St. Brendan Catholic Church - The Bronx, N.Y. (Charles Irmam)
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Church of St. Brendan
(Roman Catholic)

333 East 206th Street
Bronx, N.Y. 10467


Organ Specifications:
► III/45 Casavant Frères, Op. 2869 (1967)
► II/11 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 454 (1909)



St. Brendan's Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1908 to serve Catholics in the Norwood section of the Bronx. Father Denis O'Donovan, the founding pastor, began construction of a Gothic church in 1909. This building was replaced in 1967 by the present contemporary structure that has a maritime motif in honor of St. Brendan the Navigator.
           
Casavant Frères, Limitée
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Opus 2869 (1967)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 33 stops, 45 ranks
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
   Quintade
61
4
   Nachthorn
61
8
   Prinzipal
61
2
   Flachflöte
61
8
   Rohrflöte
61
1 1/3
   Mixtur IV ranks
244
4
   Oktav
61
8
   Trompete
61
 
      
 
      
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Gedacktflöte
61
2
   Waldflöte
61
8
   Gemshorn
61
1 1/3
   Nasat
61
8
   Schwebung [TC]
49
     Zimbel III ranks
183
4
   Spitzprinzipal
61
8
   Oboe
61
4
   Rohrpfeife
61
     Tremulant  
               
Positiv Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Holzgedackt
61
2
   Oktav
61
8
   Erzähler
61
     Sesquialtera II ranks [TC]
98
4
   Prinzipal
61
     Scharf IV ranks
244
4
   Koppeflöte
61
8
   Krummhorn
61
 
      
 
      
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Prinzipal
32
4
   Choralbass
32
16
   Subbass
32
2 2/3
   Mixtur IV ranks
128
8
   Oktav
32
16
   Posaune
32
8
   Gedacktpommer
32
4
   Schalmei
32
               
Coupler Tablets
    Great to Pedal       Swell to Great  
    Swell to Pedal       Positiv to Great  
    Positiv to Pedal       Swell to Positiv  
               
Adjustable Combination Pistons
   
Swell Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb)
Great Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb)
Positiv Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb)
Pedal Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb)
Full Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (toe)
               
Reversible Pistons
    Great to Pedal (thumb & toe)   Swell to Great (thumb)
    Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe)   Positiv to Great (thumb)
    Positiv to Pedal (thumb & toe)   Full Organ (toe)
               
Balanced Pedals
    Swell expression  
    Crescendo on all stops and couplers      
               
Indicator Lights
    Crescendo      
    Wind          
    Full Organ          
 
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 454 (1909)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 11 stops, 11 ranks


The Articles of Agreement, dated October 6, 1909, show that this organ cost $2,000 and was to be set up on or before March 1, 1910. Odell employed their "Patent Vacuo-Exhaust System" (tubular-pneumatic action) on this small two-manual organ, and provided case-work of quartered oak with display pipes gilded with colored Dutch metal or bronze.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Open Diapason
61
8
   Melodia
61
8
   Dulciana
61
4
   Octave
61
       
 
      
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Violin Diapason
61
4
   Violina
61
8
   Salicional
61
8
   Oboe
61
8
   Aeoline
61
     Tremolo  
8
   Stopped Diapason
61
        
 
      
 
      
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
   Bourdon
30
        
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal       Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'  
    Swell to Pedal          
               
Pedal Movements
    Great Organ Forte   Swell Organ Forte
    Great Organ Piano   Swell Organ Piano
    Great to Pedal Reversible   Balanced Swell Pedal
               
Mechanical Accessories
    Bellows Signal   Wind Indicator  
    Swell Tremolo       Organist Bench  
           
Sources:
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Scheer, Stanley. Factory Specifications of Casavant Frères Organ, Op. 2869, September 27, 1966.
     Shelley, Thomas J. The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York 1808-2008. Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2007.
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 454 (1909).

Illustration:
     Irmam, Charles. Exterior.