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Aeolian-Votey (New Jersey) (Opus 1674, 1928)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
421 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07050 US
Organ ID: 70621

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • 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 Jeff Scofield on April 03, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 59 ranks. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 48 stops. 60 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 48
  • Registers: 60
  • 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: Remote pneumatic/mechanical capture 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 Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on April 09, 2022.
Jeff Scofield on April 09, 2022:

John A. Bell of Pittsburgh was the consultant.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on April 09, 2022.
Courtesy of the OHS Archives: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on April 09, 2022.
Factory specifications: Open In New Tab Factory specifications
Document created on 1928-03-19
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on April 09, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Dedication recital announcement: Photograph from an archival source: The Diapason, December 1928, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1928

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: HipPostcard.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Console: Photograph from an archival source: Aeolian-Votey ad, THE DIAPASON , submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1928