Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 223-A, 1961
Originally Ernest M. Skinner Company (Opus 223, 1914)
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Episcopal
Potter Memorial Chapel / St. James Chapel
1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St.
New York City: Manhattan, NY, US
15 Ranks - 857 Pipes
Instrument ID: 22267 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 1875
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Jeff Scofield on March 5th, 2021:
From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: The organ in the Chapel of St. James was originally built by the Ernest M. Skinner Company of Boston, as Opus 223 in 1914. In 1961, the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company of Boston rebuilt the organ as Opus 223-A. The organ is located in a small gallery on the north wall and is used often for the many weddings, funerals and other services in the chapel. In December 2001, the unfinished north transept was destroyed by fire, causing tremendous smoke damage to the entire cathedral. All of the organs in the cathedral were silenced until they could be removed, cleaned and restored. The organ in St. James Chapel was rebuilt in 2010 by Douglass Hunt, curator of the cathedral organs, and includes a new console by Harris Organs, Inc., of Whittier, Calif.
From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: The organ in the Chapel of St. James was originally built by the Ernest M. Skinner Company of Boston, as Opus 223 in 1914. In 1961, the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company of Boston rebuilt the organ as Opus 223-A. The organ is located in a small gallery on the north wall and is used often for the many weddings, funerals and other services in the chapel. In December 2001, the unfinished north transept was destroyed by fire, causing tremendous smoke damage to the entire cathedral. All of the organs in the cathedral were silenced until they could be removed, cleaned and restored. The organ in St. James Chapel was rebuilt in 2010 by Douglass Hunt, curator of the cathedral organs, and includes a new console by Harris Organs, Inc., of Whittier, Calif.
Database Manager on July 8th, 2013:
Updated through information from Sam Cherubin -- Rebuilt 2011 by Douglass Hunt, following smoke damage by fire in 2001.
Database Manager on January 21st, 2011:
Updated through online information from Connor Annable.
Database Manager on December 21st, 2005:
Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Rebuild of E. M. Skinner Opus 223, reusing 2 extra ranks and 24 extra pipes.</i>
Webpage Links: St. James Chapel - Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Related Instrument Entries: Ernest M. Skinner Company (Opus 223, 1914) , Douglass Hunt (Opus 223-A, 2011)
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