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Estey Organ Co. (Opus 2932, 1931)

Location:

Jamaica High School, Queens
167-01 Gothic Drive
New York City: Queens (Jamaica), NY 11417 US
Organ ID: 30452

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: High Schools, Preparatory Schools, and Academies
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP ventil
  • 31 ranks. 3 manuals. 31 stops. 49 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP ventil chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 31
  • Registers: 49
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on September 18, 2017:

In the Great Depression year of 1931, the Estey Organ Company received a welcome and very large contract for seven identical organs to be installed in New York City high schools. The $168,000 contract made the average cost of each organ $24,000. Each organ was equipped with a three-manual console that included ivory keys and an automatic roll-player.

These organs were installed in Jamaica High School (Op. 2932), Far Rockaway High School (Op. 2933), and Richmond Hill High School (Op. 2938) in Queens; Theodore Roosevelt High School (Op. 2934), James Monroe High School (Op. 2935), and DeWitt Clinton High School (Op. 2936) in The Bronx; and the New York Training School for Teachers (Op. 2937), later the High School of Musical Art, in Manhattan.

The Estey organ in Jamaica High School was installed in chambers on both sides of the stage. Gold display pipes mask the openings of the chambers into the auditorium. Unfortunately, this organ is no longer playable, although pipes are still present in the Great/Choir chamber.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 26, 2007:

Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
from Factory Shop Order, courtesy John Carnahan: Open In New Tab Typed specification
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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