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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 328, 1957)

Location:

First Reformed Church of Bronxville
180 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 48137

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on March 26, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 69 ranks. 3,939 pipes. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 81 stops. 57 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Exposed pipes visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on October 24, 2019.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 81
  • Registers: 57
  • Position: Movable console.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • 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
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on October 24, 2019.
Database Manager on October 24, 2019:

Updated by Jerry Mead, who has heard or played the organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on October 25, 2019.
Database Manager on January 25, 2014:

The Schantz console was rebuilt by Larry Trupiano and relocated to the Congregational Church of Manhasset, New York, where it controls Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1369.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 01, 2012:

The organ had additions in 1965, 1984, and 2011, as well as a new Harris console in 2011 (information from a posting for the Music Director position).

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 06, 2011:

Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from <i>The American Organist</i> June 1958
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console and Pipe Display: Schantz Promotional Photograph; image courtesy of Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1957-03-21

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Displays: Schantz Promotional Photograph; image courtesy of Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1957-03-21

Antiphonal Facade: Photograph by Jerry Mead (2019).

Antiphonal: Photograph by Schantz Organ Co. , submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1957

Chancel, organ case and exposed pipework: Photograph by Schantz Organ Co. , submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1957

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