Hellmuth Wolff & Associés
Opus 14, 1974

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church [1974]

351 E. 55th Street @ First Avenue
New York City: Manhattan, NY, US

37 Ranks - 1,840 Pipes
Instrument ID: 637 ● Builder ID: 6845 ● Location ID: 624
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Builder: Hellmuth Wolff & Associés
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (56 Notes)30 Note Pedal4 Divisions26 Stops27 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on September 27th, 2025:
This organ was substantially rebuilt by Peragallo in 2024 with new windchests, case, and console with electric action and an expanded stoplist. It is now for immediate sale via the Organ Clearing House.

Jeff Scofield on November 4th, 2020:
The 1886 church that was built at this location was demolished and replaced in 1969 by the new headquarters for the Archdioceses of New York, which incorporates the church within the building.

Database Manager on November 15th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Connor Annable.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1996

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Ped 8' Flute & 8' Trompette extended from GO. Antisecousses blocks the winkers under the windchests so that the Récit tremblant affects entire organ.

Related Instrument Entries: Peragallo Organ Co. (Opus 778, 2024)

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