Ernest M. Skinner & Son (Opus 653, 1940)

Originally Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 653, 1927)

Location:

St. Martin's Episcopal Church
230 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) at 122nd Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10027 US
Organ ID: 70934

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on May 04, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 46 ranks. 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 37 stops. 53 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 37
  • Registers: 53
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on May 04, 2022.
Jeff Scofield on May 04, 2022:

Originally installed at St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington DC in 1927; replaced by another Skinner and moved to St. Martin's in 1940; a second-hand 3-manual Austin console was added at some point.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on May 04, 2022.
From THE AMERICAN ORGANIST June 1941: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on May 04, 2022.
Write-up from THE DIAPASON June 1941: Open In New Tab Stoplist and description
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on May 04, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church interior, chancel and organ chambers: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2018-04-29

Austin Console: Photograph by David Schmauch, via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, Steve Lawson, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Church exterior: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2019-11-17

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