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Chapel of the Good Shepherd
(Protestant Episcopal)
543 Main Street
Roosevelt Island, N.Y. 10044
Originally named Blackwell's Island, the name was changed to Welfare Island in 1921, and was renamed Roosevelt Island in 1973. |
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Frank Roosevelt
New York City – Opus 405 (1888)
Mechanical action
1 manual, 6 stops, 6 ranks
Pipecounts were not given but are suggested, based on similar Roosevelt organs. |
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Manual Organ – 58 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
4 |
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Gemshorn |
58 |
8 |
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Salicional * |
46 |
8 |
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Trumpet, Treble |
29 |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
58 |
8 |
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Trumpet, Bass |
29 |
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* 1-12 grooved to Doppel Flute |
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Pedal Organ – 27 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
27 |
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Couplers
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Manual Octaves |
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Manual to Pedal |
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Pedal Movement
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Sources:
Berdy, Judith and the Roosevelt Island Historical Society. Images of America: Roosevelt Island. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
Glück, Sebastian. Specifications of Frank Roosevelt organ, Op. 405 (1888).
Roosevelt Island Historical Society: http://www.correctionhistory.org/rooseveltisland/index.html
Images:
Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives. Exterior drawing; interior; choir and organ.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online. Exterior. |
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