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Estey Organ Co. Opus 3112A (1957)

St. James Presbyterian Church
409 W. 141st St. at St. Nicholas Ave.
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Images

2005-09-09 - Console (Photograph by Dave Schmauch via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project website/Database Manager)

2005-09-09 - Push-bottom Chimes 'keyboard' (Photograph by Dave Schmauch via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project website/Database Manager)

Unknown - Organ Facade (Photograph by Dave Schmauch/Database Manager)

Unknown - Left jamb (Photograph by Dave Schmauch/Database Manager)

Unknown - Right jamb (Photograph by Dave Schmauch/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
24 stops
36 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Has crescendo
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons

Notes

2018-07-19 - Originally built in 1940 for Christ Church, Episcopal, in Short Hills, New Jersey. Moved to St. James Presbyterian in Manhattan ca. 1957. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed Specification Source: From Estey Shop Order, via Phil Stimmel Date not recorded

New York City, New York
St. James Presbyterian Church

Estey Organ Company   Opus 3112A   1957          3 manuals, 24 stops, 26 ranks
Built in 1940 for Christ Church, Episcopal, Short Hills, New Jersey
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         GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
     16' Contra Gemshorn         85        16' Bourdon                 97
      8' Open Diapason           73         8' Open Diapason           73
      8' Gemshorn (fr. 16')      --         8' Stopped Diapason (16')  --
      8' Melodia                 73         8' Salicional              73
      4' Octave                  73         8' Aeoline                 73
      4' Harmonic Flute          73         8' Voix Celeste (TC)       61
      4' Gemshorn (fr. 16')      --         4' Principal               73
  2 2/3' Twelfth                 61         4' Flute (fr. Bdn)         --
      2' Fifteenth               61         2' Flautino (fr. Bdn)      --
           Great to Great 16'                  Mixture III            183
           Great Unison Off                 8' Trumpet                 73
           Great to Great 4'                8' Oboe                    73
           Swell to Great 16'                    Tremolo
           Swell to Great 8'                     Swell to Swell 16'
           Swell to Great 4'                     Swell Unison Off
           Choir to Great 16'                    Swell to Swell 4'
           Choir to Great 8'
           Choir to Great 4'                   PEDAL ORGAN
                                           16' Open Diapason           32
         CHOIR ORGAN                       16' Bourdon                 32
      8' Gamba                   73        16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw)   --
      8' Dulciana                73        16' Gemshorn (Gt)           --
      8' Unda Maris (TC)         61         8' Open Diapason (Sw)      --
      8' Quintadena              73         8' Stopped Flute (Sw)      --
      4' Traverse Flute          73         8' Gemshorn (Gt)           --
      8' Clarinet                73         4' Gemshorn (Gt)           --
           Tremolo                         16' Contra Fagotto (ext Sw) 12
           Choir to Choir 16'                    Great to Pedal 8'
           Choir Unison Off                      Great to Pedal 4'
           Choir to Choir 4'                     Swell to Pedal 8'
           Swell to Choir 16'                    Swell to Pedal 4'
           Swell to Choir 8'                     Choir to Pedal 8'
           Swell to Choir 4'                     Choir to Pedal 4'

         REVERSIBLES                           ACCESSORIES
         Great to Pedal                        Wind Indicator
         Swell to Pedal                        Crescendo Indicator
         Choir to Pedal                        Sforzando Indicator
         Sforzando                             Bench
                                               Music Rack
         COMBINATIONS                          Mirror
         Great       5 pistons  2 toe          Console Light
         Swell       6 pistons  2 toe          Pedal Lights
         Choir       3 pistons  2 toe          Clock
         Pedal       5 pistons  3 toe          Motor
         Full Organ  7 pistons  3 toe          Blower
                                               Chimes (20 tubes)
         EXPRESSION
         Balanced Swell Pedal
         Balanced Choir Pedal
         Balanced Crescendo Pedal


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-07-19]

Websites

St. James Presbyterian Church - [NYC Chapter AGO Organ Project website] Specification, photos (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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