New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-24
ST. BARTHOLOMEW ELECTRIC ORGAN.
IT is NOW FINISHED AND rs ONE OF THE
LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY go FINE
TONE OF THE INsTRUMENT-iN-
TERESTING FEATURES


TERESTING FEATURES.
Work IN the organ in St Rar,hoomew's Church.
Madison-ave and r;y-fourth-st.. was finished n
short time ago and the instrument Is one OF the
Iarges, In the country With the exception OF the
great organ in the Auditorium. in Chicago II Is said
10 surpass in size any in the country ana Is rehaN-
abe in other ways One special feature OF Il Is 'hat
II is electric throughout. There are number OF ciec-
trio organs in this city. but most OF them Keep an
electrician busy as they have large magnets and
powerful currents but in this organ the tubular
nneunoa tic and electric action combined. that
on,y three volts are enough for the who,e instru-
ment and the expense of an electrician IN constant
attendance IS not necessary. There was fne organ
in the church before the present one was put H.
but II was In the gallery, and when the chance!
was enlarged abou, a year and half ago. and the
choir was moved from the rear OF the chnrch 10
the front, It was found necessary to put In another
organ in the chance!.
The Old choir organ paced In the south DIVISION
OF the chance,, and was greatly enlarged. ne"
500 organ takes its place In the ga"ery. ana the
rest Of the cd ns;rument-the great. swell ana peua'
organs-have been rebuilt and modernized The ne"
organs put in. besides the solo organ. are great
and medal organs in the south chancel division
and swell and pedal organs the opposite side OF
the altar Thus there are three divisions OF the
big machine and they are a.. Played from one Key
board Of four manuals. which Is A; the south sue
OF the chance. There is most bewLderinE array
OF stops. coupicrS. combination KNOBS, fnecnahcaI
accessories etc but when handed by one who I'M
derstands IL a surprising number or enects can De
produced. The 500 organ and part OF me SholI
organ. besides the swe!. organs. are Hc.One' III
swe..- boxes. and each OF the swell organs ana me
peda!s BY means Of a small locking pedal a.!
four may be couped and thus astonishing cresr,I
and de-crescenhO effects are made possloe Ih're
IL $50 crescendO pedal which coniros the eitte
chance part OF the organ, ana a.so serves h9 -
organ pedal With II almost al. the stops N 'nc
organ can brought out in SUCCESSION. ana II -
posslbe 10 pay an entire service WIN thls Pcla;;
alone II would be useless 10 attempt 10 cNV'dln "a
tho mechanical arrangements. There are t"ehN-
three counters three tremo,os nineteen ad)ustaD.e
Combination knobs and twenty peia. movements
making with the eighiy-seVen speaking -, st.pS. ~
total Of l52 In all there are 5.ND pipes mere ~
no 'ess than sixteen peda. stops. All stops ana
coup,ers OF the chance. divisions are Goh'fo."l pS
most perfection. There Is an unusual nuHlprr %
eight-fo6t stops and this Is due the hne Foundation
tone OF the instrument The dapas ms are "'p lA-Iy
broad and the reeds have remarkable en- -
ard brliancy with none of that "snar.iAs e1'c
which abounis IN 50 many organs biHat dc...l.y
and characteristics quality ~ tone mas heen srcu'eI
In all the stops. and "hLe the tone mass - t pl
Immense power X IL subdued and not harm N tns
least. The Cd pipes have been revo'oe'' am ''"'
exceedln gy wei with the No" ones
!; took abou, fifteen months - Put IN re 2?.s ~
and the success 81 the undertaking Is 'ars - cue 20
Richard Henry Warren. the organls "no superlr
10 a Tribune reporter the other day. Two things par
ilcu,arly impressed the writer: one WAS the une
orchestral Effects produced. and the Oth"r was Ire
thoroughly "church.y" tone Of the instrument ~.
The music from one end 81 the church TO the "ihtr
should a'so be mentioned In many respr,'s y
would be d!rcu.i u not impossible 10 MAJ the
organs equal IN IN" country