New York City, New York
Church of the Holy Communion, Episcopal
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Builder: Skinner Organ Company Year: 1926 Opus: 185-A No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 47 No. ranks: 35 No. pipes: 2,224
Specification
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Bourdon 17 PED 16' Bourdon 61
8' First Diapason 61 8' Gedeckt 61
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Gamba 73
8' Philomela PED 8' Salicional 73
8' Soft Flute 61 8' Voix Celeste (TC) 61
8' Erzähler 61 8' Echo Dulcet 61
4' Octave 61 8' Spitzfloete 61
4' Flute 61 4' Flute 61
2' Fifteenth 61 1 3/5' Tierce 58 a
8' Tuba SO III Mixture 183
16' English Horn (TC) 49
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Cornopean 61
16' Gamba 61 8' Oboe 61
8' Concert Flute 61 8' Vox Humana 61
8' Quintadena 61 Tremolo
8' Unda Maris II 110
1 1/3' Larigot 61 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Clarinet 61 16' Open Wood 32
Tremolo 16' Pedal Pipes 6 b
8' Harp (TC) 61 bars 16' Bourdon 32
16' Second Bourdon SW
SOLO ORGAN 16' Gamba CH
8' Philomela PED 8' Octave 12
16' Ophicleide 61 (in CH) 8' Gedeckt 12
8' Tuba 61 (in CH) 8' Cello CH
4' Clarion 61 (in CH) 4' Bourdon 12
Blank 32' Bombarde 4 c
Blank 16' Ophicleide SO
Blank 8' Tuba SO
4' Clarion SO
a notes 1-33 are 2' pitch
b CCC, CCC#, DDD, DDD#, EEE, AAA
c GGGGG, AAAA, AAAA#, BBBB
Source: The American Organist, January 1931
Photo Source: Episcopal Diocese of NY Archives, via NYC AGO website
Notes: The organ was originally installed in 1911 with
29 ranks, a rebuild of the church's Roosevelt. Following are
notes by the church's organist, Lynnwood Farnam, on some of the changes
in the 1928 work:
1. The Pedal Pipes stop was added in the north transept in 1928 as a "booster" for
certain pipes of the Pedal Open Wood, whose effect in the church is weak.
2. Pedal Bourdon 4' (formerly Quint 10 2/3') rewired to its present most useful
purpose in 1925.
3. The four Bombarde pipes in the north transept, added in February 1929, in
place of the four Bourdon 32' pipes.
4. Great Fifteenth 2' added December 1928, the pipes and chest being the gift
of Mr. William H. Barnes of Chicago.
5. Swell Gamba replaced Diapason in 1924.
6. Swell Echo Dulcet added in 1928.
7. Swell Tierce (formerly Flautino 2') transposed pipes in treble.
8. Choir Larigot (formerly Piccolo 2') transposed pipes in treble.
9. All pistons move registers, excepting Great 5, 6, 7, which are adjustable
at switch-board.
10. Crescendo pedal gives a moderate full combination without manual 16' tone.
11. The 16' tone on "Sforzando" pedal is provided by the coupler
16' Swell to Great, none of the straight 16' manual stops being included.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=22124