2009-10-11 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager
2010-08-29 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Currently unplayable due to the cable being cut during the last chapel renovation. -Database Manager
2021-01-15 - From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: Teachers College was founded in 1887 and in 1898 established its affiliation with Columbia University, under which it became the Education Faculty of the University. The western wing that completes the quadrangle of Teachers College is known as The Milbank Memorial, the gift of Joseph Milbank, founder of the memorial and a trustee of the college. Designed by William A. Potter, the Tudor Gothic building includes a chapel and library with ornamentation by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. The Milbank Memorial was opened on Novemeber 11, 1897 with an organ recital by Gustave Viehl in the 250-seat Milbank Memorial Chapel on the 1897 2/14 Jardine. In 1962, an entirely new organ was installed by Casavant Frères of Canada. As with the previous two organs, all pipes are located in the chamber at the right side of the stage. This versatile Casavant organ has forty-two ranks of pipes in five divisions, all controlled by a movable, detached drawknob console of oak with interior fittings of mahogany stained with a walnut finish. Exposed pipes of the Great and Positiv divisions are cantilevered on chests in front of the arched opening. Both of the enclosed divisions (Swell and Choir) have two sets of expression shutters that normally open into the stage and also into the room; those into the room may be switched into the closed position by a rocking tablet. Unfortunately, this fine organ was rendered unplayable when the cable to the console was cut during the last renovation of the chapel. -Jeff Scofield
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
New York, New York
Columbia University, Teachers College
Milbank Chapel
Casavant Op. 2716 1962 3/42
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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GREAT (exposed) SWELL
8' Principal 61 8' Viole 61
8' Rohrfloete 61 8' Viole Celeste 61
4' Oktav 61 8' Holzgedackt 61
4' Spitzfloete 61 4' Nachthorn 61
2' Flachfloete 61 2' Octavin 61
IV Mixture 244 IV Scharf 244
Chimes (old) 16' Fagott L/2 61
8' Trompette 61
CHOIR Tremulant
8' Gemshorn 61 Unison Off
8' Gemshorn Celeste 49 tc Super
4' Kleingedackt 61
2 2/3' Nasat 61 PEDAL
2' Waldfloete 61 16' Subbass 32 wood
1 3/5' Terz 61 16' Quintaton 32 metal
8' Krummhorn 61 8' Prinzipal 32
Tremulant 8' Bordun 32
4' Koppelfloete 32
POSITIV (exposed) II Rauschpfeife 64
8' Quintadena (met) 56 16' Fagott SW
4' Spillfloete 56 8' Fagott SW
2' Prinzipal 56 4' Fagott SW
1 1/3' Quintfloete 56
1' Siffloete 56
III Zimbel 168
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