Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2016-02-01 - In 1917, Archer Gibson, the private organist of Mr. Charles M. Schwab, was engaged to play for a wedding at Holy Apostles. Gibson found the "old rattle-bang" Jardine organ to be unsatisfactory and complained to the Rector. With Gibson's assistance, the Carnegie Fund was convinced to provide approximately half the $5000 cost of a new organ, which was built by the A.B. Felgemaker Co. of Erie, Pennsylvania. The three-manual and pedal organ had tubular-pneumatic action, but as the Choir was only prepared for, the organ functioned as a modest two-manual instrument of eighteen ranks. In less than ten years, however, the Felgemaker organ began to fail, and an appeal sought funds to repair and complete the instrument. Money was raised toward that goal, but ultimately, it seemed best to build an entirely new organ. The Felgemaker was sold for $500 to Grace Episcopal Church on City Island in The Bronx. -Database Manager
2017-05-07 - Built in 1917 for Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Manhattan. Sold ca. 1931 for $500 to Grace Church, City Island, The Bronx. -Database Manager
Typed specification Source: From Aaron Tellers Date not recorded
New York City, New York
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church
A. B. Felgemaker Co. Opus 1247 1917 3 manuals, 18 stops, 18 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
8' Open Diapason 73 16' Bourdon 73
8' Dulciana 73 8' Violin Diapason 73
8' Viola da Gamba 73 8' Stopped Diapason 73
8' Doppel Floete 73 8' Salicional 73
4' Flute d'Amour 73 8' Voix Celeste (TC) 61
4' Octave 73 8' Aeoline 73
8' Trumpet 73 4' Flute Harmonic 73
8' Oboe 73
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Vox Humana 73
(console preparation only)
PEDAL ORGAN
COUPLERS 16' Open Diapason 30
Great to Pedal 8' 16' Bourdon 42
Swell to Pedal 8' 16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) --
Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' 8' Flute (fr. 16' Bdn) --
Great to Great 4', 16'
Swell to Swell 4', 16' PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Great Separation Great to Pedal Reversible
Swell Separation Balanced Swell Pedal
All Couplers "Off" Balanced Crescendo Pedal
ACCESSORIES ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
Tremolo Great & Pedal 4
Wind Indicator Swell & Pedal 5
Crescendo Indicator
Organist's Bench
Electric Blower
Electric Generator
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-06-26]
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