Better Pipe Organ Database

Midmer-Losh Inc. (1924)

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church / Holy Comforter Western Rite Orthodox Church
13-15 Davies Place
Poughkeepsie, NY

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
31 stops
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Hall & Labagh (1860). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1982. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - 2m. Hall & Labagh fitted with tubular-pneumatic pull-downs by Reuben Midmer & Son in 1901. Enlarged to 3m. in 1924 by Midmer-Losh. Hall & Labagh reportly intact as Gt. & Ch. -Database Manager

2010-02-11 - Updated through on-line information from Joseph Bertolozzi. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied for area AGO organ list 12.20.06 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

The Church of the Holy Comforter (Anglican Rite), Poughkeepsie, NY
Midmer Losh Inc., 1924 III/31, Electro-Pneumatic action, Stop tongues

Great (61 notes)
Open Diapason 8
Melodia 8
Viol DíGamba 8 (sic)
Gemshorn 8
Dulciana 8
Octave 4
Flute 4
Superoctave 2
Horn 8'
Swell to Great 8
Swell to Great 4'
Swell to Great 16'
Choir to Great 8
Choir to Great 4
Choir to Great 16

Swell (61 notes)
Lieblich Gedeckt 16'
Open Diapason 8'
Gedeckt 8
Quintadena 8
Viol DíOrchestre 8' (sic)
Viol Celeste 8
Flute 4
Flautino 2
Cornopean 8
Oboe 8
Vox Humana 8
Tremulant
Swell to Swell 4' (red print)
Swell to Swell 16' (black print)
 
Choir (61 notes)
Violin Diapason 8
Stopped Diapason 8
Salicional 8
Vox Celeste 8
Flute Harmonic 4
Violina 4
Clarinet 8
Tremulant
Chimes
Swell to Choir
Choir to Choir 16
Choir to Choir 4


Pedal (32 Notes)
Resultant 32'
Bourdon 16
Lieblich Gedackt 16
Bass Flute 8'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal (white tongue)
Swell to Pedal 4 (red tongue)
Choir to Pedal
 
Pistons
4 General
4 Great
4 Swell
4 Choir

Button
Ped. To Manual - Cut out

Combination Pedals:
Gt. To Ped. Reversible
Sforzando
 
Expression Pedals (balanced)
Choir
Swell
Crescendo

NB Some stop names include the "foot length" indication with an apostrophe after the number, i.e.:, 
"8'" rather than simply "8" (like the Great Horn 8').

They appear in the above stoplist as they appear on the stop tongues.

[Received on line from Joseph Bertolozzi February 12, 2010.]

Websites

Church of the Holy Comforter [Central Hudson Valley AGO] - Stoplist, history (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)