2004-10-30 - Designed by G. A. Audsley. -Database Manager
2007-02-02 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2008-10-17 - Updated through information from Jim Stark: -- Designed by Audsley and built by Wirsching. Modifed by Konzelman. -Database Manager
2009-01-09 - Updated with information received via e-mail from David Bohn January 9, 2009: -- "... the 1915 Wangerin-Weickhardt company brochure includes a photo of the organ (p.27), a listing of the organ (page 68), _and_ a testimonial from Gorge I. Fitzpatrick, Associate Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church (page 57). That would suggest that they had _something_ to do with building the organ. I've got a note in my files that Weickhardt-Wangerin built casework for some of Wirsching's organs; perhaps they did so for Hoboken?" -Database Manager
2009-01-21 - Updated through information received via e-mail from Gerry Shamdosky January 20, 2009: "I recall seeing, inside the casework at OLG, stenciling reading "Hann-Wangerin-Weickhardt" -- so we can say with reasonable certainty that Hann-Wangerin-Weickhardt did, in fact, build the case. And, indeed, the original builders' plate ... identifies Wirsching as the builder, and Hann-Wangerin-Weickhardt as 'associated'. A separate plate identifies Audsley as the architect... ." -Database Manager
2009-01-21 - Updated through information from Gerry Shamdosky: "You probably noted my speculation that, if Wirsching, after buying out Electrolian, did NOT immediately move the factory, the OLG organ MAY have been built right up the street in Hoboken, at Fifteenth and Adams. (This would, of course, have made complete economic sense, if the factory and equipment were still intact, and if Wirsching had the signed contract in hand.) But as I say, this is entirely speculative on my part. Charlie Wirsching (Philipp's late son), sent me back in the early Eighties a copy of a black-and-white photograph of his Dad and the factory staff loading onto a Pennsylvania Railroad boxcar in Salem, Ohio (which is on the legendary PRR Main Line from Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne and Chicago) what Charlie said was the 32' Double Principal pipe, of wood, for OLG into the car. Already loaded into the car is what looks like may be the main reservoir for OLG...but not the 32' pipe: firstly, it doesn't look long enough, and second, as I recall from many visits to the chambers, OLG's 32' wood principal has harmonic bridges, and this one does not." -Database Manager
2011-03-02 - Updated through online information from Ray Biswanger. -- I understand it is J. Burr Tiffany, not J. Barr Tiffany -Database Manager
Typed stoplist (Source: Audsley, 1919) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Our Lady of Grace Church
Hoboken, New Jersey
Wirsching Organ Co., 1907
Designed by George Audsdown Ashley
OHS ID: 7710
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FIRST ORGAN - FIRST CLAVIER SECOND ORGAN - SECOND CLAVIER
Compass CC to c4 - 61 Notes Compass CC to c4 - 61 Notes
FIRST SUBDIVISION - UNEXPRESSIVE FIRST SUBDIVISION - EXPRESSIVE
16 Double Principal Inclosed in Swell-Box No. 2
8 Grand Principal 16 Lieblichgedeckt
8 Major Principal 8 Geigenprincipal
8 Grand Viol 8 Lieblichgedeckt
4 Major Octave 4 Lieblichflote
SECOND SUBDIVISION - EXPRESSIVE Dolce Cornet V
Inclosed in Swell-Box No. 1 SECOND SUBDIVISION - EXPRESSIVE
8 Major Flute Inclosed in Swell-Box No. 3
4 Minor Flute 8 Dulciana
2-2/3 Octave Quint 8 Viola Da Gamba
2 Super-Octave 8 Viola d'Amore
Grand Cornet V 8 Orchestral Clarinet
16 Double Trumpet 8 Vox Humana
8 Trumpet Tremolant
4 Clarion
PEDAL ORGAN
THIRD ORGAN - THIRD CLAVIER Compass CCC to G - 32 notes
Compass CC to c4 - 61 Notes 32 Double Principal (Wood)
FIRST SUBDIVISION - EXPRESSIVE 16 Grand Principal (Wood)
Inclosed in Swell-Box No. 2 16 Contra-Basso (Wood)
8 Dolce 16 Dulciana (Metal)
8 Flauto d'Amore 16 Bourdon
4 Orchestral Flute 8 Grand Octave (from Grand Principal)
2 Orchestral Piccolo 8 Dolce (from Dulciana)
8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Violoncello (from Contra-Basso)
Tremolant Compensating Mixture III
SECOND SUBDIVISION - EXPRESSIVE 16 Trombone
Inclosed in Swell-Box No. 3 AUXILARY PEDAL ORGAN (Expressive)
8 Minor Principal 16 Lieblichgedeckt (from SECOND ORGAN)
8 Violoncello 16 Double Trumpet (from FIRST ORGAN)
8 Concert Violin 16 Contrafagotto (from THIRD ORGAN)
8 Corno di Bassetto
16 Contrafagotto
Tremolant
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