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Grace Church in New York
New York, New York
Opus 65, 2013
 

 

Great Swell Choir
16' Double Open Diapason 16' Contra Gamba 8' Principal Dolce
16' Bourdon 8' Façade Principal 8' Stopped Diapason
8' First Open Diapason 8' Violin Diapason 8' Flauto Dolce
8' Second Open Diapason 8' Rohr Flute 8' Unda Maris (c)
8' Spire Flute 8' Salicional 4' (Octave)
4' Principal 8' Voix Celeste (G) 4' Rohr Flute
4' Spitz Flute 4' Principal 2' Gemshorn
2 2/3' Twelfth 4' Open Flute 1 1/3' (Larigot)
2' Fifteenth 2 2/3' Nazard II (Sesquialtera)
1 3/5' Seventeenth 2' Fifteenth III-IV (Scharf)
V Cornet (mounted) 2' Wald Flute 16' Cor Anglais 
V Mixture 1 3/5' Tierce 8' Cremona
IV Scharf V Mixture Tremulant
16' Double Trumpet 16' Contra Bassoon 8' Tuba (Solo)
8' Trumpet 8' Cornopean 8' Harmonic Trumpet (Solo)
4' Clarion 8' Oboe
4' Clarion
Tremulant
 
Solo Chancel Pedal Main Pedal
8' Harmonic Flute 16' Bourdon 32' Double Open Diapason (ext.)
8' Gamba 8' Cello (oak, façade) 32' Contra Bourdon (ext.)
8' Gamba Celeste(C) 8' Spitz Gedackt  16' Open Diapason
8' Viol d'Orchestre (4' Clarabella) 16' Violone
8' Viol Celeste (tc) 16' Bassoon 16' Subbass
4' Flauto Traverso 8' Schalmei 8' Principal
16' Corno di Bassetto 8' Spire Flute
8' Orchestral Oboe 4' Fifteenth
8' Vox Humana V Mixture
Tremulant 32' Contra Ophicleide (ext.)
8' Tuba (15" w.p.) 32' Contra Fagott (ext.)
8' Harmonic Trumpet (15" w.p.) 16' Trombone
16' Fagott 
8' Trumpet
4' Clarion
8' Tuba (Solo)
8' Harmonic Trumpet (Solo)
 
Couplers:
SW/GT, CH/GT, SO/GT 16' 8' 4', SO/SW 16' 8' 4', SW/GT, SO/CH 16' 8' 4', GT/PD, SW/PD, CH/PD, SO/PD 8' 4'
Great: On the south side, in upper case, 16' Double Open Diapason in façade
Swell: Enclosed, in upper case on north side, 8' Facade Principal and 16' Contra Gamba basses in facade 
Choir: In lower case on south side
Solo: Enclosed, in the Roosevelt organ chamber
Chancel Pedal: In lower case on north side
Main Pedal: Located in Roosevelt chamber
Action: Mechanical key action; self adjusting
Console: Detached and reversed
Bone keys with ebony sharps
Manual compass: C-c'''', 61 notes
Pedal compass: C-g', 32 notes
Electric solenoid stop action with solid state combination action and sequencer
Balanced expression pedals for Swell and Solo (electric)
Windchests: pallet and slider, with E.P. high pressure reeds and large bass pipes
Organ Cases: One case on each side of the chancel, standing in the arches.
Cases constructed of solid, quartered, wormy White Oak
Pipes: Constructed of lead-tin alloys or seasoned wood.
Wind System: All divisions on 19th century style parallel-rise reservoirs, wooden wind conductors within the organ
Five blowers in acoustical enclosures.
Stops: 76(81)
Pipes: 4664
Pitch : a' = 440 
Temperament: Taylor and Boody "Grace Church"
 
Links
A selection of recordings of the Choirs of Grace Church
The Inauguration of the Bicentennial Organ, April 26, 2013
The Exhibition of the Bicentennial Organ, September 21, 2013
Church Website
 
8 Hewitt Road, Staunton, Virginia, USA
Phone 540.886.3583
 
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