Better Pipe Organ Database

Hall, Labagh & Co. (1868)

Congregation Emanu-El
Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

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

Images

1869-10-02 - Newspaper page with article describing the building and architecture with several references to the organ, (Photograph from an archival source: The New York herald (New York [N.Y.]), October 2, 1869, p. 10., submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

1900-01-01 - Interior showing Hall, Labagh & Co. organ (Museum of the City of New York/Database Manager)

1868-01-01 - Wood engraving of exterior (<i>Harper's Weekly</i> (Nov. 14, 1868)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
63 stops
5 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes

Notes

2012-08-13 - Identified through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -Database Manager

2012-08-17 - Updated through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -Database Manager

2020-11-27 - "The organ is said to be the largest in the country, except that inthe Music Hall in Boston." - Information from The New York herald (New York [N.Y.]), October 2, 1869, p.10. -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From <i>Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900</i> by John Ogasapian (The Organ Literature Foundation: 1977) Date not recorded

New York City, New York
Congregation Emanu-El

Hall, Labagh & Co.   1869                          4 manuals, 63 stops, 83 ranks
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         GREAT MANUAL                            SWELL MANUAL
     16' Double Open Diapason    58          16' Bourdon                 58
      8' Great Open Diapason     58           8' Open Diapason           58
      8' Second Open Diapason    58           8' Violin Principal        58
      8' Stopped Diapason        58           8' Salicional              58
      8' Viola di Gamba          58           8' Pyramid Flute           58
      8' Clarabella              58           4' Harmonic Flute          58
      4' Octave Principal        58           4' Violana [sic]           58
      4' Wald Flute              58       2 2/3' Twelfth                 58
  2 2/3' Twelfth                 58           2' Fifteenth               58
      2' Fifteenth               58              Mixture, 5 ranks       290
  5 1/3' Cornet, 5 ranks        290              Scherff [sic], 3 ranks 174
  2 2/3' Mixture, 4 ranks       232          16' Fagotta                 58
     16' Ophecleide              58           8' Cornopean               58
      8' Trumpet                 58           8' Oboe                    58
      4' Clarion                 58           4' Clarion                 58

         CHOIR MANUAL                            PEDAL ORGAN
     16' Bell Gamba              58          32' Open Diapason           30
      8' Open Diapason           58          16' Violon Bass             30
      8' Dulciana                58          16' Contra Gamba            30
      8' Viol d'Amour            58          16' Bourdon                 30
      8' Traverse Flute          58      10 2/3' Quint                   30
      4' Principal               58           8' Bell Open Diapason      30
      4' Rohr Flute              58           8' Violincello [sic]       30
  2 2/3' Nasard                  58              Mixture, 5 ranks       150
      2' Piccolo                 58          32' Bombard                 30
         Sesquialtera, 3 ranks  174          16' Trombone                30
      8' Clarinet                58           8' Trumpet                 30
      8' Physharmonica           58           4' Clarion                 30
           (free reeds)

         SOLO MANUAL
      8' Concert Flute           58
      8' Keraulophon             58
      8' Hohl Flute              58
      8' Gems Horn               58
     16' Euphone (free reeds)    58
      8' Vox Humana, 2 ranks    116
      8' Tuba Mirabilis          58
      4' Tuba Octave             58


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-06-23]

Websites

Congregational Emanu-El - [NYC AGO Organ Project website] Photographs, specification (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)