Pipe Organ Database

The Aeolian Co. (1909)

Originally The Aeolian Co. (Opus 1050, 1900ca.)

Location:

Residence: Frederick G. Bourne ("Indian Neck Hall")
Oakdale, NY US
Organ ID: 41034

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Private Residences
The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
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
5 divisions. 4 manuals.

Divisions

All:

Position: In a case at the front of the room.

We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Consoles

Main:

Manuals: 4
Divisions: 5
Position: Keydesk attached.
Manual Compass: 61
Pedal Compass: 30
Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets on slanted jambs.
Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons

We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Notes

Database Manager on September 15, 2013:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

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

Database Manager on May 24, 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; parts of it went to Detroit, part to San Diego.

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