Undated postcard of Episcopal Church of St. Edward the Martyr - New York City (Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives)
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Church of St. Edward the Martyr
(Episcopal)

14 East 109th Street
New York, N.Y. 10029


Organ Specifications:
► II/27 James Palsgrove (1990s)
• II/15 Hook & Hastings, Op. 1616 (1894)
• Unknown Builder – Sunday school


Organized in 1883, the Episcopal Church of St. Edward the Martyr is located in East Harlem near the northeast corner of Central Park. Architect George A. Bagge designed the Gothic church that was built in 1887. The church was financed by Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927), one of the founders of U.S. Steel, and for whom Gary, Indiana was named.
           
James Palsgrove
New York City (1990s)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 27 stops, 27 ranks


In the 1990s, the original Hook & Hastings organ was reconfigured and enlarged by James Palsgrove, organist of the church. Palsgrove reused several ranks of pipes from the Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 851 (1931) formerly in Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, Conn. The Great and Positive chests operate on direct-electric action, while the Swell is electro-pneumatic.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Principal * [in façade]
61
2
   Fifteenth *
61
4
   Octave *
61
     Mixture III ranks *
183

     

     
Positive Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Rohrflöte
61
1 3/5
   Terz
61
4
   Koppelflöte
61
1
   Sifflete [sic]
61
2 2/3
   Nasat
61
     Tremulant  
2
   Blockflöte
61
        

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Diapason *
61
2
   Fifteenth *
61
8
   Stopped Diapason + [wood]
61
     Mixture V ranks *
305
8
   Salicional +
61
16
   Bombarde *
61
8
   Voix Celeste + [TC]
49
8
   Trompette *
61
4
   Octave *
61
4
   Clarion *
61
4
   Flute * [wood & metal]
61

  Tremulant  

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Sub Bass * [wood]
32
4
   Choral Bass
GT
16
  
Bourdon
preparation
16
   Bombarde
SW
8
   Principal
GT
8
   Trompette
SW
8
   Gedeckt * [ext.]
12
        
               
Couplers
    Positive to Great       Swell to Pedal  
    Swell to Great       Great to Pedal  
    Swell to Positive       Positive to Pedal  
               
* ranks from Aeolian-Skinner, Op. 851 (1931) in Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, Conn.
+ ranks from original Hook & Hastings, Op. 1616 (1894)
           
Hook & Hastings
Boston, Mass. – Opus 1616 (1894)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 15 stops


An entry (Sept. 13, 1910) in a Ledger Book of J.H. & C.S. Odell, organ builders in New York City, shows that the firm provided a new Great Organ Open Diapason, except front display pipes ($300); Regulated and tuned organ ($125); installed a new Swell Oboe ($160); installed a new Swell Salicional T.C. ($175). Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
         
Organ in the Sunday school:

Unknown Builder
Mechanical action


An entry (Sept. 29, 1912) in a Ledger Book of J.H. & C.S. Odell, organ builders in New York City, shows that the firm overhauled, adjusted, regulated and tuned the Sunday school organ for a consideration of $110.00. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
           
Sources:
     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 Ledger Book (Sep. 13, 1910: p.260). Items regarding two organs in church and Sunday school. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Trupiano, Larry. Specifications for present organ.
     Van Pelt, William T., compiler. The Hook Opus List, 1829-1916 in Facsimile. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1991.

Illustration:
     Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives. Undated postcard of exterior. Courtesy Wayne Kempton.