Evangelical Church of God - Bronx, N.Y.
 
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Evangelical Church of God

1205 Washington Avenue at 168th Street
Bronx, N.Y. 10456
http://evangelicalchurchofgod.org





The Evangelical Church of God purchased its present edifice in the 1960s from Morrisania Presbyterian Church. The building was constructed c.1869 for the Presbyterian congregation that was established in 1849.
 

William H. Davis (& Son)
New York City (c.1885 or 1907)
Mechanical action (manuals)
Tubular-pneumatic action (pedal)
2 manuals, 15 stops, 14 ranks


This specification was recorded on March 18, 1931 by Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service firm in the area. Mohr noted that the organ had tracker action but the Pedal was tubular, and the Kinetic ½ H.P. blower was installed in 1916. The status of this organ as of 2007 is unknown.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
8
  Open Diapason
58
4
  Harmonic Flute
58
8
  Gamba
58
2 2/3
  Twelfth
58
8
  Melodia
58
2
  Fifteenth
58
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
8
  Violin Diapason
58
4
  Principal
58
8
  Dulciana *
58
2
   Piccolo
58
8
  Aeoline *
46
8
  Oboe [TC]
46
8
  Stopped Diapason
58
  * common bass
               
Pedal Organ – 27 notes
16
  Bourdon
27
        
               
Accessories
    2 composition pedals to Great   Tremolo  
  3 coupler pistons
   

 
Sources:
     Evangelical Church of God website: http://evangelicalchurchofgod.org/index.html
     Mohr, Louis F. & Co.. Specifications recorded (March 18, 1931) of William H. Davis organ. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     "100 Years Marked by Presbyterians; Morrisania Congregation Hears Dr. Coffin Liken the Church to River of Psalmist," The New York Times, November 14, 1949.
     Organ Historical Society Pipe Organ Database: http://organsociety.bsc.edu/

Photo:
     Evangelical Church of God website: http://evangelicalchurchofgod.org/index.html