2020-11-21 - From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: The present church building was completed in 1915. In the church's tower is a chime of 11 chimola (hemispherical) bells cast by the Meneely Bell Foundry in Watervliet, N.Y. These unusual bells were installed in 1924 and are playable from an electric keyboard in the gallery. At the present time, only one bell is playable. As originally built by the Austin Organ Company in 1915, the two-manual and pedal organ in St. Thomas Church had twelve stops and nine ranks of pipes. All pipes were installed in a chamber on the right side of the chancel, and the openings into the chancel and transept were fronted by display pipes. The console was located with the choir stalls on the left side of the chancel. To accomodate liturgical reforms that included a free-standing altar in the center of the chancel, it was decided to move the choir and organ console to the gallery at the West end. In 1988, Austin was contracted to build an unenclosed six-rank Antiphonal division that was installed on the back wall of the gallery. Austin also built a new two-manual console to control both chancel and gallery divisions. -Jeff Scofield
Source: Larry Trupiano via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Brooklyn, New York
Austin Op. 592 1915 2/9
Austin Op. 592 1988 2/15
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GREAT SWELL ANTIPHONAL
8' Open Diapason 73 8' Hohl Flute 73 8' Bourdon 61
8' Hohl Flute SW 8' Gedeckt 73 4' Principal 61
8' Gedeckt SW 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73 2' Spitz Flute 61
8' Viole d'Orchestre SW 8' Viole Celeste 61 II Mixture 122
8' Dulciana SW 8' Dulciana 73 8' Trompette 61 *
4' Harmonic Flute SW 4' Harmonic Flute 73
Sub 8' Horn 73 PEDAL
Unison Off Tremulant
Super Sub 16' Sub Bass 32
Chimes 20 Unison Off 16' Gedeckt SW 12
Super 8' Principal GT
* 1-12 half-length 8' Sub Bass 12
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