Click on images to enlarge Residence of Dr. Patrick Allen Grace Church New York City             Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Boston, Mass. – Opus 1128 (1947) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 8 stops, 8 ranks, 401 pipes This Aeolian-Skinner organ was originally installed in Room 424 of the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, where it was used as a practice instrument. Students and faculty referred to this organ as the "Trumpet Skinner" to distinguish it from the "Mixture Skinner" in Room 417; the two practice organs were identical except that Op. 1128 had a drawknob labeled "Trompette" (which was actually an 8' Hautbois) while Op. 1129 had a II-III rank Plein Jeu instead of the "Trompette" stop. Click here to see the original specifications of Op. 1129. When Op. 1128 became available, Dr. Allen arranged for the organbuilding firm of Lewis & Hitchcock to remove the organ and restore it in their Washington, D.C. shop. In 2006-07, the organ was reinstalled in Dr. Allen's duplex apartment at Grace Church, where he serves as Organist and Master of Choristers. The two-manual drawknob console is located below the stairway in the living room, and the pipes occupy a small bedroom on the floor above.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes 8   Bourdon 61   Super   4   Principal 61                   Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 8   Viole de Gambe 61     Sub   4   Gemshorn 61     Super   8   Trompette * 61     * actually an 8' Hautbois             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Bourdon 32         8   Spitz Principal 32         4   Flute 32                         Couplers     Swell to Pedal 8'       Swell to Great 16'       Great to Pedal 8'       Swell to Great 8'       Swell to Pedal 4'       Swell to Great 4'                   Combinations – preset at the factory     3 General pistons       SFZ reversible (with indicator light)     2 Swell pistons       General Cancel       2 Great pistons                           Pedal Movements     2 Pedal toe studs (preset)   Balanced Swell pedal       SFZ reversible toe spoon   Crescendo pedal (with ind. light)     Great to Pedal reversible toe spoon                                   Sources:      Aeolian-Skinner Archives website: http://aeolian-skinner.110mb.com/      Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997. Photos:      Steven E. Lawson             | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |