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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1000 (1923)

Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
921 Madison Avenue at 73rd Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

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


Images


Unknown - Console (Photograph courtesy of Jonathan Bowen via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project/Database Manager)

Unknown - Sanctuary interior and organ case (Photograph courtesy of Andrew E. Henderson via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2010-08-12 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This was the rebuild and enlargement of 1900 3/38 Hook & Hastings Op. 1880, adding 33 stops and retaining the Hook case. Replaced in 1961 by 3/70 Casavant Op. 2660, retaining only the 32' Bourdon from Op. 1000. -Database Manager

2010-08-13 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       New York, New York
       Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church

       Casavant   Op. 1000   1923   4/71

       Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
       St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
       _____________________________________________________

       This was a rebuild with additions (*) of
       1900 3/38 Hook & Hastings Op. 1880

       GREAT                              CHOIR
   16' Open Diapason    61            16' Bourdon         73
    8' Diapason I       61 * a        16' Contra Dolce    12
    8' Diapason II      61   b         8' Diapason        73 *
    8' Doppel Flute     61             8' Melodia         73
    8' Traverse Flute   61 *           8' Gedeckt         12
    8' Dolce            61 * c         8' Dulciana        73
    4' Octave           61             8' Unda Maris      73 *
    4' Harmonic Flute   61             8' Geigen          73
2 2/3' Twelfth          61             8' Geigen Celeste  73
    2' Fifteenth        61             8' Quintadena      73 *
1 1/7' Septieme         61 *           4' Fugara          73
  III  Mixture         183             4' Flute d'Amour   73
    8' Harmonic Trumpet 61   d         2' Piccolo         61 * j
    4' Clarion          61 *       1 3/5' Tierce          73 *
       Chimes           EC             8' Trumpet (small) 73 *
       Celesta          CH           III  Mixture        219
                                       8' Cor Anglais     73 * k
       SWELL                           8' Clarinet        73   l
   16' Contra Gamba     73 *              Tremulant
    8' Diapason I       73 *              Sub
    8' Diapason II      73                Super
    8' Gedeckt          73                Chimes          EC
    8' Flute Céleste    73 *              Celeste        [pf]
    8' Erzähler         73 *              Celesta Sub
    8' Salicional       73
    8' Voix Céleste     73                ECHO [prepared for]
    8' Aeoline          73             8' Erzäher (small) 
    4' Violina          73             8' Cor de Nuit
    4' Flute            73             8' Vox Angelica
2 2/3' Nazard           73 *           4' Fern Flute
    2' Flautina         61 * e         8' Cromorne (or soft Clar.)
   IV  Dolce Cornet    292 *           8' Vox Humana
   16' Double Trumpet   73 *              Tremulant
    8' Cornopean        73                Chimes
    8' Oboe             73
    8' Vox Humana       73   f            PEDAL
    4' Clarion          73 * g        32' Contra Bourdon  32
       Tremulant                      16' Open Diapason   32
       Sub                            16' Bourdon         12
       Super                          16' Violone         32 *
       Chimes           EC            16' Lieblich        32 *
       Celesta          CH            16' Contra Gamba    SW
                                      16' Contra Dolce    CH
       SOLO                       10 2/3' Quint            7
    8' Stentorphone     73 *           8' Bass Flute      12 (Open Diap)
    8' Gross Flute      73 *           8' Gedeckt          5
    8' Gamba            73 *           8' Cello           32
    8' Gamba Celeste    73 *           4' Flute           32 *
    8' Gemshorn (soft)  73 *          32' Bombarde        32 *
    4' Hohlpfeife       73 *          16' Trombone        12 *
    8' Tuba Mirabilis   73 * h        16' Double Trumpet  SW
    8' Musette          73 * i         8' Tromba          12 *
       Tremulant                          Chimes          EC
       Sub
       Super
       Chimes           EC
       Celesta          CH

    a  strong - like 8' Op.Diap. No.1 in chancel organ of Emmanuel Church
    b  softer; leave it about as at present
    c  very soft; rather flutey in quality
    d  revoice or change pressure to give more Tuba character
    e  Piccolo, softer than Choir Piccolo
    f  subdue by revoicing
    g  like that of Chancel Swell, Emmanuel Church
    h  very powerful reed, smooth, not too Trumpet quality
    i  like that in Chancel Choir of Emmanuel Church
    j  brilliant, strong than SW Flautino; like Gallery CH at Emmanuel
    k  like that in Solo at Emmanuel Church
    l  revoice and make softer

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield  August 13, 2010]

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