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Hilborne L. Roosevelt (Opus 1, 1873)

Location:

Holy Communion Episcopal Church
47 West 20th Street at Sixth Avenue
New York City: Manhattan, NY 10016 US
Organ ID: 59137

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Pneumatic
  • 28 ranks. 2 manuals. 25 stops. 30 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 25
  • Registers: 30
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Zenas Michael Savage on August 28, 2021:

David H. Fox's book cites Church of the Holy Communion, Chronicle (1901), 84 which notes this was a gift of Hilborne Roosevelt's mother.

We received the most recent update for this note from Zenas Michael Savage on August 28, 2021.
Database Manager on May 07, 2017:

In 1891, Frank Roosevelt rebuilt his brother's Opus 1 organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
<i>The Bicentennial Tracker</i> by Homer D. Blanchard. Richmond: Organ Historical Society, Inc., 1976: 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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