Click on image to enlarge St. Mark Episcopal Church 33-50 82nd Street Jackson Heights (Queens), N.Y. 11372 http://saintmarks.net St. Mark's Church was established in 1923 and is located in Jackson Heights, a bedroom community in the borough of Queens. The core of the neighborhood, included St. Mark's Church, was originally built as a planned community of garden apartments and single family homes on tree-lined streets. In 1993, the area known as the Jackson Heights Historic District was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.             Casavant Frères, Limitée St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Opus 3018 (1969) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 24 stops, 31 ranks The present organ in St. Mark's Church was built by Casavant Frères of Canada. Casavant employed electro-pneumatic action, and provided an all-electric detached console having tilting tablets above the upper keyboard. The console case, organist's bench and pedalboard are of oak, finished to match the surrounding woodwork, while mahogany was used for the console interior.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 56 notes 16   Quintaden 56 2   Flachflöte 56 8   Prinzipal 56 2 2/3   Sesquialtera II ranks 112 8   Rohrflöte 56 1 1/3   Mixtur IV ranks 224 4   Oktav 56 8   Trompete 56 4   Koppelflöte 56   Chimes [from previous organ]             Swell Organ (Manual II) – 56 notes, enclosed 8   Bordun 56 1 1/3   Quintflöte 56 8   Salizional 56 1/2   Scharf III ranks 168 8   Vox coelestis [TC] 44 8   Oboe 56 4   Spitzflöte 56   Tremulant 2   Prinzipal 56                     Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Subbass 32 4   Choralbass 32 16   Quintaden GT 2   Mixtur III ranks 96 8   Prinzipal 32 16   Posaune [L/2] 32 8   Gedacktpommer 32                     Couplers     Great to Pedal               Swell to Pedal               Swell to Great                           Combination Pistons (hold-set type)     No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Great Organ (thumb)     No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell Organ (thumb)     No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Pedal Organ (toe)     No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Full Organ (thumb and toe)     General Cancel                           Reversible Toe Pistons     Great to Pedal               Swell to Pedal               Full organ                           Balanced Pedals     Swell expression               Crescendo                           Indicator Lights     Crescendo               Full organ               Wind             Sources:      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.      St. Mark Episcopal Church web site: http://saintmarks.net      Scheer, Stanley. Casavant Frères, Limitée Factory Specification, Opus 3018, May 15, 1968. Photos:      Parish Profile, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Jackson Heights, Queens, N.Y.   | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organs List |