Better Pipe Organ Database

W. W. Kimball Co. (1903)

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
389 E. 150th Street at Melrose Ave.
New York City: The Bronx, NY

Note: Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Unknown - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of William Dunklin (ca. 1935)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
44 stops
45 registers
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes

Notes

2016-09-05 - Rebuilt by Kimball in 1913. Electrified by Clark & Fenton in 1925. A new stop-wing console was installed in the 1950s by Anthony Porto. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Specification from photos by Tali Mahanor Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

The Bronx, New York City, New York
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

W.W. Kimball   1903/1913       3 manuals, 45 registers, 44 stops, 48 ranks
Electrified by Clark & Fenton (1925)  New console by Anthony Porto (1950s)
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         GREAT ORGAN                          SWELL ORGAN
     16' Open Diapason        61          16' Bourdon Bass         12
      8' Open Diapason        61          16' Bourdon Treble (TC)  49
      8' Doppel Flute         61           8' Open Diapason        61
      8' Gross Flute          61           8' Stopped Diapason     61
      8' Gamba                61           8' Salicional           61
      8' Viole d'Orchestra    61           8' Vox Celeste (TC)     49
      4' Octave               61           8' Quintadena           61
      4' Flute Harmonique     61           8' Aeoline              61
  2 2/3' Octave Quint         61           4' Flute Traversiere    61
      2' Super Octave         61           4' Violina              61
         Mixture III         183           2' Flautina             61
      8' Trumpet              61              Dolce Cornet III    183
      4' Clarion              61          16' Fagot                61
                                           8' Oboe                 61
         CHOIR ORGAN                       8' Cornopean            61
      8' Conical Gamba        61           8' Vox Humana           61
      8' Viol Diapason        61              Tremolo
      8' Concert Flute        61
      8' Dulciana             61              PEDAL ORGAN
      4' Flute d'Amore        61          16' Open Diapason        30
      4' Fugara               61          16' Bourdon              30
      2' Piccolo              61          16' Violone              30
      8' Clarinet             61          16' Dulciana             30
         Chimes                       10 2/3' Quint                30
         Tremolo                           8' Violoncello          30
                                           8' Flute                30
         ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS          16' Trombone             30
         Swell & Pedal  1-2-3-4
         Great & Pedal  1-2-3-4-5             COUPLERS
         Choir & Pedal  1-2-3-4               Great to Pedal      8
         Full           1-2-3                 Swell to Pedal      8  4
         Set                                  Choir to Pedal      8
                                              Pedal to Pedal         4
         EXPRESSION                           Swell to Swell  16     4
         Balanced Pedal - Great & Choir       Swell to Great  16  8  4
         Balanced Pedal - Swell               Choir to Great  16  8  4
         Crescendo Pedal                      Great to Great         4
                                              Swell to Choir  16  8  4


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-09-05]

Websites

The Bronx: Immaculate Conception R.C. Church [NYC AGO Organ Project website] - Specification, photos, history (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)