Click on images to enlarge Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church 3751 White Plains Road Bronx, N.Y. 10467 Organ Specifications: ► III/37 A.B. Felgemaker, Op. 700 (1899), rebuilt 1930 • Geo. Jardine & Son (unknown)             In 1852, when Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church was founded in the Wakefield area of the Bronx, the congregation consisted of opulent landowners, developers, businessmen, legislators, judges, architects, bankers, and insurance brokers. As the demographics of the Bronx changed, the congregation also evolved to include its new residents, most of whom are new immigrants from various countries and the Caribbean Islands.              A. B. Felgemaker Buffalo, N.Y. – Opus 700 (1899) Originally mechanical action; electrified by Clark & Fenton (1930) 3 manuals, 36 stops, 37 ranks This three-manual-and-pedal organ was originally built by A.B. Felgemaker in 1899 and installed in the Fourteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. In 1930, the organ was moved to Crawford Memorial Methodist in the Bronx, where it was rebuilt and electrified by Clark & Fenton. The status of this organ as of 2006 is unknown.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Double Open Diapason 61 4   Octave 61 8   Open Diapason 61 2 2/3   Octave Quinte 61 8   Viola da Gamba 61 2   Super Octave 61 8   Doppel Floete 61   Mixture 3 ranks 183 4   Flute d'Amour 61 8   Trumpet 61                 Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon (2 draws) 61 4   Flute Harmonique 61 8   Open Diapason 61 4   Violina 61 8   Salicional 61 2   Flautino 61 8   Vox Celeste 61   Dolce Cornet 3 ranks 183 8   Aeolina 61 8   Oboe and Bassoon 61 8   Stopped Diapason 61 8   Vox Humana [in box] 61                 Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes 8   Geigen Principal 61 4   Concert Flute 61 8   Melodia 61 2   Harmonic Piccolo * 61 8   Dulciana 61 8   Clarinet 61 8   Quintidon [sic] 61   * changed to Unda Maris                 Pedal Organ – 30 notes 16   Open Diapason 30 16   Bourdon 30 16   Violone 30 8   Violoncello 30                 Couplers and Mechanical Accessories     Great to Pedal       Swell to Great super octaves       Swell to Pedal       Swell to Great sub-octaves       Choir to Pedal       Choir to Great sub-octaves       Swell to Great       Tremolo       Choir to Great       Bellows Signal       Swell to Choir       Wind Indicator                   Pedal Movements     Forte Great with appropriate Pedal stops     Mezzo Great with appropriate Pedal stops     Piano Great with appropriate Pedal stops     Forte Swell with appropriate Pedal stops     Mezzo Swell with appropriate Pedal stops     Piano Swell with appropriate Pedal stops     Balanced Swell Pedal     Great to Pedal Reversible Coupler     Balanced Crescendo & Full Organ Pedal     Electric motor                     Extended console                       Geo. Jardine & Son New York City (unknown date) Electric action The earliest known organ for Crawford Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church was built by Geo. Jardine & Son. Records indicate that it had electric action and burned at an unknown date. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.               Sources:      A. B. Felgemaker Opus List, compiled by Sand Lawn; courtesy David Scribner.      Jardine Opus List, compiled by Sand Lawn; courtesy David Scribner.      Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.      Tellers, Aaron (Tellers Organ Co., Erie, Penn.). Specifications of A. B. Felgemaker organ, Op. 700 (1899).             | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |