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Austin Organs, Inc. (Opus 2804, 2022)

Originally Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 328, 1957)

Location:

First Reformed Church of Bronxville
180 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 70569

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jake Dowgewicz on January 06, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • 90 ranks. 7 divisions. 4 manuals. 73 stops. 99 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 7
  • Stops: 73
  • Registers: 99
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on March 26, 2022.
Jake Dowgewicz on June 12, 2023:

This is a new organ that used some of the Schantz pipework after significant rescaling and revoicing

We received the most recent update for this note from Jake Dowgewicz on June 12, 2023.
Owen Lenzmeier on March 26, 2022:

Rebuild and additions to 1957 Schantz organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Owen Lenzmeier on March 26, 2022.
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We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on March 26, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Austin Organs, Inc., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-03-25

Organ chamber and exposed pipes: Photograph by Austin Organs, Inc., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-03-25

Church exterior: Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2014-09-14

Console: Photograph by Jerry Mead, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 2019

Console: Photograph by Jerry Mead, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 2019

Great division: Photograph by Jerry Mead, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 2019

Swell division: Photograph by Jerry Mead, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 2019

Positiv division: Photograph by Jerry Mead, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 2019

Antiphonal division: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-07-04

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