Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2935 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 49 stops, 31 ranks
In the Great Depression year of 1931, the Estey Organ Company received a welcome and very large contract for seven identical organs to be installed in New York City high schools. The $168,000 contract made the average cost of each organ $24,000. Each organ was equipped with a three-manual console that included ivory keys and an automatic roll-player.
The Estey organ installed in James Monroe High School still exists, although the pipes in both chambers have considerable damage. The console in the auditorium is boarded over. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir (6" pressure)
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8 |
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1st Open Diapason (Heavy) |
73 |
2 |
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Fifteenth * |
61 |
8 |
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2nd Open Diapason |
73 |
1 1/3 |
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Nineteenth * |
61 |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks [draws * stops] |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
CH |
16 |
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Tuba [10" pressure] |
97 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Tromba [ext.] |
— |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
4 |
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Clarion [ext.] |
— |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Octave |
73 |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth * |
61 |
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| Celesta [TC, from Harp] |
49 notes |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure)
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe [synthetic] |
— |
8 |
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Horn Diapason |
73 |
16 |
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Waldhorn |
85 |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
— |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestra |
73 |
4 |
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Clarion |
— |
8 |
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Viol Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana [sep. trem. & box] |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Traverse Flute |
73 |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Violino |
73 |
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Celesta |
GT |
2 |
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Flautino |
73 |
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Mixture III * |
61 |
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* 12th & 15th from Flautino; ind. Tierce |
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Choir Organ(Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure)
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16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
85 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen Principal |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
8 |
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English Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
— |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Unda Maris |
73 |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
GT |
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Celesta |
GT |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Acoustic Bass |
— |
8 |
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Major Flute [Op. Diap.] |
— |
16 |
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Open Diapason |
44 |
8 |
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Flute [Bourdon] |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Trombone |
GT |
16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
CH |
8 |
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Tromba |
GT |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' Unison Off |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 * |
affecting Swell & Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 * |
affecting Great & Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 * |
affecting Choir & Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 * |
affecting Pedal Organ & its couplers |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 * |
affecting Full Organ (duplicated by toe studs) |
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* double-touch brings on Pedal stops |
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Reversibles
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Great to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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Choir to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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Swell to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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All Swells to Swell |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal with indicator |
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Balanced Great & Choir Pedal |
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Sforzando Pedal with indicator |
