Henry Crabb
1850
St. Ann's Episcopal Church
Washington at Sands Street
New York City: Brooklyn, NY, US
Instrument ID: 50187 ● Builder ID: 1420 ● Location ID: 44077
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2 Manuals 24 StopsStop Layout: Unknown
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Charles Eberline on November 18th, 2021:
The organ is listed as follows in *The American Musical Directory, 1861*: *St. Ann's* [Episcopal Church, Brooklyn], Washington c Sands st. . . . Size of organ—2 banks keys, 24 stops, 1½ octaves pedals. Built by H. Crabbe, [*sic*] in 1850. In the same source, the builder is listed as follows under the heading "Organ Builders" in New York State: *Flatbush*, Crabb Henry, sen., Clarkson st. "Built by Hall & Labagh, in 1840." in the note of August 15, 2012, appears to have been repeated erroneously from the information on Grace Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, the listing of which immediately precedes the listing of St. Ann's in *The American Musical Directory*. John Ogasapian, in *Organ Building in New York City, 1700–1900*, stated, "Brooklyn did not become a part of New York City until 1895. At least two builders of significance are known to have been active there. Of the work of Henry Crabb, after his departure from the shop of Firth & Hall, little is known. Among his organs was . . . a two-manual of twenty-four stops, built in 1850 for St. Ann's Church." Ogasapian cited no source; he may have relied on *The American Musical Directory*. Sources: *The American Musical Directory, 1861* (New York: Thomas Hutchinson, 1861), 156 (builder), 237 (organ). John Ogasapian, *Organ Building in New York City, 1700–1900* (Braintree, Mass.: Organ Literature Foundation, 1977), 184–85.
The organ is listed as follows in *The American Musical Directory, 1861*: *St. Ann's* [Episcopal Church, Brooklyn], Washington c Sands st. . . . Size of organ—2 banks keys, 24 stops, 1½ octaves pedals. Built by H. Crabbe, [*sic*] in 1850. In the same source, the builder is listed as follows under the heading "Organ Builders" in New York State: *Flatbush*, Crabb Henry, sen., Clarkson st. "Built by Hall & Labagh, in 1840." in the note of August 15, 2012, appears to have been repeated erroneously from the information on Grace Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, the listing of which immediately precedes the listing of St. Ann's in *The American Musical Directory*. John Ogasapian, in *Organ Building in New York City, 1700–1900*, stated, "Brooklyn did not become a part of New York City until 1895. At least two builders of significance are known to have been active there. Of the work of Henry Crabb, after his departure from the shop of Firth & Hall, little is known. Among his organs was . . . a two-manual of twenty-four stops, built in 1850 for St. Ann's Church." Ogasapian cited no source; he may have relied on *The American Musical Directory*. Sources: *The American Musical Directory, 1861* (New York: Thomas Hutchinson, 1861), 156 (builder), 237 (organ). John Ogasapian, *Organ Building in New York City, 1700–1900* (Braintree, Mass.: Organ Literature Foundation, 1977), 184–85.
Database Manager on August 17th, 2012:
Updated through online information from T. Daniel Hancock.
Database Manager on August 15th, 2012:
Identified through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -- The "American Musical Directory," Thomas Hutchinson, New York, 1861 reports "Size of organ--2 banks keys, 24 stops, 1-1/2 octaves pedals. Built by Hall & Labagh, in 1840."
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