Click on images to enlarge St. George's Church (Episcopal) 209 East 16th Street at Stuyvesant Square New York, N.Y. 10003 http://stgeorgesnyc.dioceseny.org Organ Specifications: 209 East 16th Street at Stuyvesant Square (since 1846) ► IV/95 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 9127 (1958) ► IV/135 Austin Organ Company           Op. 1530 (1928) – Chancel           Op. 1549 (1928) – Gallery ► II/23 Geo. Jardine & Son (1884) – Chancel ► IV/64 Geo. Jardine & Son (1869) – Gallery • Henry Erben (1856) ► III/37 Thomas Hall (1822) – moved from old church 1867) Beekman Street (1749-1846) ► III/37 Thomas Hall (1822) • John Geib (ca.1800) See also the Chapel Organ. St. George's Episcopal Church is part of the parish of Calvary-St. George's, which has been active in New York since before the Revolutionary War. The church, on Manhattan's lower east side, was the location of Geo. Jardine's most famous organ of the late 19th century. One of America's first unencased instruments, the four-manual organ in the rear gallery featured flared reeds around a clock. The Jardine organ was replaced by an Austin, which in turn yielded to the Möller, designed by Ernest White.   M.P. Möller, Inc. Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 9127 (1958) Electro-pneumatic action 4 manuals, 86 stops, 95 ranks                 CHANCEL ORGAN                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Quintaton 61 2   Doublette 61 8   Principal 61 2 2/3   Sesquialtera II ranks 122 8   Bourdon 61     Fourniture IV ranks 244 4   Octave 61     Cornet II ranks 122 4   Rohrflöte 61     Scharf III ranks 183 2 2/3   Quint 61     Tremulant               Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Flute conique 61 2   Octavin 61 8   Flute à chiminée 61 1 3/5   Tierce 61 8   Viole de Gambe 61     Plein Jeu III ranks 183 8   Viole Céleste 61     Cymbale II ranks 122 8   Flauto Dolce 61 16   Fagot 61 8   Flauto Dolce Celeste 61 8   Trompette 61 4   Prestant 61 8   Musette 61 4   Flute ouverte 61 4   Hautbois 61 2 2/3   Nazard 61   Tremulant             Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Erzähler [ext.] 12   Scharf III ranks 183 8   Gedeckt 61   Zimbel II ranks 122 8   Viola 61 16   Rohrschalmei 61 8   Erzähler 61 8   Krummhorn 61 8   Erzähler Celeste 61 4   Oboe Schalmei 61 4   Principal 61   Tremulant   4   Koppelflöte 61   Chimes   2   Oktav 61   Harp               Positiv Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes 8   Quintflöte 61 1 3/5   Terz 61 4   Prinzipal 61 1 1/3   Quint 61 4   Rohrflöte 61 1   Prinzipal 61 2 2/3   Nasat 61   Acuta III ranks 183 2   Blockflöte 61   Tremulant             Chancel Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Violone 32 4   Nachthorn 32 16   Bourdon 32 2   Octavin 32 16   Quintaton GT 2   Nachthorn [ext.] 12 16   Flute conique SW     Mixture III ranks 96 16   Erzähler CH     Harmonics III ranks 96 8   Principal 32 16   Trumpet 32 8   Bourdon 32 16   Fagot SW 8   Flute conique SW 8   Trumpet [ext.] 12 8   Erzähler CH 4   Trumpet [ext.] 12 4   Octave 32                   GALLERY ORGAN             Gallery I Organ – 61 notes 8   Principal 61 2   Octavin 61 4   Octave 61   Mixture IV ranks 244 2 2/3   Quint 61                   Gallery II Organ – 61 notes   Harmonics IV ranks 244 8   Trompette harmonique 61 16   Bombarde 61 4   Clairon harmonique 61             Gallery Pedal Organ – 32 notes 32   Bourdon [ext.] 12 4   Octave [ext.] 12 16   Bourdon 32 32   Bombarde [ext.] 12 8   Principal 32 16   Bombarde 32 8   Bourdon [ext.] 12 8   Bombarde [ext.] 12                               Gallery Case, Austin Op. 1549 Austin Organ Company Hartford, Conn. Chancel Organ: Opus 1530 (1928) Gallery Organ: Opus 1549 (1928) Electro-pneumatic action 4 manuals, 157 stops, 135 ranks Two contracts were awarded in 1927 to the Austin Organ Company for a divided organ which would replace the two Jardine & Sons organs of 1869 and 1884. The Chancel Organ, opus 1530, cost $24,350 and was a memorial to Cornelia Garrison Chapin and Martha Anne Leavitt; and the Gallery Organ, opus 1549, cost $54,650 and was given by the Morgan family in memory of John Pierpont and Frances Tracy Morgan. Both organs were controlled by one four-manual console, located in the chancel. Austin's design for the Gallery case incorporated the famous radiating trumpets from the 1869 Jardine & Son organ which it replaced. Fernando Germani, organist at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, gave the inaugural recitals on December 19 and 26, 1928.                 CHANCEL ORGAN                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Violone * 61 8   Violoncello 61 8   Open Diapason 1 61 8   Octave 61 8   Open Diapason 2 61 8   Waldflöte 61 8   Melodia 61     Mixture III ranks 183 8   Gemshorn 61 8   Tuba Harmonic 61 8   Grossflöte 61     * unenclosed               Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 73 2 2/3   Super Quint Viole * 61 8   Open Diapason 73 2   Super Octave Viole * 61 8   Clarabella 73 1 3/5   Tierce Viole * 61 8   Gedeckt 73     Mixture V ranks [draws * stops] — 8   Salicional 73 16   Contra Fagotto 73 8   Viole d'Orchestre 73 8   Cornopean 73 8   Viole Celeste 73 8   Oboe 73 8   Aeoline 73 8   Corno d'Amore 73 8   Unda Maris 73 8   Vox Humana 73 5 1/3   Quint * 61 4   Clarion 73 4   Orchestral Flute 73   Tremolo   4   Violina * 61                   Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   English Diapason 73 8   Quintadena 73 8   Concert Flute 73 8   Flute d'Amour 73 8   Flute Celeste 73 8   Orchestral Oboe 73 8   Dulciana 73 8   Clarinet 73 8   Vox Angelica 73   Tremolo               Chancel Pedal Organ – 32 notes 32   Resultant Diapason [wood] — 8   Octave [ext.] 12 32   Resultant Violone [wood] — 8   Violoncello [ext.] 12 16   Open Diapason 32 8   Dolce Flute [ext.] 12 16   Violone 32  16   Tuba Profunda [ext. GT] 12 16   Bourdon 32  16   Contra Fagotto SW 16   Lieblich Gedeckt SW                   GALLERY ORGAN             Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Double Open Diapason 61 4   Harmonic Flute 61 16   Bourdon 61 2 2/3   Twelfth 61 8   Open Diapason 1 61 2   Fifteenth 61 8   Open Diapason 2 61     Mixture VI ranks * 61 8   Open Diapason 3 * 61 16   Double Trumpet 61 8   Doppelflöte 61 8   Tromba 61 8   Viola d'Gamba 61 4   Clarion 61 8   Gemshorn 61   String Organ 4   Octave 61   * enclosed             Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed  16   Melodia 73 4   Violina 73 8   Open Diapason 73 2   Flageolet 61 8   Stopped Flute 73   Mixture V ranks 305 8   Hohlflöte 73   Dolce Cornet III ranks 183 8   Viole d'Orchestre 73 16   Contra Posaune 73 8   Viole Celeste [TC] 61 8   Posaune 73 8   Vox Seraphique 73 8   French Trumpet 73 4   Octave 73 4   Clarion 61 4   Orchestral Flute 73   Tremolo             Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed  16   Contra Gamba 73 1 3/5   Tierce 61 8   Violin Diapason 73 1 1/7   Septieme 61 8   Concert Flute 73 8   Saxophone 73 8   Flute Celeste [TC] 61 8   Cor Anglais 73 8   Spitzflöte 73 8   Vox Humana 61 8   Viola 73   Tremolo 4   Chimney Flute 73 (8)   Harp [TC] 61 bars 2   Piccolo 61 (4)   Celesta [from Harp] — 2 2/3   Nazard 61 8   Tuba SO 2   Fifteenth 61             Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Stentorphone 73 8   Tuba Mirabilis 73 8   Philomela 73 8   Tuba 73 8   Gross Gamba 73 8   French Horn 73 8   Gamba Celeste 73 4   Clarion 61 4   Doppelflöte 73   Tremolo   16   Ophicleide 73               String Organ (floating) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   String No. 1 73 2 2/3   Nazard [rep. by 8' Dulciana] 61 8   String No. 2 73 2   Flautino 61 8   String No. 3 73 1 3/5   Tierce [rep. by 8' Unda Maris] 61 5 1/3   Quint [rep. by String No. 4] 73 8   Vox Humana 73 4   Quintadena 73   Tremolo 4   Salicet 73             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 32   Double Open Diapason 32 8   Octave [ext.] 12 32   Resultant Diapason — 8   Violoncello [ext.] 12 32   Resultant Violone — 8   Gedeckt [ext.] 5 32   Contra Bourdon 32 8   Flute SW 16   Open Diapason 1 32 4   Super Octave [ext.] 12 16   Open Diapason 2 [ext.] 12   Mixture III ranks 96 16   Open Diapason 3 GT 32   Contra Bombarde 32 16   Bourdon 32 16   Trombone [ext.] 12 16   Violone 32 16   Posaune SW 16   Gamba CH 16   Bombarde [ext.] 12 16   Melodia SW 8   Tromba [ext.] 12 10 2/3   Quint [ext.] 7 4   Clarion [ext.] 12                               1909 photo showing Jardine Chancel Organ Chancel Organ Geo. Jardine & Son New York City (1884) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 21 stops, 23 ranks In 1883, the church decided to move the choir from the gallery to the chancel. Jardine was contracted to build a chancel organ and to electrically connect it to the gallery organ. At the same time, Jardine made alterations to the gallery organ.                 Great Organ – 58 notes 16   Open Diapason 58 4   Principal 58 8   Open Diapason 58 4   Flute Harmonique 58 8   Doppel Flöte 58   Mixture, 2 ranks 116 8   Melodia 58 8   Trumpet 58 8   Bell Gamba 58                     Swell Organ – 58 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 58 4   Principal 58 8   Open Diapason 58 2   Flageolet 58 8   Dulciana 58   Cornet, 2 ranks 116 8   Stopped Diapason 58 8   Oboe 58 8   Salicional 58                     Pedal Organ – 30 notes 16   Open Diapason 30 16   Violone 30 16   Bourdon 30               Gallery Organ Geo. Jardine & Son New York City (1869) Mechanical action Changed to electro-pneumatic action (1886) 4 manuals, 52 stops, 64 ranks Following the fire of 1865, St. George's Church was rebuilt and opened in 1867. A contract for a new gallery organ was awarded to Geo. Jardine & Son, and the organ was completed in 1869. The organ cost about $12,000 with a $1,500 allowance for the old Hall organ. Leopold Eidlitz, architect of the church, also designed the unencased display of pipes, which were richly painted and stencilled. The casework was built by the Herter Brothers under a separate contract. At the centerpiece was a clock face from which radiated flared reed resonators. Other Jardine organs, notably Temple Emanu-El, also featured a similar pipe display, but St. George's organ is arguably the most famous example of this trend-setting decorative style. The organ was winded by water power: when the organist turned a valve at the console, water would travel by gravity from a 10,000 gallon tank in one of the towers, through the feeders, and into a similar-sized tank in the tower's basement. An engineer would then engage a steam engine as required to pump the water back up to the tank in the tower. Dr. J. H. Willcox of Boston publicly opened the organ on December 30, 1869. The gallery organ was electrically connected to the chancel organ when it was installed in 1886, and additional alterations were made in 1904, 1906, and 1910 by Cole and Woodberry of Boston.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes 16   Double Open Diapason 58 4   Geigen Principal 58 8   Grand Open Diapason 58 3   Twelfth 58 8   Open Diapason 58 2   Fifteenth 58 8   Gamba 58   Mixture, 3 ranks 174 8   Stopped Diapason 58   Sesquialtera, 4 ranks 232 6   Gross Quint 58 8   Trumpet 58 4   Grand Principal 58 4   Clarion 58                 Swell Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes, enclosed 16   Double Open Diapason 58 2   Piccolo 58 8   Open Diapason 58   Cornet, 3 ranks 174 8   Dolce 58   Cymbal, 4 ranks 232 8   Stopped Diapason 58 8   Cornopean 58 8   Clariana 58 8   Posaune 58 4   Echo Flute 58 8   Vox Humana 58 4   Principal 58                     Choir Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes, enclosed? 16   Bourdon 58 4   Vienna Flute 58 8   Dulciana 58 4   Violino 58 8   Viol di Gamba 58 2   Piccolo 58 8   Vox Celestis 58 8   Cremona 58 8   Lieblich Gedeckt 58 4   Campanella [bells]         Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 58 notes 8   Doppel Flöte 58 2   Gemshorn 58 8   Vox Angelica 58 8   Tuba 58 4   Flute Harmonic 58 8   French Horn 58 4   Quintaton 58                     Pedal Organ – 30 notes 32   Open Diapason 30 8   Violoncello 30 16   Open Diapason 30 8   Octave 30 16   Violino [sic] 30   Sesquialtera, 3 ranks 90 16   Contra Bass 30 16   Trombone 30 12   Grand Quint 30                         Organ in first St. George's Church at Stuyvesant Square: Henry Erben New York City (1856) Mechanical action An organ was built by Henry Erben in 1856 for the original St. George's Church at Stuyvesant Square. The church and organ were destroyed by fire in 1865. A stoplist of this organ has not yet been located.             Organ in first St. George's Church on Beekman Street: Thomas Hall New York City (1822) Mechanical action 3 manuals, 28 stops, 37 ranks Thomas Hall built this organ for St. George's Church on Beekman Street. The organ cost $3,000 and had a mahogany case 14 feet wide, 8 feet deep, and 24 feet high with gilded front pipes. This was a "G" organ with a Swell organ to "fiddle G". The Hall organ remained in its original location for use by it new occupants, the Church of the Holy Evangelists, when St. George's moved in 1848 to its building on Stuyvesant Square. The Church of the Holy Evangelists dissolved in 1860, and the Hall organ and church bell reverted to St. George's Church. Following the 1847 fire which destroyed St. George's and its 1856 Erben organ, St. George's rebuilt their church and moved the Hall organ to serve as a temporary organ until the new Jardine organ could be built.                 Great Organ 16   Double Open Diapason 2   Fifteenth 8