Better Pipe Organ Database

Delaware Organ Co. (1960s)

Holy Spirit Catholic Church
1940 University Avenue
New York City: The Bronx, NY

Images

2011-09-23 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church exterior, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2011-09-23 - Church interior (Photograph by David Schmauch via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2011-09-23 - Console (Photograph by David Schmauch via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
11 stops
29 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Setterboard
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2012-02-10 - Identified through online information from Steven E. Lawson -Database Manager

2012-08-07 - The organ in Holy Spirit Church was built sometime in the 1960s by the Delaware Organ Company. All of the pipes are located in the space behind the altar, while the two-manual stopkey console is located in the choir area to the left. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed specification Source: from Dave Schmauch Date not recorded

The Bronx (New York City), New York
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Delaware Organ Company, Inc.   1960s         2 manuals, 11 stops, 11 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                         SWELL ORGAN
      8' Principal             61         8' Gedeckt               92
      8' Spitzflöte (Sw)       --         8' Viola                 73
      8' Viola (Sw)            --         4' Spitzflöte (fr. Ged)  --
      4' Octave                61         4' Viola (fr. 8')        --
      4' Gedeckt (Sw)          --         2' Spitzflöte (fr. Ged)  --
      2' Super Octave          61     1 1/3' Gedeckt (fr. 8')      --
         Mixture IV           244         8' Trumpet               61
      8' Trumpet (Sw)          --            Tremolo
      4' Trumpet (Sw)          --

         PEDAL ORGAN                         COMBINATION PISTONS
     16' Bourdon               44            5 General Pistons
     16' Gedeckt (ext Sw)      12
      8' Principal (Gt)        --            ACCESSORIES
      8' Bourdon (fr. 16')     --            Balanced Swell Pedal
      8' Gedeckt (Sw)          --            Crescendo Pedal
      8' Viola (Sw)            --            Crescendo Indicator Light
      4' Octave (Gt)           --            Current Indicator Light
      4' Gedeckt (Sw)          --
      2' Octave (Gt)           --
         Mixture IV (Gt)       --
     16' Trumpet (ext Sw)      12
      8' Trumpet (Sw)          --
      4' Trumpet (Sw)          --


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-09-18]

Websites

Holy Spirit Catholic Church - (New York City Organ Project website) Specification, photo, history (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)