Better Pipe Organ Database

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 5832 (1937)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel catholic Church
627 E. 187th Street
New York City: The Bronx, NY

Images

2021-11-28 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-07-17 - Galleries and organ case (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by 6tocelebrate.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2011-08-04 - Console (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
40 stops
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1996. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - 3m Gallery organ and 2m chancel organ with unification. Gallery console has both Kilgen and Skinner nameplates. -Database Manager

2011-03-02 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from Steven E. Lawson Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

The Bronx, New York City, New York
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church

Geo. Kilgen & Son   Opus 5832   1937      3 manuals, 40 stops, 42 ranks
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                             GALLERY ORGAN

       GREAT ORGAN (enc. with CH)           SWELL ORGAN
    8' Open Diapason        61          16' Bourdon              61
    8' Gamba                61           8' Open Diapason        61
    8' Spitz Floete         61           8' Gedeckt              61
    8' Flute Celeste (TC)   49           8' Salicional           61
    8' Dulciana (Ch.)       --           8' Voix Celeste (TC)    49
    4' Octave               61           4' Geigen Octave        61
    4' Flute Harmonic       61           4' Flute d'Amour        61
    2' Fifteenth            61           2' Flautino             61
    8' Tuba                 73              Mixture III         183
    4' Clarion (fr. Tuba)   --          16' Bassoon              61
       Chimes (Ch.)         --           8' Oboe                 61
                                         8' Vox Humana           61
       CHOIR ORGAN                          Tremolo
    8' Violin Diapason      61
    8' Melodia              61              PEDAL ORGAN
    8' Dulciana             61          16' Bourdon              44
    8' Unda Maris (TC)      49          16' Gamba                44
    4' Orchestral Flute     61          16' Echo Lieblich (Sw.)  --
    8' Clarinet             61           8' Octave (fr. Bourdon) --
       Tremolo                           8' Cello (fr. Gamba)    --
       Chimes                            8' Still Gedeckt (Sw.)  --
                                        16' Tuba Profunda        32
                                         8' Bassoon (Sw.)        --

                           SANCTUARY ORGAN

       GREAT ORGAN (enc. with SW)           SWELL ORGAN
    8' Open Diapason        61           8' Violin Diapason      61
    8' Melodia              61           8' Stopped Flute        61
    8' Dulciana             61           8' Salicional           61
    4' Flute d'Amour        61           8' Voix Celeste (TC)    49
       Tremolo                           4' Flute Harmonic       61
       Harp                 61 bars      8' Vox Humana           61
                                            Tremolo
       PEDAL ORGAN
   16' Bourdon              32
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt     --
         (Bourdon on low-pressure)


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-08-27]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON July 1937 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield