Organ Pipe
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Organ Specifications:
Present Building (since 1907)
II/15 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 146 (1875); moved (1907); alt.
Original Building (1835-1907)
II/15 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 146 (1875)
Henry Erben & Co. (1852)
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J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 146 (1875); moved and alt. 1907
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 12 stops, 15 ranks
The J.H. & C.S. Odell organ was built in 1875 for the original church, and was moved to the present church in 1907. The free-standing case, placed to one side of the gallery, has a recessed console with stop-knobs arranged vertically on flat panels. Its unusual specification is notable in that the six-stop Great includes an open 16' register and a mixture, but no mutations or super-octave.
At some point, the organ was altered: the Swell Oboe was replaced with a 4' open metal rank, and the Oboe took the place of the Great Trumpet (the pipes of which have disappeared). The mixture appears to have originally contained a tierce, but has been altered to 12-15-19-22.
Great (Manual I) – 58 notes 16Double Open Diapason 584Octave 588Open Diapason 58Mixture, 4 ranks [12-15-19-22] 2328Clarabella 588Trumpet [repl. by SW Oboe] 58
Swell (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed8Stopped Diapason * 588Oboe [repl. by 4' Principal] 588Keraulophon 58Tremulant 4Flauto Traverso 58* This rank, made of wood, has pipes with two mouths on adjacent sides.
Pedal – 25 notes16Open Diapason 2516Bourdon 25
CouplersSwell to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal
Organ in the previous church:Henry Erben & Co.
New York City (1852)
Mechanical action
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
Sources:
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Odell Company Opus List, compiled by Sand Lawn; courtesy David Scribner.
Ogasapian, John. Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900. Braintree: The Organ Literature Foundation, 1977. Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 146 (1875); moved and alt. 1907. Note about Stopped Diapason courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Photos:
Church of St. Paul website: http://www.stpaulchurchive.org
