The Aeolian Co.
Opus 1050, 1908-09
Originally The Aeolian Co. (Opus 842, 1900ca.)
Residence: Frederick G. Bourne aka "Indian Neck Hall"
Montauk Highway
Oakdale (Long Island), NY, US
116 Ranks
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CONSOLES
Builder: The Aeolian Co.
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal5 DivisionsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets on Slanted Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
According to Rollin Smith's book, The Aeolian Pipe Organ and its Music the contract was signed May 6, 1908. Cost was $70,000.00. It was the largest and most expensive Aeolian organ-to-date. The initial specifications were in Italian, but this as changed to standard Aeolian nomenclature. The organ was shipped March 16, 1909.
Database Manager on September 15th, 2013:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.
Database Manager on May 24th, 2009:
Identified through Rollin Smith's article in the February 2009 issue of The American Organist. After Bourne's death, the residence became for a time (1927-2001) the site of a Military Academy. The organ was sold in 1948 to the Toledo Pipe Organ Co.. Parts of it went to Detroit, part to San Diego.
Related Instrument Entries: The Aeolian Co. (Opus 842, ca. 1900)
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