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Gress-Miles Organ Co. (1959)

South Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
343 Broadway
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Consoles

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Notes

2016-06-03 - Originally installed in 1901 as Austin Op. 53 at Central Presbyterian Church, New York City, at 220 West 57th Street; moved in 1915 to new church location on Madison Avenue at East 57th Street; replaced in 1922 by 4/57 Hook & Hastings and relocated as 3/33 Austin Op. 570 to South Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry, New York, and installed in the gallery behind a gallery-wide facade; new Austin console in 1959 and rebuilt with vast tonal changes by Gress-Miles as a 3/49, also in 1959; 7-rank chancel organ (with plexiglass shutters) by Richard Minnich added in 1964; Festival Trumpet added in 1969 by Minnich & Steinkampf; renovated 2004-2005 by Timothy Fink & Company. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> November 1959 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Dobbs Ferry, New York
       South Presbyterian Church

       Gress-Miles   1959   3/49
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT                        CHOIR

   16' Spitzprincipal 61         8' Lieblichgedeckt 61
   16' Quintadena     61         8' Dolce           61
    8' Principal      61         4' Traversflöte    61
    8' Holzgedeckt    61         2' Principal       61
    4' Octave         61         1' Sifflöte        61
    4' Rohrflöte      61       III  Zimbel         183
2 2/3' Nazat          49         8' Rankett         61
    2' Superoctave    61            Tremulant
    2' Hohlflöte      61
IV-VI  Mixture       330            PEDAL
    8' Trumpet        PD
       Chimes                   32' Subbass         32
                                16' Principal       32
       SWELL                    16' Subbass         12
                            10 2/3' Quintflöte       7
    8' Rohrgedeckt    61         8' Principal       12
    8' Salicional     61         8' Gedeckt          5
    8' Voix Celeste   49     5 1/3' Quintflöte       7
    4' Principal      61         4' Octave          12
    4' Nachthorn      61         4' Doppelflöte      5
    2' Octave         61         2' Spitzoctave     12
1 1/3' Quint          61         2' Doppelflöte     12
   II  Sesquialtera   98        VI  Mixture        192
III-V  Scharf        269        16' Posaune         32
   16' Krummhorn      61         8' Trumpet         12
    8' Trompette      61         4' Clarion         12
       Tremulant                 2' Cornett         12

         [Received from Jeff Scofield June 3, 2016]

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