Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 6570 (1937)

Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church
740 Amsterdam Avenue / 96th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Images

1996-09-09 - Church interior (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

1996-09-09 - Chapel Interior to rear, gallery and organ (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

1996-09-09 - Gallery and organ cases (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

1996-09-09 - Console (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

1996-09-09 - Stained glass window (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

1996-09-09 - Church exterior (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

Unknown - Balcony and Twin Organ Cases (Photograph from the OHS Archives (ca. 1937)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
70 stops
57 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1999 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Designed/voiced by Richard Whitelegg. Restoration/rebuilt [by whom?] begun 1979 continued into 1980's. Believed to be there 1999. G. Nelson lists as 83rk, 110st., probably after rebuild. -Database Manager

2010-11-03 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

2012-05-15 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist courtesy of Larry Trupiano via the NYC AGO website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       New York, New York
       Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, R.C.

       Möller   Op. 6570   1937   4/76
       ___________________________________________________

       Tonal finishing by R. O. Whitelegg
       
       GREAT  3 3/4"                   SWELL  4½" & 6"
   16' Double Diapason  61         16' Bourdon          73 *
    8' Diapason         61          8' Diapason         73 *
    8' Harmonic Flute   61          8' Stopped Flute    73 *
    8' Keraulophone     61          8' Gamba            73 *
    4' Octave           61          8' Salicional       73 *
    4' Hohlflöte        61 *        8' Voix Celeste     73 *
2 2/3' Octave Quint     61          8' Aeoline          73 *
    2' Super Octave     61          4' Gemshorn         73
III-V  Cornet          269          4' Flauto Traverso  73 * 6"
   IV  Harmonics       244          2' Flageolet        61 * 6"
  III  Mixture         183          V  Plein Jeu       305   6"
       Tremolo                     16' Double Trumpet   73   6"
       Sub                          8' Trumpet          73   6"
       Super                        8' Oboe             73   6"
       Chimes           SO          8' Vox Humana       61 *
                                       Tremolo
       CHOIR  4½"                      Sub
    8' Diapason         73 *           Unison Off
    8' Spitzflöte       73 *           Super
    8' Concert Flute    73 *
    8' Unda Maris       73             PEDAL  5" & 10"
    8' Dolce            73 *       32' Resultant Bass   --
    4' Principal        73         16' Diapason         32 *
    4' Flute d'Amour    73 *       16' Second Diapason  GT
2 2/3' Lieblich Nazard  61         16' Bourdon          32 *
    2' Piccolo          61 *       16' Lieblich Bourdon SW
   II  Sesquialtera    122     10 2/3' Quint            32 **
  III  Mixture         183          8' Octave           32
   16' English Horn     73          8' Flute            12 *
    8' Clarinet                     8' Gedeckt          SW
       Tremolo                      8' Cello  (Quint)   --
       Sub                          4' Super Octave     32 *
       Unison Off                   4' Piccolo          12 *
       Super                       II  Sesquialtera     64
                                  III  Mixture          96
       SOLO  10"                   16' Trombone         32 * 10"
    8' Gamba            73         16' Double Trumpet   SW
    8' Gamba Celeste    73         16' English Horn     CH
    8' Doppel Flute     73 *        8' Tromba           12 * 10"
    8' Viole Sourdine   73          4' Clarion          12 * 10"
    8' Viole Celeste    73
    4' Orchestral Flute 73          *  pipework from C.1900
    8' Harmonic Trumpet 73             Müller & Abel organ
    8' French Horn      73
    8' Vox Humana       73         **  from existing 
       Tremolo                         16' Contra Bass
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super
       Chimes           21

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield May 6, 2012]

Documents

Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST May 1938, p.2 Stoplist, description and commentary -Jeff Scofield
Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST May 1938, p.1 Description and commentary -Jeff Scofield
(1938-02-01) From THE DIAPASON February 1938, p.2 Description, dedicatory concert details and stoplist p.2 -Jeff Scofield
(1938-02-01) From THE DIAPASON February 1938, p.1 Description, dedicatory concert details and stoplist p.1 -Jeff Scofield
(1937-05-21) Factory Documentation Factory Documentation courtesy of the OHS Archive -Roman Lizak

Websites

Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (R.C.) - New York City [NYC AGO Organ Project web site] - Photograph, stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)