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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 964 (1937)

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
75 Hicks Street
New York City: Brooklyn, NY

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Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2025-01-15 - Choir loft and original 1865 E. & G.G. Hook facade (Ryan J. Boyle/Ryan Boyle)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1997 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Behind case of 1865 E. & G. G. Hook Op 360. New 3m Austin console added in 1970. Ped. reed additions & revoicing 1977 by Jack Steinkampf. Recently restored as of 1997. -Database Manager

2007-03-12 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Replaced #120; retained case of E. & G.G. Hook, #360; new three manual Austin console added in 1970; additions and revoicing by Jack Steinkampf in 1977; restoration work by Nelson Barden & Associates in 1994.</i> -Database Manager

2010-11-22 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

2017-03-05 - In 1996, Nelson Barden and Co. of Boston undertook a total restoration of the organ, culminating with the installation in 2000 of a new four-manual drawknob console by Harris Organs of California. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded

Brooklyn, New York
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   Opus 964   1937   4 manuals, 47 stops, 58 ranks
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          GREAT ORGAN                                SWELL ORGAN
      16' Diapason            61                 16' Bourdon             73
       8' First Diapason      61                  8' Geigen Diapason     73
       8' Second Diapason     61                  8' Rohrflute           73
       8' Bourdon             61                  8' Salicional          73
       8' Gemshorn            61                  8' Voix Celeste (TC)   61
       4' Octave              61                  8' Aeoline             73
       4' Flute               61                  8' Flute Celeste II   134
   2 2/3' Twelfth             61                  4' Octave Geigen       73
       2' Fifteenth           61                  4' Flute Triangulaire  73
      IV  Fourniture         244                  2' Fifteenth           61
     III  Cymbel             183                 VI  Plein Jeu          366
          Chimes              SO                 16' Bombarde            73
                                                  8' Trompette           73
          CHOIR ORGAN                             8' Oboe                73
      16' Dulciana            73                  8' Vox Humana          73
       8' Diapason            73                  4' Clairon             73
       8' Koppelflute         73                     Tremulant
       8' Dulciana            73                  8' Harp                CH
       8' Unda Maris (TC)     61                  4' Celesta             CH
       4' Violina             73
       4' Nachthorn           73                     PEDAL ORGAN
   2 2/3' Nazard              61                 32' Diapason (no CC#)   11
       2' Blockflöte          61                 16' Diapason            32
   1 3/5' Tierce              61                 16' Diapason            GT
       8' Clarinet            73                 16' Violone             32
          Tremulant                              16' Dulciana            CH
       8' Harp (TC)           --                 16' Bourdon             32
       4' Celesta             61 bars            16' Echo Lieblich       SW
                                                  8' Octave              12
          SOLO ORGAN                              8' Cello               12
       8' Gamba               73                  8' Gedeckt             12
       8' Gamba Celeste       73                  8' Still Gedeckt       SW
       8' Flute               73                 16' Trombone            32
       8' French Horn         73                 16' Bombarde            SW
       8' Tuba                73
          Tremulant
          Chimes              25 tubes
 
          ECHO ORGAN (prepared-for)
       8' Diapason
       8' Bourdon
       8' Dolce
          Tremulant
 
          ECHO PEDAL (prepared-for)
      16' Bourdon (ext)


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-03-05]


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