Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church
152 West 71st Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
1937 - Console (Photograph by From THE AMERICAN ORGANIST January 1937, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
1937 - Gallery and organ case (Photograph from an archival source: NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, Steve Lawson, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2011-03-06 - Church interior to front (Photograph by John Rust, via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2011-03-06 - Church interior, gallery and organ case (Photograph by John Rust, 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, Center
- 4 manuals
- 69 stops
- 99 registers
- 5 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Has crescendo
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2016-03-23 - In 1937, the Estey Company revised the design of Op. 2420 from 1925. Estey added several new ranks, replaced and added chests, and altered the case. The luminous console, which had proven to be unsatisfactory, was replaced by a new four-manual drawknob console with ivory keys. -Database Manager
2022-05-19 - Sustained considerable water damage and was replaced in 1950 by 3/45 Casavant Op. 2018, retaining much of the Estey pipework. -Jeff Scofield
Stoplist
Typed specification Source: Factory Shop Order, courtesy John Carnahan Date not recorded
New York City, New York
Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church
Estey Organ Company Opus 2420 1937 4 manuals, 99 registers, 69 stops, 86 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN (3½" & 6" pressure) SWELL ORGAN (6" pressure)
16' Double Diapason 61 16' Bourdon 73
16' Bourdon (ext StDiap) 12 8' Open Diapason I 73
8' Open Diapason I 61 New 8' Open Diapason II 73
8' Open Diapason II 61 New 8' Gedeckt 73
8' Open Diapason III 61 8' Spitz Flute 73 New
8' Stopped Diapason 61 New 8' Spitz Flute Celeste (TC) 61 New
8' Gamba 61 8' Quintadena 73
8' Gemshorn 61 New 8' Salicional 73
5 1/3' Quint 61 8' Voix Celeste (TC) 61
4' Octave 61 New 8' Aeoline 73 New
4' Principal 61 4' Octave 73
3 1/5' Gross Tierce 61 4' Traverse Flute 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 New 2 2/3' Nazard 61 New
2' Super Octave 61 New 2' Fifteenth 61 New
2' Fifteenth 61 Mixture V 305 New
Harmonics IV 244 New 16' Contra Fagotto 73
Mixture V 305 New 8' Cornopean 73 New
8' Trumpet 73 New 8' Trompette 73 New
4' Clarion (fr. Tpt) -- 8' Oboe 73 New
8' Harp (Sw) 4' Clarion 73 New
Chimes (Sw) 8' Vox Humana (sep. box) 73
* unenclosed Tremulant
8' Harp 49 bars
CHOIR ORGAN (6" pressure) Chimes 27 bells
16' Contra Viol 109
8' Open Diapason 73 PEDAL ORGAN (6" pressure)
8' Concert Flute 73 32' Double Open Diapason 56 New
8' Flute a Cheminee 73 New 32' Sub Bourdon 68
8' Dulciana (old Swell) 73 16' Open Diapason I 44
8' Erzahler 73 New 16' Open Diapason II (f 32') --
8' Erzahler Celeste (TC) 61 New 16' Bourdon (fr. 32') --
8' Muted Violes II 134 16' Violone 44
8' Viol d'Amour (fr. 16') -- 16' Open Diapason (Gt) --
4' Silver Flute (harm.) 73 New 16' Lieblich Bourdon (Sw) --
4' Fugara (fr. 16') -- 16' Contra Gamba (ext So) 12
2 2/3' Nazard 61 16' Contra Viola (Ch) --
2' Piccolo (harmonic) 61 10 2/3' Quint 44
1 3/5' Tierce -- 8' Octave (fr. OD I) --
Dolce Cornet III 183 8' Flute (So French Horn) --
8' Trumpet 85 New 8' Principal 44
8' Clarinet 73 8' Stopped Flute (fr. 32') --
4' Clarion (fr. Tpt) -- 8' Gedeckt (Sw) --
Tremulant 8' Violoncello (So) --
16' Harp (Sw) 8' Viola (fr. 16') --
8' Harp (Sw) 5 1/3' Octave Quint (fr. Quint) --
Chimes (Sw) 6 2/5' Tierce (fr. Dbl OD) --
4' Octave Flute (fr. Dbl OD)--
SOLO ORGAN (10" pressure) 4' Flute (fr. 32') --
8' Stentorphone 73 2' Super Octave (fr. Princ) --
8' Philomela 73 Mixture IV 128
8' Gross Gamba 73 32' Bombarde 44
8' Gamba Celeste 73 16' Ophecleide (fr. 32') --
8' Flute Ouverte 73 16' Tuba Profunda (So) --
8' French Horn 73 New 16' Contra Fagotto (Sw) --
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 8' Tuba (So) --
8' French Horn 73 4' Clarion (So) --
16' Tuba Profunda 97 Chimes (Sw)
8' Tuba (fr. 16') --
4' Tuba Clarion (fr. 16') --
8' Tuba Mirabilis (15" wp) 73 New
Tremulant
Chimes (Sw)
COMBINATION PISTONS COUPLERS
Great & Couplers 8 (thumb) Great to Pedal 8 4
Swell & Couplers 10 (thumb) Swell to Pedal 8 4
Choir & Couplers 8 (thumb) Choir to Pedal 8 4
Solo & Couplers 6 (thumb) Solo to Pedal 8 4
Pedal & Couplers 6 (thumb & toe) Pedal to Pedal 4
Generals 10 (thumb, 1-6 toe) Swell to Great 16 8 4
6 pedal comb. to first 6 pistons Choir to Great 16 8 4
on any manual Solo to Great 16 8 4
General Release (thumb) Swell to Choir 16 8 4
Solo to Choir 16 8 4
PEDAL MOVEMENTS Solo to Swell 16 8 4
Balanced Great Expression Pedal Great to Solo 8
Balanced Swell Expression Pedal Great to Great 16 U 4
Balanced Choir Expression Pedal Swell to Swell 16 U 4
Balanced Solo Expression Pedal Choir to Choir 16 U 4
Balanced Crescendo Pedal Solo to Solo 16 U 4
Great to Pedal Reversible
Swell to Pedal Reversible
Choir to Pedal Reversible
Solo to Pedal Reversible
Sforzando Reversible
SPECIAL FEATURES
Wind Indicator
Crescendo Indicator
Sforzando Indicator
Master Swell Switch
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-11-06]
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