Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
(Episcopal)

Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
New York, N.Y. 10026
http://www.stjohndivine.org

Synod House

See also the Great Organ, Portable Nave Organ, St. Ansgar Chapel, and St. James Chapel.
           

Ernest M. Skinner Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 204 (1913)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 32 stops, 22 ranks, 1,342 pipes


The organ in the Synod House was built by the Ernest M. Skinner Company of Boston, as Opus 204 in 1913. This organ has not been altered since its installation but is currently unplayable.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
  Bourdon [Pedal ext.]
17
8
  Erzahler
61
8
  Diapason
61
8
  Dulciana
61
8
  Gedackt
61
4
  Flute
SW
8
  Philomena [Pedal ext.]
29
8
  Cornopean
SW

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
73
4
  Octave
73
8
  Diapason
73
2
  Flautino
61
8
  Gedackt
73
8
  Cornopean
73
8
  Salicional
73
8
  Oboe
73
8
  Voix Celeste
73
8
  Vox Humana
73
8
  Aeoline
73
 
  Tremolo  
8
  Unda Maris [TC]
61
 
     

     

     
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Diapason
73
8
  Clarinet
73
8
  Concert Flute
73
 
  Tremolo  
4
  Flute
73
 
     

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Diapason
32
8
  Octave [ext.]
12
16
  First Bourdon
32
8
  Gedackt [ext.]
12
16
  Second Bourdon
SW
16
  Posaune
32

           
Sources:
     Aeolian-Skinner Archives: http://aeolian-skinner.110mb.com/
     Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine website: http://www.stjohndivine.org/
     Dolkart, Andrew S. and Matthew A. Postal. Guide to New York City Landmarks (Third Edition). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004.
     Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     Holden, Dorothy. The Life and Work of Ernest M. Skinner. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1987.
     Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
     "Stop, Open and Reed – a Periodical Presentation of Pipe Organ Progress". Boston: Skinner Organ Company, 1922-1927.
           

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