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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 1400 (1959)

Huntington Hartford Gallery of Modern Art (now The Museum of Arts and Design)
2 Columbus Circle Eighth Avenue at 58th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

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

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
26 stops
38 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2008-06-28 - Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: William Self was the consultant; moved ca. 1980 to United Methodist Ch., New Canaan, CT by Gordon Auchincloss. -Database Manager

2011-01-29 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

The Diapason (July 1964) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

New York City, New York
Huntington Hartford Gallery of Modern Art

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   Opus 1400   1959   3 manuals, 26 stops, 37 ranks
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           GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
       16' Flauto Dolce (CP)      --          16' Rohrgedeckt            80
        8' Spitzprinzipal         61           8' Viola Pomposa          68
        8' Bourdon                61           8' Viola Celeste          68
        4' Octave                 61           8' Rohrgedeckt (fr. 16')  --
        4' Rohrflote              61           4' Spitzflöte             68
        2' Super Octave           pf           2' Lieblichprinzipal      pf
           Fourniture IV-VI      294       1 1/3' Larigot                pf
           Cymbelstern                            Plein jeu IV          244
                                                  Cymbale III           183
           CHOIR-POSITIV ORGAN                16' Bombarde               80
        8' Gemshorn               61           8' Trompette (fr. 16')    --
        8' Cor de Nuit            61           4' Clairon                68
        8' Flauto Dolce           61              Tremulant
        8' Flute Celeste (TC)     49
        4' Prestant               pf              PEDAL ORGAN
        4' Koppelflöte            61          16' Subbass                44
    2 2/3' Rohrnasat              61          16' Rohrgedeckt (Sw)       --
        2' Lieblichprinzipal      pf          16' Flauto Dolce (ext Ch)  12
        2' Zauberflöte            61           8' Octave                 44
    1 3/5' Tierce                 61           8' Bourdon (fr. SB)       --
    1 1/3' Larigot                pf           8' Flauto Dolce (Ch)      --
           Zimbel III             pf           4' Choralbass (fr. Oct)   --
        8' Cromorne               61           4' Rohrflöte (Gt)         --
           Tremulant                           2' Lieblichprinzipal (CP) --
                                                  Mixture III            96
                                              16' Bombarde (Sw)          --
                                              16' Buccine                56
                                               8' Buccine (fr. 16')      --
                                               4' Buccine (fr. 16')      --
                                               4' Cromorne (Ch)          --
                                                  * unenclosed


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2015-01-19]

Websites

Opus 1400: Huntington Hartford Gallery of Modern Art - [Aeolian-Skinner Archives website] (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#35659 - Gordon S. Auchincloss (1980ca.)