The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-09-11

The Organ in ths Garden CITY Cathedral.

The Organ in the Garden City Cathedral
1t is claimed that the organ now being
placed ia tho Stewart Cathedral, nt Garden
City, Long Island, will be the most perfect,
the most expensive, and in many respects
the most wonderful musical instrument
eyer constructed II is the largest 10 the
world, the total number Of stops being
ll5, and the number Of pipes 7031. The
organ in the Royal Albert Hall 10 Lon
don (the largest heretofore bullt), has Ill
stops, the Cincinnati organ SO, and that in
tho Boston Music Hall "a. The Stewart
organ has four manual keyboards and one
pedal keyboard, and though it will be all
played from one key.box situated on one
side Of the choir, it viii bo distributed in
four parts Of the Cathedral The largest
part, now being set up, is in an octagonal
chamber built on one side Of the chancel
for the purpose. The next largest part
will be in room in the tower, at the op-
posite end Of the church, Immediately be-
low the chimes, and separated from the
sanctuary by q stained glass window, which
viii be opened and shut from ono OF the
pedal swells by means of electricity. A
third part viii be in the chapel under the
body Of the church, and can be played there
from its own keyboards for chapel services.
A fourth part viii be placed above the
ceiling in portion Of the building TO be
known as the Echo, aud will be played
from the solo keys The whole organ win
be governed from the ehancel key-box.
The following additional facts from the
New York Star win likewise be Of interest:
Several ingenious devices appear in the de-
tails Of this magnificent instrument. The
manuals are arranged to give the organist
every facility for controlling the instru-
ment without unnecessarily confusing him.
The draw-stops are at an angle Of thirty de-
grees, so that they are all within easy reach.
The knobs are Of solid ivory, with the
names engraved in large letters. To readi-
ly distinguish the groups of stops belonging
to the several manuals and their subdivi-
sions, different kinds Of wood are used for
the background through which each set Of
knobs passes. An ivory plate, with the
name Of the manual, is placed also In the
centre Of each group. Thepneumatic lever
is applied TO the great organ and It's coup
lers. A special kind Of wind-chests are
used, which provide each pipe with It's own
valve, These valves, being connected by
tubular action, are not deranged by atmos-
T pheric changes, and greatly assist the mu-
| steal effect, as the supply Of wind is always
/ equal and the touch light The draw stop
action is tubular, except in the more re.
q mote parts Of the instrument, in which
I cases il is electrical. The pedal action i
e also tubular and electrical The reeds and
}. mixtures Of the great organ in the chancel
) are placed in tho swell-box, making 1
t 1 very full crescendo effect.
n When the fact is added To this that Il &
s whole organ ID the tower is as il were in
re large swellbox, and that the echo and alsl
IS portion Of the organ in the chapel hav,
a swells, an idea may be formed Of the beau
O. tiful crescendo aud diminuendo effect
,e that can be produced. Tho bellows ar
10 operated by hydraulic engines, there beinl
Of three in the chancel. One Of these oper
i, ates che magnetic machine which generate
he the electricity, instead Of using battery
All Two engines are in the tower, one opera
nd ing the heavy pressure bellows which SUI
ne plies wind to the solo organ and the chin
at action. The chapel organ also has al
of engine. All Of these are controlled by III
he organist from the chancel. The remote
no portions Of the organ are connected to I'll
n chancel by cables of electric wire, over
D miles of it being used for this purpose
r The chimes can be played from the sol
(. manual, and also from separate keyboard
re which is in another part Of the Cathedral
ht Mr.. Hilborne L. Roosevelt, the manufac
turer, states that the cost Of the organ wi
pr be S50,000 The cost Of the chaacel cas-
of alone will be $4,000 additional and tn
'. instruments, with fittings and appurten
a ances, when complete, win represent al
). outlay Of between $4,000 and 500, ,000