Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church - Bronx, New York
 

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Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
(Roman Catholic)

627 East 187th Street
Bronx, New York 10458
http://www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org


Organ Specifications:
► III/32 Geo. Kilgen & Son, Op. 5832 (1937) – Gallery
► II/7 Geo. Kilgen & Son (c.1935) – Chancel
 
 

Gallery Console of Kilgen Organ, Op. 5832 (1937) at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Catholic) - Bronx, N.Y.
Gallery Organ

Geo. Kilgen & Son
St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 5832 (1937)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 36 stops, 32 ranks

               
The Gallery Organ at Our Lady of Mount Carmel was built by Geo. Kilgen & Son of St. Louis. It is believed that the organ was originally a two-manual and pedal organ with automatic player built in 1916 by Ernest M. Skinner of Boston, as Opus 256 for the A.H. Lamborn Residence in Montclair, N.J. The present three-manual organ, as rebuilt and enlarged by Kilgen, also controls the resources of the Chancel Organ, also by Kilgen.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir
8
  Open Diapason
61
4
  Flute Harmonic
61
8
  Gamba
61
2
  Fifteenth
61
8
  Spitz Floete
61
8
  Tuba
61
8
  Flute Celeste [TC]
49
4
  Clarion [ext.]
12
8
  Dulciana
CH
    Chimes
CH
4
  Octave 
61
        
               
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
61
2
  Flautino
61
8
  Open Diapason
61
  Mixture III ranks
183
8
  Gedeckt
61
16
  Bassoon
61
8
  Salicional
61
8
  Oboe
61
8
  Voix Celeste [TC]
49
8
  Vox Humana
61
4
  Geigen Octave
61
  Tremolo
4
  Flute d'Amour
61
   
               
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Violin Diapason
61
4
  Orchestral Flute
61
8
  Melodia
61
8
  Clarinet
61
8
  Dulciana
61
  Tremolo
8
  Unda Maris [TC]
49
  Chimes
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon
32
8
  Cello [ext.]
12
16
  Gamba
32
8
  Still Gedeckt
SW
16
  Echo Lieblich
SW
16
  Tuba Profunda
32
8
  Octave [ext. Bourdon 16]
12
8
  Bassoon
SW

 

Chancel Organ

Geo. Kilgen & Son
St. Louis, Mo.
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 12 stops, 11 ranks


The Chancel Organ at Our Lady of Mount Carmel was built by the Kilgen Organ Company of St. Louis, and was rebuilt by them c.1935 when the Gallery Organ was installed. All of the pipes are in one enclosure, and the Harp is presently stored behind the Chancel. The Gallery Organ console can control all of the stops of the Chancel Organ.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Swell
8
  Open Diapason
61
 
 
Harp *
61 bars
8
  Melodia
61

  Tremolo
8
  Dulciana
61

     
4
   Flute d'Amour
61
    
* from E.M. Skinner Organ, Op. 256 (1916)

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Violin Diapason
61
4
  Flute Harmonic
61
8
  Stopped Flute
61
8
  Vox Humana
61
8
  Salicional
61
  Tremolo  
8
  Voix Celeste [TC]
49

     

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon
32
        
16
  Lieblich Gedeckt [lo-press.]
—
        

 
Sources:
      Lawson, Steven E. Specifications of Geo. Kilgen & Son organ, Op. 5832 (1937).

Photos:
      Steven E. Lawson