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Peragallo Organ Co. (1993)

Originally Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (Opus 5918, 1930)

Location:

St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral
Fifth Avenue at 51st St.
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10022 US
Organ ID: 67617

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on February 17, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • 142 ranks. 12 divisions. 5 manuals. 116 stops. 207 registers.
Main:
  • Built by Robert M. Turner
  • Manuals: 5
  • Divisions: 12
  • Stops: 116
  • Registers: 207
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • 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: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on February 17, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Martin Doering via https://die-orgelseite.de, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-06-16

Left stopjamb: Photograph by Martin Doering via https://die-orgelseite.de, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-06-16

Right stopjamb: Photograph by Martin Doering via https://die-orgelseite.de, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-06-16

Console and organ case: Photograph by Martin Doering via https://die-orgelseite.de, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-06-16

Gallery and organ case: Photograph by Martin Doering via https://die-orgelseite.de, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-06-16

Cathedral exterior: Photograph by Martin Doering via https://die-orgelseite.de, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-06-16

Chancel console: Photograph by Steven E. Lawson via the NYC AGO Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2008-08-04

Console and gallery from triforium level: Photograph by John Bishop, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2021-06-26

En-chamade and space behind upper-most level of case: Photograph by John Bishop, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2021-06-26

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