click on images to enlarge       Advent Lutheran Church Broadway United Church of Christ 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street New York, N.Y. 10025 http://adventnyc.org/ http://www.bwayucc.org/ Organ Specifications: ► II/16 Casavant Frères, Op. 3166 (1972) ► II/31 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 377 (1907) The congregation of Advent Lutheran Church was established in 1897. Between 1900-01, a building was constructed, as designed by William A. Potter in a German Gothic style. The church's stained glass, lighting fixtures, pews, and ceramic mosaic reredos were fabricated by the studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany, who also decorated the front pipes for the Odell organ. In 2000, Advent Lutheran began to share its facilities with Broadway United Church of Christ, which had been without a permanent church building since their Broadway Tabernacle was sold and razed in 1969. See also the Broadway United Church of Christ page for a detailed history of their congregation.                  Casavant Frères, Limitée St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Opus 3166 (1972) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 12 stops, 16 ranks This Casavant Frères organ was originally built in 1972 for Southwestern Adventist College in Keene, Tex. In 1988, the organ was moved to Advent Lutheran and installed on the left side of the nave near the chancel. The organ was fully restored in 2000 by Meloni & Farrier. In 2008, the Positiv Scharf III was replaced by a 1-1/3' Larigot.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 56 notes, unenclosed 8   Rohrflöte 56 2   Flachflöte 56 4   Prinzipal 56 1   Mixture IV ranks 224             Positiv Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, unenclosed 8   Gedeckt 56 2 2/3   Sesquialtera II ranks [TC] 88 4   Koppelflöte 56 1 1/3   Larigot * 56 2   Prinzipal 56   * orig. Scharf III ranks             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Subbass 32 4   Choralbass 32 8   Prinzipal 32                       Couplers     Great to Pedal           Positiv to Pedal           Positiv to Great                       Mechanicals     Great to Pedal Reversible           Wind indicator light                                       J.H. & C.S. Odell New York City – Opus 377 (1907) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 28 stops, 31 ranks The original organ in Advent Lutheran Church was built by J.H. & C.S. Odell in 1907, and had vacuum-exhaust tubular pneumatic action. All pipes were located in a chancel chamber, with the console situated in a side aisle. In 1962, the Odell shop – then located in Yonkers, N.Y. – rebuilt and revoiced the organ. Odell installed electric primaries for the slider wind chests, new console keys, modern nameboard and tripper-type combination action, key and coupler action, and accessories. After serving the church well for nearly a century, water damage rendered the organ unplayable. In 2000, the organ was removed to faciliate repairs of the organ chamber roof. The church was unable to fund the restoration of the Odell, so the organ was purchased by Meloni & Farrier Organbuilders and is currently in storage. All that remain today are the facade pipes.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes 16   Double Diapason 61 4   Octave 61 8   First Diapason 61 4   Flute Harmonic 61 8   Second Diapason 61 2 2/3   Octave Quinte 61 8   Dopple Flute 61 2   Super Octave 61 8   Viole de Gambe 61 8   Trumpet 61 8   Dulciana 61                 Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 61 4   Rohr Flute 61 8   Open Diapason 61 2   Flautino 61 8   Salicional 61   Dolce Cornet III ranks 183 8   Vox Celestis [TC] 49 8   Cornopean 61 8   Stopped Diapason 61 8   Oboe 61 8   Aeoline 61 8   Vox Humana 61 4   Salicet 61   Tremulant             Pedal Organ – 30 notes (possibly extended to 32 notes at an unknown date) 16   Major Bass 30 8   Gedeckt 30 16   Bourdon 30 8   Violoncello 30 10 2/3   Quinte 30                                     Sources:      Advent Lutheran Church website: http://adventnyc.org      Broadway United Church of Christ website: http://www.bwayucc.org      Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.      J.H. & C.S. Odell Organs website: http://www.odellorgans.com      "Odell Rebuilds One of Its 1907 Instruments", The Diapason, April 1963. Courtesy Jeff Scofield.      Scheer, Stanley. Factory Specifications of Casavant Frères Organ, Op. 3166 (1972). Photos:      Rust, John: exterior, interior, organs.                 | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organs List |