Postcard (ca. 1945) Park Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1010 Park Avenue at 85th Street New York, N.Y. 10028 http://www.parkavenuechristian.com/ Organ Specifications: 1010 Park Avenue at 85th Street (since 1945) ► III/47 Holtkamp Organ Company, Op. 1967 (1982) ► III/45 Casavant Frères, Op. 1823 (1946) ► III/47 Hilborne L. Roosevelt, Op. 300 (1886) 142 West 81st Street (1910-1945) – Central Christian Church ► II/13 W.W. Kimball Co. (1932) ► II/20 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 309 (1893) Park Avenue Christian Church moved to its present building in 1945, which was originally built for the old South Dutch Reformed Church in 1911. Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson designed the building with inspiration from Sainte Chapelle in Paris.             Holtkamp Organ Company Cleveland, Ohio – Opus 1967 (1982) Mechanical key action Electric stop and combination action 3 manuals, 38 stops, 47 ranks The Jarman Memorial Organ, which replaced the original Robjohn/Roosevelt/Casavant organ, was a gift of Clementine Miller Tangeman. It was built in 1982 by the Holtkamp Organ Company of Cleveland, Ohio, as Opus 1967. The mechanical-action organ is encased in the rear gallery and frames a large Tiffany window with pedal towers on each side; the Great is in front of the two enclosed divisions in the center, and the detached console is below.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Pommer 61 4   Openflute 61 8   Principal 61 2   Superoctave 61 8   Gemshorn 61     Mixture IV ranks 244 8   Rohrgedackt 61 8   Trumpet 61 4   Octave 61                   Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Gamba 61 1 1/3   Larigot 61 8   Voix Celeste 61     Scharf III ranks 183 8   Hohlflöte 61 16   Dulzian 61 4   Principal 61 8   Oboe 61 4   Harmonic Flute 61     Tremolo 2   Doublette 61                   Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Amorosa 61     Terz Zimbel III ranks 183 8   Flute Celeste 61 16   Schalmey 61 8   Copula 61 8   Cromorne 61 4   Rohrflöte 61 4   Schalmey 61 2   Blockflöte 61     Tremolo     Cornet II 122                   Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Principal 32 4   Choral Bass 32 16   Pommer GT   Rauschwerk III ranks 96 10 2/3   Grossquinte 32 16   Posaune 32 8   Octave 32 8   Trumpet 32 8   Flute 32                   Casavant Frères, Limitée St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Opus 1823 (1946) Electro-pneumatic action 3 manuals, 40 stops, 45 ranks                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes [pipe count from on Casavant Factory Specifications] 16   Double Open Diapason 61 4   Octave 61 8   First Open Diapason 61 4   Harmonic Flute 61 8   Second Open Diapason 61 2   Fifteenth 61 8   Doppel Flute 61   Mixture III ranks 183 8   Gamba 61 8   Trumpet 61 8   Muted Viole 61                 Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed [exact pipe count unknown] 16   Bourdon 73 2   Flageolet 61 8   Open Diapason 73   Cornet Mixture III-V ranks 269? 8   Flute Pavillion 73 16   Contra Fagotto 73 8   Stopped Diapason 73 8   Cornopean 73 8   Viole d'Orchestre 73 8   Oboe 73 8   Viole Céleste [TC?] 61 8   Vox Humana 73 8   Dolce 73   Tremulant   4   Hohl Flute 73                     Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed [exact pipe count unknown] 8   Geigen Principal 73 4   Flute d'Amour 73 8   Dulciana 73 2   Piccolo 61 8   Concert Flute 73 8   Clarinet 73 8   Quintadena 73   Tremulant   4   Fugara 73   Chimes preparation             Pedal Organ – 32 notes [exact pipe count unknown] 16   Open Diapason 32 8   Violoncello 12 16   Bourdon 32 8   Flute 12 16   Dulciana [ext. CH?] 12 16   Trombone 32 10 2/3   Quint —   Blank knob                 Couplers (rocking tablets above top manual)     Great to Pedal 8', 4'   Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'     Swell to Pedal 8', 4'   Full Organ (at far right)     Choir to Pedal 8', 4'         Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'   Swell 16', 4' (draw-knobs)     Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'   Choir 16', 4' (draw-knobs)                 Adjustable Combination Pistons     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 affecting Great Organ stops     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 affecting Swell Organ stops     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 affecting Choir Organ stops     Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Pedal Organ stops     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 affecting Entire Organ stops & couplers (foot)                 Reversible Pistons     Great to Pedal (thumb & foot)   Full Organ (thumb & foot)     Swell to Pedal (thumb)   Swell Unison Off (on manual frame)     Choir to Pedal (thumb)   Choir Unison Off (on manual frame)     Swell to Great (thumb)         Choir to Great (thumb)         Swell to Choir (thumb)                     Balanced Pedals     Swell Pedal to Swell           Swell Pedal to Choir           Crescendo on all stops & couplers                       Indicators     Crescendo               Wind               Voltmeter                       Hilborne L. Roosevelt New York City – Opus 300 (1886) Tubular-pneumatic chests Mechanical key action 3 manuals, 40 stops, 47 ranks Roosevelt rebuilt the 1860 Robjohn organ for the previous South Dutch Reformed Church, located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 21st Street. The organ was later moved in 1911 to their new church building on Park Avenue.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, partially enclosed with Choir 16   Double Open Diapason 58 4   Flute Harmonique * 58 8   Open Diapason 58 2 2/3   Octave Quint * 58 8   Bell Diapason 58 2   Super Octave * 58 8   Viola di Gamba 58   Mixture 4 ranks * 232 8   Doppel Flöte 58 8   Trumpet * 58 4   Octave * 58   * enclosed in Choir swell-box                 Swell Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon, Treble and Bass 58 4   Hohl Flöte 58 8   Open Diapason 58 4   Flageolet 58 8   Flute à Pavillon 58 2   Cornet 3, 4 & 5 ranks 230 8   Salicional 58 16   Contra Fagotto 58 8   Dolce 58 8   Cornopean 58 8   Stopped Diapason 58 8   Oboe 58 4   Octave 58 8   Vox Humana 58                 Choir Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes, enclosed 8   Geigen Principal 58 4   Fugara 58 8   Dulciana 58 4   Flute d'Amour 58 8   Concert Flute 58 2   Piccolo Harmonique 58 8   Quintadena 58 8   Clarinet 58             Pedal Organ – 30 notes 16   Open Diapason 30 8   Violoncello 30 16   Dulciana 30 8   Flute 30 16   Bourdon 30 16   Trombone 30 10 2/3   Quint 30                 Organ installed in Central Christian Church at 142 West 81st Street: W.W. Kimball Co. Chicago, Ill. (1932) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 32 stops, 13 ranks, 1,015 pipes In 1932, the existing Odell organ was replaced by a new instrument built by the W.W. Kimball Co. of Chicago. The specifications were by R. P. Elliot in consultation with Hugh Porter, who dedicated the organ on October 12, 1932.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Diapason 73 4   Clarabella [ext.] 12 8   Erzahler 73 8   Tromba 73 8   Clarabella 73   Chimes 20 tubes 8   Dulciana 73   Tremulant   4   Octave 73                       Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Gedeckt [ext.] 12 2   Gedeckt — 8   Violin Diapason 73 1 3/5   Gedeckt — 8   Gedeckt 73 16   Waldhorn 73 8   Viola 73 8   Waldhorn [ext.] 12 8   Salicional 73 8   Vox Humana 73 4   Gedeckt [ext.] 12 4   Waldhorn [ext.] 12 4   Salicional [ext.] 12   Tremulant Vox 2 2/3   Gedeckt —   Tremulant                 Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed 32   Resultant — 8   Bourdon [ext.] 12 16   Diapason [ext. GT] 12 8   Gedeckt SW 16   Bourdon 32 4   Bourdon [ext.] 12 16   Gedeckt SW 16   Waldhorn SW 8   Diapason GT 8   Waldhorn SW             Organ in Central Christian Church at 142 West 81st Street: J.H. & C.S. Odell New York City – Opus 309 (1893) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 19 stops, 20 ranks The original organ in the church building at 142 West 81st Street was built in 1893 by J.H. & C.S. Odell for the Church of the Eternal Hope (Third Universalist Society), who erected the edifice in 1893.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes 8   Open Diapason 58 8   Grosse Flöte 58 8   Keraulophon 58 4   Principal 58 8   Dulciana 58                     Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon Bass 12 4   Forest Flute 58 16   Bourdon Treble 46 2   Piccolo 58 8   Gemshorn 58   Mixture, 3 ranks 174 8   Gamba 58 8   Cornopean 58 8   Dulce d'Amour * 46 8   Oboe 58 8   Stopped Diapason 58     4   Violina 58     * lower octave grooved into Gamba                 Pedal Organ – 30 notes 16   Double Open Diapason 30         16   Bourdon 30                         Couplers     Swell to Great       Reversible, Swell to Great     Swell to Pedal       Super Octave, Great to Swell     Great to Pedal                           Mechanical Accessories     Bellows Signal       Balance Swell Pedal       Wind Indicator                           Pedal Movements     Piano on Great Organ           Forte on Great Organ           Great to Pedal, Reversing Pedal                   Pneumatic Compositions on Swell Organ 1.   Full Organ 2.   Full without Mixture or Cornopean 3.   Gemshorn, Gamba, Dulce, Stopped Diap., Violina, Piccolo 4.   Gemshorn, Gamba, Dulce, Stopped Diap. 5.   Gamba, Dulce, Stopped Diap. 6.   Dulce, Stopped Diapason 7.   Dulce d'Amour 8.   Dulce d'Amour, Oboe, Tremulant [orig. to be Forest Flute]   "The above compositions to be worked by piston knobs between manuals."             Sources:      The American Organist, November 1932. Specifications of Kimball Organ at Central Christian Church.      Cameron, Peter T. "A Chronology of the Organ Builders Working in New York City from the Mid-eighteenth Century to the Early Twentieth Century", an article in The Bicentennial Tracker. Richmond: Organ Historical Society, Inc., 1976.      Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.      Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.      Ogasapian, John. Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900. Braintree: The Organ Literature Foundation, 1977.      Park Avenue Christian Church website: http://www.parkavenuechristian.com/      Roosevelt Organ Company Opus List, compiled by Sand Lawn; courtesy David Scribner.      Scheer, Stanley. Factory Specifications of Casavant Frères Organ, Op. 1823, August 1, 1945.      Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 309 (1893). 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