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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 349 (1922)

Skinner Studio
677 Fifth Ave.
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Unknown - Console and showroom (Photograph from <i>Stop, Open and Reed</i> via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project/Database Manager)

Unknown - Showroom and console (Photograph from <i>Stop, Open and Reed</i> via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
33 stops
70 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2019-12-01 - With Orchestrator; there were a number of minor tonal changes during its time as a showroom demonstrator organ; rebuild and tonal changes and then moved to Hunter College, New York City as 3/64 Op. 1005 in 1940, with a few subsequent additions; it eventually fell into disrepair and is no long playable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist from the NYC AGO New York City Organ Project Date not recorded

    New York, New York
    Skinner Studio

    Skinner   Op. 349   1922   3/40
    ____________________________________________

    GREAT (I)  6" wind          SOLO-GREAT

16' Bourdon          73     16' Bourdon
 8' Diapason         73      8' Diapason
 8' Clarabella       73      8' Clarabella
 8' Spitz Flute      73      8' Spitz Flute
 8' Flute Celeste    61      8' Flute Celeste
 8' Gedeckt          73      8' Gedeckt
 8' Voix Celeste II 146      8' Voix Celeste II
 8' Aeoline          73      8' Aeoline
 8' Unda Maris       61      8' Unda Maris
 4' Flute            73      4' Flute
 4' Unda Maris II   146      4' Unda Maris II
 8' Cornopean        73      8' Cornopean
 8' Vox Humana       73      8' Vox Humana
    Tremolo                     Tremolo
    Sub                         Celesta
    Super                       Harp
    Celesta          61      8' Piano
    Harp                     4' Piano
 8' Piano
 4' Piano                       SOLO-SWELL

    SWELL (II)  6" wind      8' Diapason
                             8' Voix Celeste II
 8' Diapason         73      8' Chimney Flute
 8' Voix Celeste II 146      8' Cello
 8' Chimney Flute    73      4' Flute
 8' Cello            61      2' Piccolo
 4' Flute            61     16' Bassoon
 2' Piccolo          61      8' Tuba
16' Bassoon          61      8' French Horn
 8' Tuba                     8' French Horn 2
 8' French Horn 10"  61      8' Flugel Horn
 8' French Horn 2    61      8' Oboe
 8' Flugel Horn      61      8' English Horn
 8' Oboe             61      8' Clarinet
 8' English Horn     61      8' Vox Humana
 8' Clarinet         61         Tremolo
 8' Vox Humana       61         Chimes
    Tremolo                     Blank
    Sub                         Blank
    Super
    Chimes           25         PEDAL
    Blank
    Blank                   16' Bourdon       32
                            16' Gamba         32
    ECHO     5" wind        16' Echo Lieblich GT
                             8' Bass Flute    GT
 8' Chimney Flute    61      8' Gedeckt       12
 8' Flute Celeste    39      8' Still Gedeckt GT
 8' Vox Humana       61      8' Cello         SW
    Tremolo                 16' Trombone 10"  32
    ECHO on - Great off     16' Bassoon       GT
    ECHO on - Solo  off      8' Tromba        12
    Blank                   16' Piano
                             8' Piano

   [Received from Jeff Scofield December 2, 2019]

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