Grace Church in New York City
New York, New York
Opus 65, under contract
more information
 
proposed organ model
 

 

Great Swell Choir
16' Double Open Diapason 16' Contra Gamba 8'  Principal 
8' Open Diapason 8'  Open Diapason I (façade) 8'  Lieblich Gedackt 
8'  Hohl Flöte (wood) 8' Open Diapason II  (8' Flute Douce)
(8' Bourdon) 8' Rohr Flute 8' Dulciana
4' Octave 8' Salicional  8' Céleste (cº)
4'  Wald Flöte (open metal) 8' Céleste (cº) 4'  Octave
2 2/3'  Octave Quint 4' Principal 4'  Rohr Flöte
2'  Super Octave 4'  Spitz Flute (4' Flute d'Amour)
Cornet (4' Salicet) 2' Super Octave
IV-VI  Mixture 2 2/3' Nazard (2'  Wald Flöte)
III Cymbal 2'  Fifteenth 1 3/5' Tierce
16'  Double Trumpet 1 3/5'  Tierce 1 1/3'  Quinte
8'  Trumpet IV-V Mixture (II Sesquialtera)
4' Clarion 16' Contra Oboe III Scharff
  8'  Trumpet 16' Dulcian
8' Oboe 8'  Clarinet
8' Vox Humana

 

Solo Chancel Pedal Pedal 
8' Doppel Flute (16' Lieblich Gedackt) 32' Double Open Diapason (wood)
8' Harmonic Flute 8' Violonbass 32' Bourdon (wood)
8' Voix Angelica (8' Suave Flute) 16' Open Diapason (wood; extension of 32')
8' Unda Maris 4' Claribella 16' Violonbass (wood)
4' Harmonic Flute 16' Fagott 16' Subbass (wood; extension of 32')
16' Corno di Basseto 8' Shalmey 8' Octave *
8' French Horn (8' Open Flute)
(8' Clarinet) 4' Octave *
8' Tuba V Mixture *
32' Contra Posaune (wood)
Solo to Solo 16' 16' Posaune (extension of 32'; metal)
Solo to Solo 4'  8' Trompet *
Solo Unison Off 4' Clarion *
*
stop may be in Great case


 
 
Great: On the cantoris, or south side, in upper case, 16' Double Open Diapason in Façade
Swell: Enclosed, in upper case on decani, or north side
Choir: On the cantoris, or south side in lower case
Solo: Unenclosed, in the Skinner organ chamber
Chancel Pedal: In lower case of decani, or north side
Pedal: Large stops located in Skinner Chamber
Action: Mechanical  key action; self adjusting
Console: Detached and reversed, organist faces the center of the church
Bone keys with Gabon Ebony sharps
Manuals-61 notes C to c''''
Pedal-32 notes C to g' straight keys, slightly concave
Electric solenoid stop action with solid state combination action, sequencer
Balanced expression pedals Swell and Choir
Tremulants: Great and Choir affected together, Swell tremulants separate forte and doux
 
Couplers:
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Solo to Great
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
 
Windchests: All divisions on pallet and slider wind chests of climate proof construction.
The largest pedal pipes and Great Double Diapason 16' basses may be on tracker actuated, pneumatic action.
Organ Cases: One case on each side of the chancel, standing in the arches.
The Great (south) case with 16' Double Diapason in façade, the Swell (north) case with the Swell Diapason I in façade.
Cases constructed of solid, quartered, wormy White Oak, fumed dark.
Cases designed by the Builder with architecture appropriate to Grace Church, richly decorated with hand carving.
Pipes: All pipes to be made in the Taylor and Boody workshop of traditional lead-tin alloys or seasoned wood.
For the large wood basses of the organ, vintage stops of exceptional tonal quality will be sought.
Wind System: All divisions on 19th century style parallel-rise reservoirs, wooden wind   conductors within the organ, two quiet- operating blowers in acoustical enclosures.
Tuning: Modern pitch a=440 Hertz
Temperament: Modified Equal temperament 
Phone 540.886.3583