Click on images to enlarge Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Roman Catholic) Fifth Avenue at 51st Street New York, N.Y. 10022 http://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org Organ Specifications: Fifth Avenue at 51st Street (since 1879) ► V/142 Geo. Kilgen & Son (1928-30); rev. Paragallo (1993) ► IV/114 Geo. Kilgen & Son, Op. 5918 (1930) – Gallery and Echo ► III/23 Geo. Kilgen & Son, Op. 3920 (1928) – Chancel ► II/23 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 175 (1880) – Chancel ► IV/56 George Jardine & Son (1879) – Gallery 290 Mulberry Street (1809-1879) Present building (since 1868) – See Old St. Patrick's Cathedral ► III/46 Henry Erben & Co. (1866-68) First building (1809-burned 1866) • Henry Erben & Co. (1852) • Hall & Erben (1824)               Original Cathedral   The original St. Patrick's Cathedral, located at 260 Mulberry Street, was built between 1809-1815 on land used as the cemetery of St. Peter's Church. The cathedral's Irish Catholic parishioners were often at odds with local agitators. In 1836, a mob attempted to ransack the cathedral, but defenders cut holes in the wall for their muskets and posted sentries outside, successfully thwarting damage to the cathedral. Although the cathedral was then the largest religious structure in the city, Archbishop John J. Hughes envisioned a new and grander cathedral uptown, to serve as a "public architectural monument of the present and prospective greatness of this metropolis." In 1852, land was purchased far uptown on the relatively-uninhabited Fifth Avenue, and the cornerstone for a new cathedral was laid in 1858 by Archbishop Hughes. Meanwhile, a fire in 1866 caused great damage to the original cathedral, but it was rebuilt and rededicated in 1868. Construction on the new cathedral ground to a halt during the years of the Civil War (c.1860-65), but Archbishop John McCloskey (who in 1875 became the first American Cardinal) resumed work in 1865. Upon the consecration of the new cathedral in 1879, the old cathedral became a parish church and is known today as "Old St. Patrick's Cathedral".   The new cathedral's twin-towered Gothic design, by James Renwick Jr., and William Rodrigue, Archbishop Hughes' brother-in-law, was influenced by Cologne Cathedral, which was being completed after a hiatus of several centuries. Archbishop Michael Corrigan added the towers on the West Front in 1888 and began work on the east addition, including the Lady Chapel, as designed by Charles Mathews, in 1901. Cardinal Hayes completed an extensive renovation of the interior between 1927 and 1931 when the great organ was installed and the sanctuary was enlarged.           Geo. Kilgen & Son St. Louis, Mo. Grand Gallery Organ – Opus 5918 (1930); rev. Peragallo (1993) Chancel Organ – Opus 3920 (1928); rev. Peragallo (1993) Electro-pneumatic action Twin 5-manual drawknob consoles, 206 stops, 142 ranks   Gallery Organ Case   In 1993, after more than 60 years of daily use, a complete refurbishing of the Gallery and Chancel organs was begun. First, two identical five-manual drawknob consoles were constructed and installed in 1993 by Robert M. Turner Organs of Hacienda Heights, Calif. Next, wood craftsmen cleaned, repaired and oiled the hand-carved organ façade. Paragallo Pipe Organ Company of Paterson, N.J., was awarded the contract to clean and restore all of the pipework, as well as the chests and wind systems. The façade pipes were returned to their original finish, with a protective coating added to prevent oxidation. Finally, the Echo Organ, situated in the south triforium near the crossing, underwent tonal modifications, including the addition of a new principal chorus and a solo trumpet stop; it is now called the Nave Organ. Both organs can be played together or separately from either five-manual console.                 GRAND GALLERY ORGAN                 Gallery Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes (6" pressure; 8" reeds) 16   Diapason [unit] 85 2   Fifteenth 61 16   Violone 61 2   Claribel Flute — 8   First Diapason 61 1 3/5   Tierce 61 8   Second Diapason — 1 1/3   Larigot 61 8   Violoncello 61   Fourniture V ranks 305 8   Viola Sorda 61   Cymbale IV ranks 244 8   Gemshorn 61 16   Posaune 61 8   Flute Harmonique + 73 8   Trompette 61 8   Bourdon 61 8   Trumpet [unit] 73 5 1/3   Gross Quinte 61 4   Clarion [Tpt.] — 4   Principal 61   Chimes SO 4   Octave —   String Organ 4   Flute Octaviante [Fl.Harm.] + —   Great Sub 4   Clarabella [unit] 73   Great Unison Off   4   Erzähler —     Great Super   2 2/3   Quinte 61                     Gallery Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure; 8" reeds) 16   Salicional [unit] 97 2   Super Octave 61 16   Bourdon [unit] 97 1 1/3   Larigot 61 8   Diapason [unit] 73   Fourniture V ranks 305 8   Violin Diapason 73   Cymbale III ranks 183 8   Viola da Gamba 73 16   Contra Fagotto 73 8   Viole d'Orchestre 73 8   Trompette 73 8   Viole Celeste 73 8   Corno di Bassetto 73 8   Flute Harmonique 73 8   Oboe 73 8   Clarinet Flute [Bdn.] — 8   Vox Humana 73 8   Salicional — 4   Clarion 73 8   Voix Celeste [TC] 49   Tremolo 4   Prestant 61     String Organ 4   Octave [Diap.] —   Swell Sub 4   Forest Flute [Bdn.] 73   Swell Unison Off 4   Dolce Flute 61   Swell Super 4   Salicet — 8   Trompette en Chamade SO             Gallery Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure; 8" reeds) 16   Contra Viola [unit] 85 4   Violetta — 16   Quintaton [unit] 85 2   Super Viola — 8   Diapason 73 2   Piccolo [Con. Fl.] — 8   Geigen Diapason 73   Mixture III ranks 183 8   Doppelflöte 61 8   Schalmei 61 8   Gamba 73 8   Orchestral Oboe 73 8   Viola — 8   Clarinet 73 8   Concert Flute [unit] 85   Tremolo 73 8   Flute Celeste [TC] 61   Harp + digital 8   Quintadena —     Celesta + digital 8   Cor de Nuit 73     String Organ 8   Cor de Nuit Celeste [TC] 61   Choir Sub 4   Fugara 73   Choir Unison Off 4   Flauto Traverso [Con. Fl.] —   Choir Super 4   Rohrflöte 61 8   Trompette en Chamade SO             Gallery Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (10" pressure; 20" reeds) 16   Contra Gamba [unit] 85 8   English Horn 73 8   Stentorphone 73 4   Tuba Clarion — 8   Solo Flute 73   Tremolo 8   Gross Gamba —   Chimes 25 tubes 8   Gamba Celeste [TC] 61   Harp CH 4   Octave 73   Celesta CH 4   Flute Ouverte [Solo Fl.] —   String Organ 1 3/5   Tierce 61   Solo Sub       Mixture III ranks 183   Solo Unison Off   16   Tuba Profunda [unit] 97   Solo Super   8   Trompette 73 8   Trompette en Chamade * 61 8   Tuba — 8   Triforium Trumpet NV 8   French Horn 73   * unenclosed, 33" pressure             Gallery String Organ (floating) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure) 16   Contra Salicional [unit] 97 8   Voix Celeste [TC] (flat) 61 8   Viola 73 4   Violina 73 8   Viola Celeste [TC] (sharp) 61 4   Salicet — 8   Viole d'Orchestre 73 2   Salicet — 8   Viole Celeste [TC] 61   Tremolo   8   Salicional —   Zimbelstern + 10 bells             Nave Organ (Manual V) – 61 notes, partially enclosed (5" pressure) – south triforium crossing 16   Bourdon [unit] ** 97 8   Trumpet 73 8   Diapason ** 73 8   Oboe Horn 73 8   Bourdon ** — 8   Vox Humana 73 8   Melodia 73 4   Clairon Harmonique ** + — 8   Gamba 73   Tremolo 8   Gamba Celeste [TC] 61   Chimes 25 tubes 4   Octave [unit] ** 73     Nave Sub   4   Stopped Flute ** —   Nave Unison Off 4   Violetta 73   Nave Super   2   Super Octave ** — 8   Triforium Trumpet ** + [18"] 61     Fourniture IV ranks ** 244 8   Trompette en Chamade SO 16   Bombarde [unit] ** + 85   ** unenclosed 8   Trompette Harmonique ** + —                   Nave Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Sub Bass 32 8   Trompette Harmonique NV 16   Bourdon [unit] 44 8   Triforium Trumpet NV 8   Flute [Bdn.] —   Chimes NV 16   Bombarde NV               + new stops added 1994-97 Gallery Pedal Organ – 32 notes (6" pressure) 64   Gravissima derived 8   Gamba SO        [derived from 32 Diapason] 8   Cello GT 32   Diapason [open wood, 4"] 44 8   Gedeckt SW      [1-12 in north triforium] 4   Super Octave [1st Diap.] — 32   Contra Violone + digital 4   Flute [Bdn.] — 32   Bourdon + digital   Mixture V ranks 160 16   Principal [32' Diap.] — 16   Tuba Profunda SO 16   First Diapason [unit] 56 16   Posaune GT 16   Second Diapason GT 16   Contra Fagotto SW 16   Violone GT 8   Posaune  GT 16   Bourdon [unit] 56   Jeux de Bombardes – north triforium 16   Contra Gamba SO 32   Contra Bombarde [unit, 18"] 68 16   Viola CH 16   Bombarde — 16   Salicional SW 8   Trompette — 16   Dolce Bass 32 4   Clairon — 16   Bourdon SW   String Organ 8   Octave [1st Diap.] —   Chimes SO 8   Flute [Bdn.] —               CHANCEL ORGAN             Chancel Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure; 8" reeds) 16   Diapason 73 2   Flautino CH 8   First Diapason [unenc.] 61   Mixture III ranks 183 8   Second Diapason [ext. 16] — 8   Trumpet [unit] 73 8   Bourdon 61 4   Clarion — 8   Melodia 85   Chimes CH 8   Viola da Gamba CH   Great Sub 8   Dulciana CH   Great Unison Off   4   Octave —     Great Super   4   Flute CH                     Chancel Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure; 8" reeds) 16   Lieblich Gedeckt [unit] 97 2   Gedecktflöte — 8   Gedeckt — 8   Cornopean 73 8   Salicional 73 8   Oboe 73 8   Voix Celeste [TC] 61 8   Vox Humana 73 4   Harmonic Flute 61   Tremolo 4   Gedeckt —   Swell Sub 4   Salicet —   Swell Unison Off   2   Principal —     Swell Super               Chancel Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure; 8" reeds) 16   Bass Flute [TC] — 4   Dulcet GT 16   Dulciana [TC] — 2   Flautino GT 8   Diapason GT 8   Orchestral Oboe [synthetic] — 8   Viola da Gamba 73 8   Clarinet 73 8   Melodia GT   Tremolo 8   Dulciana 73   Chimes 25 tubes 4   Principal GT   Choir Sub 4   Gambette —   Choir Unison Off   4   Flute —   Choir Super               Chancel Pedal Organ – 32 notes (6" pressure; 8" reeds) 32   Resultant derived 8   Gamba CH 16   Diapason [ext. GT] 12 8   Gedeckt SW 16   Bourdon [unit] 44 16   Double Trumpet GT 16   Lieblich Gedeckt SW 8   Trumpet GT 8   Bass Flute — 4   Clarion GT                 MIDI Controls (drawknobs – duplexed in left and right jambs)     Great MIDI   Swell MIDI to Great     Swell MIDI   Great MIDI to Pedal     Solo MIDI   Swell MIDI to Pedal     Pedal MIDI   Solo MIDI to Pedal     Solo MIDI to Great   MIDI Tremolo                 Couplers and Console Controls (two rows of rocking tablets above top manual)     Gallery Great to Pedal 8', 4'   Gallery Great on Solo     Gallery Swell to Pedal 8', 4'   Great-Choir Transfer     Gallery Choir to Pedal 8', 4'   Chancel Great to Pedal 8', 4'     Solo to Pedal 8', 4'   Chancel Swell to Pedal 8', 4'     Nave to Pedal 8'   Chancel Choir to Pedal 8', 4'     Gallery Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'   Chancel Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'     Gallery Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'   Chancel Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'     Solo to Great 16', 8', 4'   Chancel Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'     Nave to Great 16', 8', 4'   Chancel on Nave     Gallery Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'         Solo to Choir 16', 8', 4'   Gallery Organ On     Nave to Choir 16', 8', 4'   Chancel Organ On     Gallery Choir to Swell 8'   Organs Separate     Solo to Swell 8'   Gallery Crescendo Off     Nave to Swell 8'   Chancel Crescendo Off     Nave to Solo 16', 8', 4'   All Swells to Swell                 Adjustable Combinations     Great Pistons 0, 1-8 affecting Gallery & Chancel Great stops (thumb) Swell Pistons 0, 1-8 affecting Gallery & Chancel Swell stops (thumb) Choir Pistons 0, 1-8 affecting Gallery & Chancel Choir stops (thumb) Solo Pistons 0, 1-8 affecting Solo stops (thumb) Nave Pistons 0, 1-8 affecting Nave stops (thumb) Pedal Pistons 1-6 affecting Gallery & Chancel Pedal stops (thumb & toe) General Pistons 1-18 affecting all stops and couplers (thumb & toe) Couplers Pistons 0, 1-4 affecting all couplers                 Reversibles     Great to Pedal (thumb & toe)   64' Gravissima (toe)     Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe)   32' Diapason (toe)     Choir to Pedal (thumb & toe)   32' Contra Viol (toe)     Solo to Pedal (thumb & toe)   32' Bourdon (toe)     String to Pedal (thumb)   32' Contre Bombarde (toe)     All Swells to Swell (thumb)   16' Bombarde (toe)     Mixtures Off (thumb)   Adjustable Reversible (toe)     Reeds Off (thumb)   Sforzando (thumb & toe)     All Strings On (thumb)   Zimbelstern (thumb & toe)     All Tremolos On (thumb)                     Sequencer Controls     PREV and NEXT pistons under Swell manual     NEXT piston under Great manual     NEXT toe stud to right of Crescendo Pedal                 Gallery Console (Turner, 1993)   Chancel Console (Turner, 1993)             Geo. Kilgen & Son St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 5918 (1930) – West Gallery and Echo Electro-pneumatic action 4 manual stopkey console, 157 stops, 114 ranks In 1926, Pietro Yon was appointed Organist/Director of Music, and plans were initiated to replace the Jardine organ. The St. Louis firm of Geo. Kilgen & Son was contracted to build two new instruments according to designs heavily influenced by Mr. Yon. The Kilgen company first installed the Chancel Organ in 1928. Its 1,480 pipes are encased in the north Ambulatory, diagonally across from the console. The Chancel Organ provides the music for services held in the Lady Chapel and complements the Gallery Organ in the playing of hymns. During the installation period and concurrent renovation of the cathedral in 1927-31, a concrete-reinforced extension to the original gallery was constructed to accommodate the new Gallery Organ. In 1930, the Grand Gallery Organ, with one of the nation's most glorious wood façades adorned with angels and Latin inscriptions, was completed. Tonal changes were made to the organs in the 1940s and 50s by Charles Courboin, the Belgian-born virtuoso who succeeded Pietro Yon. Courboin was organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral from 1943-1973, and had been organist for the John Wanamaker stores in Philadelphia and New York. In the 1970s, John Grady, cathedral organist from 1970-1990 and also organist of the Metropolitan Opera, instigated the revoicing of many reeds and the addition of the Trompette en Chamade.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Diapason [unit] 85 4   Diapason — 16   Bourdon [unit] 85 4   Principal 61 8   First Diapason 61 4   Clarabel Flute 61 8   Second Diapason — 4   Flute Harmonic 61 8   Horn Diapason 61 4   Violina Sorda — 8   Philomela 61 2 2/3   Nazard — 8   Clarabella 73 2   Flute Octaviante — 8   Gamba 61     Ripieno IV ranks 244 8   Doppel Flute 61 16   Posaune 61 8   Violoncello 61 8   Tromba [unit] 73 8   Gedeckt — 4   Tromba Clarion — 8   Viol d'Amour 61   Chimes SO           Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Salicional [unit] 97 4   Salicional — 16   Bourdon [unit] 97 4   Forest Flute 73 8   Diapason Phonon 73 4   Dolce Flute — 8   Open Diapason 73 2   Flautino 61 8   Small Diapason [unit] 85     Ripieno V ranks 305 8   Stopped Flute 73   Dolce Cornet III ranks 183 8   Flute Harmonic 73 16   Fagotto 73 8   Viol d'Gamba 73 8   Cornopean 73 8   Viol d'Orchestre 73 8   Corno di Bassetto 73 8   Viol Celeste 73 8   Oboe [unit] 85 8   Salicional — 4   Oboe Clarion — 8   Voix Celeste 73 16   Vox Humana [unit] 85 8   Clarinet Flute — 8   Vox Humana — 4   Prestant — 4   Vox Humana — 4   Violina 73   String Organ             Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Quintaton [unit] 85 4   Flauto Traverso — 16   Contra Viole [unit] 97 4   Flûte à Chiminée 73 8   English Diapason 73 4   Salicet 73 8   Violin Diapason 73 4   Violetta — 8   Tibia Minor 73   Tertian II ranks 122 8   Concert Flute [unit] 85 2   Super Viola 61 8   Flute Celeste [TC] 61 2   Piccolo — 8   Viola Horn 73 8   French Horn 73 8   Quintadena — 8   Clarinet 73 8   Cor de Nuit 73 8   Orchestral Oboe 73 8   Cor de Nuit Celeste 73   Harp Celesta 61 bars 8   Viole? —   String Organ ST             Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Contra Gamba [unit] 85 4   Fugara 73 8   Stentorphone 73 16   Tuba Profunda [unit] 97 8   Flauto Major 73 8   Tuba Sonora 73 8   Gross Gamba — 8   Tuba Harmonic — 8   Gamba Celeste [TC] 61 8   English Horn [Orchestral] 73 8   Clarabella 73 8   Solo Trumpet [Brass] 73 8   Concerto Viola II ranks 134 4   Tuba Clarion — 4   Octave 73   Chimes 25 tubes 4   Flute Ouverte 73   String Organ ST             String Organ (floating) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Contra Salicional [unit] 97 8   Violina Sarda 73 8   Viol d'Orchestre 73 8   Sordo Celeste [TC] 61 8   Viol Celeste, sharp [TC] 61 4   Violina 73 8   Salicional — 4   Salicet — 8   Voix Celeste, flat [TC] 61   Grand Celeste             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 64   Gravissima derived 8   Diapason — 32   Diapason [unit] 44 8   Violone — 32   Resultant Bourdon derived 8   Bass Flute — 16   Principal — 8   'Cello — 16   Diaphone 32 4   Octave — 16   First Diapason [unit] 56 4   Flute — 16   Second Diapason [from 32'] —   Ripieno Great GT 16   Violone [unit] 44   Ripieno Swell SW 16   First Bourdon [unit] 56 32   Bombarde [unit] 56 16   Second Bourdon SW 16   Bombarde — 16   Contra Gamba SO 16   Tuba Profunda SO 16   Salicional SW 16   Posaune GT 16   Viola CH 16   Fagotta SW 16   Dolce Bass 32 8   Bombarde — 10 2/3   Quint —     String Organ ST             Echo Organ (floating) – 61 notes (in South Gallery chamber) 16   Bourdon [unit] 97 4   Flute d'Amour — 8   Open Diapason 73 4   Flauto Amabile 73 8   Violin Diapason 73 2 2/3   Flute Nazard — 8   Tibia Major 73 2   Flautino — 8   Melodia 73   Echo Ripieno V ranks 305 8   Echo Gamba 73 8   Trumpet 73 8   Gemshorn 73 8   Oboe Horn 73 8   Gemshorn Celeste [TC] 61 8   Keraulophon 73 8   Echo Flute — 8   Vox Humana 73 8   Vox Angelica 73   Chimes 25 tubes 8   Vox Aetheria [TC] 61   Tremolo 4   Violina 73                 Echo Pedal Organ– 32 notes 16   Sub Bass [unit] 44 8   'Cello [Echo Gamba] — 16   Bourdon [ext. Tibia Major] 12 8   Dolce Flute [man. Bourdon] EC 16   Still Gedeckt —   Ripieno V ranks EC 8   Bass Flute [Tibia] — 16   Posaune [ext. Trumpet] 12             Geo. Kilgen & Son St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 3920 (1928) – Chancel Electro-pneumatic action 3 manual stopkey console, 46 stops, 23 ranks             Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir except as noted 16   Diapason 73 4   Octave — 8   First Open Diapason * 61 4   Flute — 8   Second Open Diapason — 2   Flute Octaviante — 8   Philomela * 61 8   Tuba [unit] 73 8   Viol de Gamba CH 4   Tuba Clarion — 8   Melodia CH   Ripieno V ranks 305 8   Dulciana 73   * not under expression             Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon [unit] 97 4   Flute d'Amour — 8   Open Diapason 73 4   Violina — 8   Stopped Diapason — 2   Flautina — 8   Salicional 73 8   Cornopean 73 8   Voix Celeste [TC] 61 8   Oboe 73 8   Aeoline 73 8   Vox Humana 73             Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Great 16   Bass Flute [TC] — 4   Flute — 16   Contra Dulciana [TC] GT 4   Fugara — 8   Open Diapason GT 4   Dulcet GT 8   Violoncello 73 2   Piccolo — 8   Melodia [unit] 85 8   Orchestral Oboe [synthetic] — 8   Quintadena 73 8   Clarinet 73 8   Dulce GT   Chimes 25 tubes             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 32   Resultant derived 8   Bass Flute — 16   Open Diapason [ext. GT] 12 8   Dulce Flute — 16   Bourdon [unit] 44 8   Violoncello — 16   Lieblich Gedeckt SW   Ripieno —                 Ripieno Great Ripieno, 5 ranks to draw: Pedal Ripieno as specified in Great with: 8   Open Diapason   16   Open Diapason   8   Second Open Diapason   8   Violoncello   8   Melodia   8   Bass Flute   4   Octave         2   Flute Octaviante                     J.H. & C.S. Odell New York City – Opus 175 (1880) Mechanical action 2 manuals, 20 stops, 23 ranks In 1880, a Chancel organ was installed by J.H. & C.S. Odell. The following specification was recorded in an organ notebook by Lynnwood Farnam (1885-1930), noted concert organist of the early 20th century.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes 16   Bourdon 58 4   Principal 58 8   Open Diapason 58 2 2/3   Twelfth 58 8   Melodia 58 2   Fifteenth 58 8   Gamba 58     Mixture, 3 ranks 174 8   Dolce 58 8   Trumpet 58             Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed 8   Open Diapason 58 4   Flute Harmonique 58 8   Salicional 58 2   Piccolo 58 8   Stopped Diapason 58 8   Oboe 58 4   Fugara 58                     Pedal Organ– 30 notes 16   Open Diapason 30 8   Violoncello 30 16   Bourdon 30                       Couplers and Accessories     Great to Pedal       Tremulant       Swell to Pedal       Bellows Signal     Swell to Great       3 composition pedals to Great     Great to Pedal reversible [bet. manuals]   Balanced Swell pedal             St. Patrick's Organ Case, shown in Jardine & Son catalogue George Jardine & Son New York City (1879) Mechanical action 4 manuals, 51 stops, 56? ranks The first organ in the new St. Patrick's Cathedral was built in 1879 by Jardine & Son of New York City. A notice placed by the firm in the June 28, 1879 issue of the American Art Journal stated, "The organ was built in the new open style, displaying all the pipes, symmetrically grouped, highly decorated in the G othic style and richly gilded...There are four enormous pair of bellows, blown by French treadles, which require four men to handle them. Patent vacuum pallets overcome the tremendous wind pressure, rendering the touch pliable..." The uncased organ arranged the larger basses at the sides, with the smaller pipes and a sunburst display of flared-reed pipes in the center. Surprisingly, although sizes of both the organ and room warranted it, the organ lacked any 32' stops. In 1905, organ builder Robert Hope-Jones installed the first Diaphone stop in country on the Jardine organ. This addition proved to be temporary.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Double Open Diapason 61 3   Nazard 61 8   Grand Open Diapason 61 2   Doublette 61 8   Open Diapason 61 2   Fife 61 8   Stopped Diapason 61   Plein Jeu, 5 ranks 305 8   Gamba 61 16   English Horn 61 4   Prestant 61 8   Trumpet 61 4   Night Horn 61 4   Clarion 61             Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 61 2   Piccolo 61 16   Open Diapason 61   Cornet [3 ranks?] 183? 8   Dolce 61 8   Cornopean 61 8   Viola d'Amour 61 8   Hautboy and Bassoon 61 8   Stopped Diapason 61 8   Vox Humana 61 4   Principal 61     Tremulant   4   Pyramid Flute 61                     Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes 8   Pyramid Diapason 61 4   German Flute 61 8   Clarabella 61 4   Violin 61 8   Lieblich Gedackt 61 2   Flageolet 61 8   Dulciana 61 8   Cremona 61 8   Keraulophone 61                     Solo Organ/Clavier de Bombardes (Manual IV) – 61 notes 8   Pyramid Diapason 61 16   Bombarde 61 8   Flute à Pavillon 61 8   Horn 61 4   Flute Harmonic 61 8   Tuba Mirabilis 61 2   Fife 61 8   Posaune 61             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Open Diapason 32 8   Violoncello 32 16   Gamba 32 4   Flute 32 16   Bourdon 32 16   Trombone 32 10 2/3   Quint 32                                   Sources:      Archdiocese of New York website: www.ny-archdiocese.org/pastoral/cathedral_about.html          Biswanger, Ray. Music in the Marketplace: the Story of Philadelphia's Historic Wanamaker Organ. Bryn Mawr: The Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, Inc., 1999.      Cameron, Peter T., "A Chronology of the Organ Builders Working in New York City from the Mid-eighteenth Century to the Early Twentieth Century," The Bicentennial Tracker. Richmond: Organ Historical Society, Inc., 1976.      The Diapason, August 1, 1927. Specifications of Geo. Kilgen & Son organs: Chancel – Op. 3920 (1928) and Gallery – Op. 5918 (1930); courtesy Jeff Scofield.      Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.      Farnam, Lynnwood. "Organ Notebook," pp. 1422 (specification of 1880 J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 175). John de Lancie Library, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia; Sally Branca, archivist. Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.      Ogasapian, John. Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900. Specifications of Geo. Jardine & Son organ (1879). Braintree: The Organ Literature Foundation, 1977. Photos:      Baker, Mike ( www.bakerlite.co.uk/ ): exterior. Used with permission.      The Diapason, July 1930. Kilgen Gallery Organ console. Courtesy Jeff Scofield.      Garvey, David: Kilgen Gallery Organ case. Used with permission.      Geo. Jardine & Son catalog: Jardine organ case. Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.      Lawson, Steven E.: Turner consoles in gallery and chancel; Kilgen Gallery Organ case.             | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |