Henry Erben (1846)

Location:

Trinity Episcopal Church
Broadway at Wall Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10006 US
Gallery
Organ ID: 22808

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 3 manuals. 38 stops.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 38
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on April 06, 2012:

Updated through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -- The "American Musical Directory," published by Thomas Hutchinson, New York, 1861, reports "Size of organ--3 banks keys, 38 stops, 2 octaves pedals. Built by H. Erben, in 1846, from a specification prepared by Dr. E. Hodges."

"The organ was built in 1846, by Henry Erben of this city, at a cost of about $10,000, from a specification prepared by Dr. Hodges, organist of the church at that time. The organ has 43 stops. The diapasons are on a very large scale, giving a 16 ft. tone on each manual. The pedals contain two stops--16 and 32 feet. There are 8 reeds stops, including a 16 feet trumpet, and 16 feet serpent. The swell organ is one of extraordinary power, adn is enclosed in a triple swell box. The choir organ is separate from the main instrument, and is seen in front of the organ gallery--the action works passing under the organist's feet. The organ presents a majestic front, its highest point being 60 feet above the pavement of the church."

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Database Manager on January 16, 2006:

Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Replaced by E. M. Skinner Opus 408 (1923). Case retained throughout subsequent alterations.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist (Source: Ogasapian, John: "Organ Building in New York City, 1700-1900," 1977)
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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