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Holtkamp Organ Co. (Opus 1954, 1980)

Location:

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10027 US
James Chapel
Organ ID: 2493

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Seminaries
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 46 ranks. 2,667 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 32 stops. 32 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 32
  • Registers: 32
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Non-traditional style, as consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on October 29, 2010:

Updated through on-line information from steve lawson. -- The Swell Tremolo was a later addition.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Status Note: There 1995.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> September 1980
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Chancel and Organ Case: Photograph from <i>The American Organist</i> (September 1980); image courtesy of Jeff Scofield.

Chapel Exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1996-07-10

Chapel Interior and Organ Case: Photograph by Angelina Ngo. Taken on 2016-02-16

Chamber Interior: Photograph by Angelina Ngo. Taken on 2016-02-16

Chamade and Organ Case: Photograph by Angelina Ngo. Taken on 2016-02-16

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1996-07-10

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