Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2932 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 49 stops, 31 ranks
In the Great Depression year of 1931, the Estey Organ Company received a welcome and very large contract for seven identical organs to be installed in New York City high schools. The $168,000 contract made the average cost of each organ $24,000. Each organ was equipped with a three-manual console that included ivory keys and an automatic roll-player.
The Estey organ in Jamaica High School was installed in chambers on both sides of the stage. Gold display pipes mask the openings of the chambers into the auditorium. Unfortunately, this organ is no longer playable, although pipes are still present in the Great/Choir chamber. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir (6" pressure)
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8 |
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1st Open Diapason (Heavy) |
73 |
2 |
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Fifteenth * |
61 |
8 |
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2nd Open Diapason |
73 |
1 1/3 |
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Nineteenth * |
61 |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks [draws * stops] |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
CH |
16 |
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Tuba [10" pressure] |
97 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Tromba [ext.] |
— |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
4 |
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Clarion [ext.] |
— |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Octave |
73 |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth * |
61 |
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| Celesta [TC, from Harp] |
49 notes |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure)
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe [synthetic] |
— |
8 |
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Horn Diapason |
73 |
16 |
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Waldhorn |
85 |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
— |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestra |
73 |
4 |
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Clarion |
— |
8 |
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Viol Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana [sep. trem. & box] |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Traverse Flute |
73 |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Violino |
73 |
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Celesta |
GT |
2 |
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Flautino |
73 |
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Mixture III * |
61 |
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* 12th & 15th from Flautino; ind. Tierce |
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Choir Organ(Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure)
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16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
85 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen Principal |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
8 |
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English Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
— |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Unda Maris |
73 |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
GT |
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Celesta |
GT |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Acoustic Bass |
— |
8 |
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Major Flute [Op. Diap.] |
— |
16 |
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Open Diapason |
44 |
8 |
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Flute [Bourdon] |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Trombone |
GT |
16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
CH |
8 |
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Tromba |
GT |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' Unison Off |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 * |
affecting Swell & Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 * |
affecting Great & Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 * |
affecting Choir & Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 * |
affecting Pedal Organ & its couplers |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 * |
affecting Full Organ (duplicated by toe studs) |
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Reversibles
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Great to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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Choir to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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Swell to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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All Swells to Swell |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal with indicator |
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Balanced Great & Choir Pedal |
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Sforzando Pedal with indicator |
