeolian-Skinner organ, opus 1082, but had extensive work after being damaged, by the Gress-Miles Organ Co. was replaced by a Casavant organ in 2009. The Console was sold to Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, Tenn. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> January 1962 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Bronxville, New York
        Christ Church, Episcopal
        __________________________________________________________________________

        Hall              1926
        Aeolian-Skinner   1947   3/56
        Aeolian-Skinner   1953   3/55  Rebuild after water damage
        Gress-Miles       1962   3/69

        GREAT                       SWELL 1 (Oberwerk)            PEDAL

    16' Quintaton       61       8' Bordun            61      16' Principal     32
     8' Principal       61       8' Spitzflöte        61      16' Violonbass    32
     8' Holzgedeckt     61       8' Flute Celeste     61      16' Subbass       12
     4' Octave          61       4' Koppelflöte       61 *    16' Quintaton     GT
     4' Nachthorn       61   2 2/3' Nasat             61 *     8' Principal     12
     2' Superoctave     61       2' Blockflöte        61 *     8' Violon        12
     2' Waldflöte       61   1 3/5' Terz              61 *     8' Gedeckt       GT
II-III  Rauschquint    171   1 1/3' Quintflöte        61 *     4' Octave        32
 IV-VI  Mixture        330     III  Zimbel           183 *     4' Gedecktflöte  32
     8' Trumpet         61       8' Rohrschalmei      61 *     2' Blockflöte    32
                                    Tremulant               V-VI  Mixture      180
        POSITIV                                               32' Basson        12 SW2
                                    SWELL 2                   16' Posaune       32
     8' Lieblichgedeckt 61                                    16' Basson       SW2
     4' Principal       61       8' Traversflöte      73       8' Trumpet       12
     4' Rohrflöte       61       8' Gambe             73       4' Clarion       12
     2' Octave          61       8' Voix Celeste      73       4' Rohrschalmei SW1
 1 1/3' Quinte          61       8' Voix Eolienne II 134       2' Cornett       --
     1' Superoctave     61       4' Prestant          73
    II  Sesquialtera    98       2' Doublette         61
 III-V  Scharf         269    IV-V  Plein Jeu        293
     8' Krummhorn       61      16' Basson            12 *
        Tremulant                8' Trompette         73 *
                                 4' Clairon           73 *     *  retained from the
                                    Tremulant                     Aeolian-Skinner

                       [Received from Jeff Scofield June 3, 2016]

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