St. Mary Episcopal Church 347 Davis Avenue Staten Island, N.Y. 10310 http://www.stmarysi.com Organ Specifications: ► II/23 Casavant Frères, Op. 2939 (1966) ► II/8 Estey Organ Company, Op. 3114 (1940) • Hall & Labagh (1854) St. Mary's Church in Castleton (West New Brighton) was founded on October 1, 1848.             Casavant Frères, Limitée St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Opus 2939 (1966) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 17 stops, 24 ranks Following are the original specifications of the Casavant organ installed at St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Since its installation, several additions have been made to the organ, including a Trompette en chamade and several digital ranks.                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes 8   Prinzipal 61 4   Oktave 61 8   Rohrflöte 61 2   Flachflöte 61 8   Erzähler 61 1 1/3   Mixtur IV ranks 244                 Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Gedackt 61 1/2   Zimbel III ranks 183 8   Salizional 61 8   Trompete 61 4   Spitzflöte 61   Tremulant   2   Prinzipal 61                       Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Subbass 32 2   Mixtur III ranks 96 8   Spitzprinzipal 32 16   Posaune [L/2] 32 4   Choralbass 32                       Couplers     Great to Pedal     Swell to Great 8', 4'     Swell to Pedal 8', 4'     Swell to Swell 16', 4'                 Combination Pistons     Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Great and Pedal     Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Swell     Pistons No. 1-2-3 General (toe studs only)     General Cancel                   Pedal Movements     Great to Pedal Reversible     Balanced Swell Pedal     Full Organ Reversible     Balanced Crescendo Pedal                 Indicator Lights     Crescendo       Wind       Full Organ                       Previous organ: Estey Organ Company Brattleboro, Vt. – Op. 3114 (1940) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 20 stops, 8 ranks The Estey Organ installed in St. Mary's Church had a detached two-manual console of oak with celluloid keys. All of the organ was enclosed in one swell box. The Shop Order states that the organ was on 4" wind pressure, and "Great Diapason to be smooth and round. Trumpet must be voiced like that in organ #3105 Bennington."                 Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Diapason * 85 4   Octave [fr. Diapason] — 8   Melodia * 73 4   Gemshorn [fr. 8'] — 8   Gemshorn * 85 2 2/3   Gemshorn Twelfth [fr. 8'] —                 Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon * [unit] 97 4   Flute d'Amour — 8   Diapason * 73 2 2/3   Nazard — 8   Gedeckt — 2   Flautina — 8   Salicional * 85 8   Trumpet * 73 8   Voix Celeste 61     Tremolo   4   Salicet —     * "old pipes"                   Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Diapason [ext. GT Diap.] 12 8   Gedeckt SW 16   Bourdon SW 8   Diapason GT                 Couplers     Great to Pedal 8', 4'     Great to Great 16', 4', Unison Off     Swell to Pedal 8', 4'     Swell to Swell 16', 4', Unison Off     Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'                       Combinations     Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Great & Pedal Stops and Couplers     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell & Pedal Stops and Couplers     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-0 affecting All Stops & Couplers                 Pedal Movements     Balanced Swell Pedal     Great to Pedal Reversible     Balanced Crescendo Pedal     Sforzando Reversible             Previous organ: Hall & Labagh New York City (1854) Mechanical action Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.   Sources:     Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op. 3114 (1940).     Estey Pipe Organs website: www.esteyorgan.com     Scheer, Stanley. Casavant Frères, Limitée Factory Specification, Op. 2939, Dec. 21, 1965.     Stettner, Jim. Hall & Labagh Catalog (1885). Photos:     Library of Congress Digital Collection: www.loc.gov   | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |