Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2022-11-29 - From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: The neo-Gothic edifice that is now Central Presbyterian Church was built between 1920-22 as the Park Avenue Baptist Church, and financed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Architects Allen & Collens, working with Hency C. Pelton, designed the complex which included the sanctuary, parish house, a 500-seat Bible Class study hall, offices, and two floors above the sanctuary. Originally, the tower contained a 53-bell carillon cast in 1925 by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon, England. The Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, the outspoken liberalist pastor of Park Avenue Baptist, drew crowds that overflowed the church and tied up traffic on Park Avenue. Rockefeller had the Riverside Church built in Morningside Heights, and the Park Avenue Baptists moved there in 1929. To the great relief of nearby apartment dwellers, the carillon—which was given by Mr. Rockefeller in memory of his mother, Laura Spelman Rockefeller—was also moved to The Riverside Church. Central Presbyterian Church then purchased the Park Avenue Baptist building, holding their first service on September 22, 1929. -Jeff Scofield
2022-11-29 - Rebuild, new console and tonal changes by Aeolian-Skinner in 1941. -Jeff Scofield
Source: From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, Steve Lawson
New York, New York
Central Presbyterian Church
Hook & Hastings Op. 2455 1922 4/56
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GREAT (encl except *) CHOIR (all duplexed)
16' Open Diapason mƒ 61 8' Geigen Principal SW
8' Open Diapason ƒƒ 61 8' Harmonic Flute GT
8' Open Diapason e 61 8' Zauberflöte GT
8' Grosseflöte 61 8' Salicional SW
8' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Salicional Celeste SW
8' Zauberflöte 61 8' Dolce SW
8' Viol d'Amour 61 8' Dolce Celeste SW
8' Gemshorn 61 8' Viol d'Amour GT
8' Dulciana 61 4' Waldflöte SW
8' Gamba g 61 2' Piccolo GT
4' Octave 61 8' Clarinet GT
4' Hohlflöte 61 8' Oboe d'Amore GT
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Vox Humana SW
2' Piccolo 61 Sub
V Mixture 305 Unison Off
16' Trumpet mƒ 61 Super
8' Trumpet ƒƒ 61
8' Clarinet ƒƒ 61 ECHO
8' Oboe d'Amore 61 8' Fernflöte 61
Tremolo 8' Viol 61
Sub 8' Viol Celeste 49
Unison Off 8' Vox Humana 61
Super Tremolo
Sub
SWELL Unison Off
16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73 Super
8' Geigen Principal g 73
8' Gedeckt 73 PERCUSSION
8' Gamba 73 Chimes ƒ c 20
8' Gamba Celeste 61 Chimes mƒ
8' Salicional 73 Chimes p
8' Salicional Celeste 61 Chimes pp
8' Dolce 73 Harp h 49
8' Dolce Celeste 61
4' Salicet 73 PEDAL
4' Waldflöte 73 32' Diapason GT 12
2' Flautino 73 16' Diapason 30
III Dolce Cornet o 183 16' Diapason II GT
16' Trumpet 73 16' Subbass 30
8' Cornopean 73 16' Bourdon 30
8' Oboe o 73 16' Violone 30
8' Vox Humana mƒ 73 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
Tremolo 16' Grosseflöte SO 12
Sub 16' Gamba SO 12
Unison Off 8' Diapason GT
Super 8' Flute (Subbass) 12
8' Gedeckt (Bourdon) 12
SOLO (s) 16' Trombone 30
8' Open Diapason 73 16' Trombone II SO 12
8' Grosseflöte 73
8' Gamba 73
8' Gamba Celeste 61
8' Trumpet 73
8' Clarinet 73
Tremolo
Sub
Unison Off
Super
c Play at will from all four manuals and Pedal.
Dampers "On" and "Off". When "Pedal Divide"
is drawn Chimes wired to Pedal only from C to E.
Playable only one position at a time.
e English type
g old German
h 8' pitch only. Lowest octave duplicate of octave above,
i.e., four foot C is lowest actual sound. Play at will
from all four manuals and Pedal. Dampers "On" and "Off".
Playable only one position at a time.
o old style
s Playable at will from all four manuals and Pedal, without
"interference." Couplers "draw through." Not duplexed.
Pressure approximately 10";extreme high pressure to be avoided.")
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