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Ernest M. Skinner Company Opus 271 (1917)

Church of the Divine Paternity / Fourth Universalist Society
160 Central Park West at 77th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Note: Not playable. (in this location)

Images

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

2016-04-24 - Church interior to rear (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-10-24 - Church interior and façade pipes (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
52 stops
57 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Geo. S. Hutchings (1898, Opus 431). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Now Universalist. Since much rebuilt. -Database Manager

2010-11-20 - Updated through information from George T. Kuhn. -- The replacement console and electrical controls are in the left transept of the nave, and I assume that is where the console has always been placed. The pipe chambers and their contents on the left and right chancel appear to be in good condition, at least superficially. If there is any information on where the original console and choir/echo pipes are now located, please forward the information to the church. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Lynnwood Farnam, via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, Steve Lawson

       New York, New York
       Church of the Divine Paternity

       Hutchings   Op. 431   1898   4/60
       Skinner     Op. 271   1917   4/61
       _________________________________________________

       GREAT                      CHOIR
   16' Open Diapason     61   16' Bourdon             61
    8' Open Diapason     61    8' Concert Flute       61
    8' Gross Flute       61    8' Spitzflöte          61
    8' Gamba             61    8' Quintaton           61
    8' Doppelflöte       61    8' Viol di Gamba       61
    8' Gemshorn          61    4' Fugara              61
    8' Bourdon           61    4' Flute d'Amour       61
    4' Octave            61    2' Piccolo             61
    4' Flute Harmonique  61    8' Flauto Traverso     61 c
2 2/3' Twelfth           61    8' Orchestral Oboe     61 c
    2' Super Octave      61    8' Orchestral Clarinet 61 c
       Mixture        a 234       Tremolo
    8' Trumpet           61    8' Tuba                61 c

       SWELL                      ECHO
   16' Double Dulciana   61    8' Voix Celeste II    122
    8' Open Diapason     61    8' Flauto Dolce        61
    8' Geigen Principal  61    4' Flauto Traverso     61
    8' Hohl Floete       61    8' Vox Humana          61
    8' Stopped Diapason  61       Tremolo
    8' Viole Celeste II 122       Carillons F to FFF)
    8' Salicional        61
    8' Aeoline           61       PEDAL
    4' Octave            61   32' Contra Bourdon     res
    4' Flute Harmonique  61   16' Open Diapason       30
    4' Celestina (wood)  61   16' Bourdon             30
    2' Flageolet         61   16' Violone             30
       Mixture        b 269   16' Dulciana            SW
   16' Contra Fagotto    61    8' Flute               12
    8' Cornopean         61    8' Gedeckt             12
    8' Oboe              61    8' Violoncello         12
    8' Vox Humana        61   16' Trombone            30
    4' Clarion           61   16' Contra Fagotto      SW
       Tremolo                 8' Tromba              12

    a  3 and 4 ranks           b  3, 4 and 5 ranks
    c  These stops, on heavy wind, form a Solo organ and
       may be played separately on the Choir keyboard

        [Received from Jeff Scofield November 18, 2021]

Websites

Opus 271: Church of the Divine Paternity - (Aeolian-Skinner Archives website) Specification, photo (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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