Plainfield, New Jersey
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
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Builder: The Ernest M. Skinner Co. Year: 1908 Opus: 160 No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 44 No. ranks: 36 No. pipes: 2,220
Specification
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Bourdon (ext PED) 19 16' Bourdon 61
8' First Diapason 61 8' Diapason 61
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Gedackt 61
8' Gross Floete 61 8' Salicional 61
8' Erzähler 61 8' Voix Celestes 61
8' Clarabella 61 8' Aeoline 61
4' Octave 61 8' Unda Maris (TC) 49
4' Flute 61 4' Flute 61
8' Tuba SO 2' Flautina 61
16' Horn 61
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Cornopean 61
8' Geigen Principal 61 8' Oboe 61
8' Concert Flute 61 8' Vox Humana 61
4' Flauto Traverso 61 Tremolo
2' Piccolo 61
8' Clarinet 61 SOLO ORGAN (enc. with CH)
8' Orchestral Oboe 61 8' Philomela (ext PED) 19
Tremolo 16' Ophecleide 12
8' Harmonic Tuba 61
ECHO ORGAN 4' Harmonic Clarion 12
8' Diapason 61
8' Concert Flute 61 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Dulcet II 122 16' Diapason 30
III Mixture 183 16' First Bourdon 30
Tremolo 16' Second Bourdon SW
Chimes 10 2/3' Quinte --
8' Octave 12
8' Gedackt 12
16' Ophecleide SO
8' Tuba SO
Source: Allen
Kinzey
Notes: The church burned on November 17, 1931. When the towering new English Gothic nave was built in 1934, Moller installed their landmark Op. 6185, a 4/97 described by many as one of the finest Moller ever built. The organ was designed in the English tradition by Richard Whitelegg. It was enlarged to a 4/115 in 1961, still in the English tonal tradition; the console was rebuilt at that time. The church's music program under the direction of Dr. Charlotte Lockwood Garden was renowned. Dr. Garden was killed in an automobile accident in May of 1961 on her way to the Bach Festival in Bethlehem, Penn. The completion of the organ was supervised by Dr. Robert Baker, who dedicated it on November 20, 1961. A new Austin console was installed in 1990.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=22079