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Casavant Frères Ltd. (Opus 1000, 1923)

Location:

Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
921 Madison Avenue at 73rd Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10021 US
Organ ID: 47127

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • 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: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 73 ranks. 5,234 pipes. 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 66 stops. 75 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • 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.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 66
  • Registers: 75
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Piston(s)
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Piston(s)
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Piston(s)
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on August 13, 2010:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 12, 2010:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This was the rebuild and enlargement of 1900 3/38 Hook & Hastings Op. 1880, adding 33 stops and retaining the Hook case. Replaced in 1961 by 3/70 Casavant Op. 2660, retaining only the 32' Bourdon from Op. 1000.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from the factory specifications
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph courtesy of Jonathan Bowen via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project.

Sanctuary interior and organ case: Photograph courtesy of Andrew E. Henderson via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project.

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