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Farrand & Votey Organ Co. (Opus 711, 1893)

Location:

Metropolitan Opera House
1411 Broadway at 39th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10018 US
Organ ID: 54513

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Auditoriums and Concert Halls
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on December 23, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 13 ranks. 724 pipes. 1 manuals. 11 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 1
  • Stops: 11
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • 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.
Paul R. Marchesano on December 23, 2020:

In 1893, the Farrand & Votey Company of Detroit rebuilt the 1882 Roosevelt organ as part of a major remodeling of the Metropolitan Opera House. The contract, dated December 13, 1893, stated that Farrand & Votey would have the organ "set up complete and ready for use . . . within four weeks from the receipt of order, the keybox (console) to be on castors and provided with one hundred feet of cable so that it may be used in the orchestra or on any portion of the stage."

Built at a total cost of $3,675, the organ included a 1½ H.P. motor, subcontracted to The C. & C. Electric Motor Company of New York City, and an organ balcony that was built by Henry Otterbein at a cost of $150. For an additional $550, the prepared-for Pedal Trombone unit would be installed, but there is no evidence that the stop was ever added.

The fate of this organ is unknown, although it seems probable that the organ was demolished with the building in 1967.

--Information from Steve LAwson via the NYC AGO Pipe Organ Project

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on December 23, 2020.
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We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on December 23, 2020.

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