Austin Organ Co.
Opus 570, 1922
Originally Austin Organ Co. (Opus 53, 1901)
South Presbyterian Church
Sanctuary
Dobbs Ferry, NY, US
33 Ranks - 1,979 Pipes
Instrument ID: 12255 ● Builder ID: 224 ● Location ID: 11201
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Database Manager on June 3rd, 2016:
Originally in Central Presbyterian Church located at 220 West 57th Street in New York City; moved in 1915 to Central's new location on Madison Avenue at East 57th Street; replaced in 1922 by 4/57 Hook & Hastings and relocated as 3/33 Austin Op. 570 to South Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry, New York, and installed in the gallery behind a gallery-wide facade; new Austin console in 1959 and rebuilt with vast tonal changes by Gress-Miles as a 3/49, also in 1959; 7-rank chancel organ (with plexiglass shutters) by Richard Minnich added in 1964; Festival Trumpet added in 1969 by Minnich & Steinkampf; renovated 2004-2005 by Timothy Fink & Company.
Originally in Central Presbyterian Church located at 220 West 57th Street in New York City; moved in 1915 to Central's new location on Madison Avenue at East 57th Street; replaced in 1922 by 4/57 Hook & Hastings and relocated as 3/33 Austin Op. 570 to South Presbyterian Church, Dobbs Ferry, New York, and installed in the gallery behind a gallery-wide facade; new Austin console in 1959 and rebuilt with vast tonal changes by Gress-Miles as a 3/49, also in 1959; 7-rank chancel organ (with plexiglass shutters) by Richard Minnich added in 1964; Festival Trumpet added in 1969 by Minnich & Steinkampf; renovated 2004-2005 by Timothy Fink & Company.
Database Manager on December 21st, 2004:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.
Related Instrument Entries: Gress-Miles Organ Co. (1959) , Austin Organ Co. (Opus 53, 1901)
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