The Bicentennial Organ

Listen to The Bicentennial Organ

The Bicentennial Organ was built by Taylor and Boody Organ Builders in 2013. Visitors can enjoy the organ in person at our Sunday 9 am and 11 am services, Bach at Noon, and the Weekend Organ Meditations. You can listen to the organ virtually at any time through the Grace Church in New York Organ Meditations YouTube Channel.

Organ Specifications

Great Manual Two, Upper South Case
85mm w.p. (3 1/4″)
16’ Double Open Diapason, façade
16’ Bourdon
8’ First Open Diapason
8′ Second Open Diapason
8’ Spire Flute
4’ Principal
4’ Spitz Flute
2 2/3’ Twelfth
2’ Fifteenth
1 3/5’ Seventeen
V Cornet (mounted)
V Mixture
IV Scharf
16’ Double Trumpet
8’ Trumpet
4’ Clarion

Swell Manual Three, Upper North Case, Enclosed
85mm w.p. (3 1/4″)
16’ Contra Gamba
8’ Façade Principal
8’ Violin Diapason
8’ Rohr Fluteswell case
8’ Salicional
8’ Voix Celeste, (G)
4’ Principal
4’ Open Flute
2 2/3’ Nazard
2’ Fifteenth
2’ Wald Flute
1 3/5’ Tierce
V Mixture
16’ Contra Bassoon
8’ Cornopean
8’ Oboe
4’ Clarion
Tremulant

Choir Manual One, Lower South Case
70mm w.p. (2 3/4″)
8’ Principal Dolce
8’ Stopped Diapason
8’ Flauto Dolce
8’ Unda Maris (c)
4’ Octave
4’ Rohr Flute
2’ Gemshorn
1 1/3′ Larigot
II Sesquialtera
II-IV Scharff
16’ Cor Anglais
8’ Cremona
Tremulant
8’ Tuba (Solo, enclosed)
8’ Harmonic Trumpet (Solo, enclosed)

Solo Manual Four, Roosevelt Chamber
Enclosed, 125mm w.p. (5″)
8’ Harmonic Flute
8’ Gamba
8’ Gamba Celeste (C)
8’ Viol d’Orchestre
8’ Viol Celeste (tc)
4’ Flauto Traverso
16’ Corno di Bassetto
8’ Orchestral Oboe
8’ Vox Humana
Tremulant
8’ Tuba (380mm, 15” w.p. )
8’ Harmonic Trumpet (380mm, 15” w.p. )
Solo 16′
Solo 4′

Choir Pedal, Lower North Case
75mm w.p. (3″)
16’ Bourdon
8’ Cello, façade
8’ Spitz Gedackt
4′ Clarabella
16’ Bassoon
8’ Schalmei

Main Pedal, Roosevelt Chamber
125mm w.p. (5″)
32’ Double Open Diapason, C to B in west gallery
32’ Contra Bourdon
16’ Open Diapason
16’ Subbass
16’ Violone
8’ Principal
8’ Spire Flute
4’ Fifteenth
V Mixture
32’ Contra Ophicleide
32’ Contra Fagott
16’ Trombone
16’ Fagott
8’ Trumpet
4’ Clarion
8’ Tuba (Solo)
8’ Harmonic Trumpet (Solo)

Couplers
Swell to Great 8’
Choir to Great 8’
Solo to Great 16’
Solo to Great 8’
Solo to Great 4’

Solo to Swell 16’
Solo to Swell 8’
Solo to Swell 4’

Swell to Choir 8’
Solo to Choir 16’
Solo to Choir 8’
Solo to Choir 4’

Great to Pedal 8’
Swell to Pedal 8’
Choir to Pedal 8’
Solo to Pedal 8’
Solo to Pedal 4’

Manual Pistons
Great div. 1-8
Swell div. 1-8
Choir div. 1-8
Solo div. 1-8
Pedal div. 1-8
General 1-16
Sequencer forward (4)
Sequencer back (2)
Swell to Great (rev.)
Choir to Great (rev.)
Solo to Great (rev.)
Solo to Swell (rev.)
Swell to Choir (rev.)
Solo to Choir (rev.)
Tutti I (rev. with indicator)
Tutti II (rev. with indicator)
Tutti III (rev. with indicator)
Tutti IV (rev. with indicator)
Set
Scope
General Cancel

Toe Studs
General 1-16
Pedal div. 1-8
Sequencer forward
Sequencer back
Memory level up
Memory level down
Great to Pedal (rev.)
Swell to Pedal (rev.)
Solo to Pedal (rev.)
Swell to Great (rev.)
Solo to Great (rev.)
32’ Double Open Diapason (rev.)
32’ Bourdon (rev.)
32’ Ophicleide (rev.)
32’ Fagotto (rev.)
16’ Trombone (rev.)
Tutti I (rev.)
Tutti II (rev.)
Tutti III (rev.)
Tutti IV (rev.)

  • Temperament Grace Church, a mild well- temperament by Christopher Bono, Aaron Reichert, and Thomas Rohlfs.
  • Tonal Design by Patrick Allen, George Taylor, John Boody, Christopher Bono, and Aaron Reichert.
  • Concept Design by John Boody, George Taylor and Robbie Lawson.
  • Carvings designed by George Taylor and Robbie Lawson, carved by Olivia Kiers.
  • Technical design by George Taylor, John Boody, Emerson Willard, Erik Boody, and Thomas Rohlfs.
  • Windchests by Thomas Karaffa and Erik Boody. Casework by Larry Damico and Kelley Blanton.
  • Casework by Larry Damico and Kelley Blanton
  • Voicing by George Taylor, John Boody, Christopher Bono, and Aaron Reichert.
  • Keyboards and playing action by Thomas Rohlfs, Emerson Willard, Chris Peterson, and Erik Boody.
  • Pipe racking and winding by Christopher Bono, Jenna Dennison, Autumn Coe, Erik Boody, and Robert Harris.
  • Pipe making by Robbie Lawson, Steven Jett, Bobbi Jean Regi, Kathryn Harrington, Nick Roble, John Boody, Titus Van Den Heuvel, and Larry Damico.
  • Wind system by Thomas Rohlfs, Chris Peterson, Larry Damico, and Kelley Blanton.
  • Office and administration by Cindi Johnson and Katina Lawson.

Statistics

  • Four manuals and pedal: Choir, Great, Swell, Solo. Compass: manuals 61 notes C-c4, pedal 32 notes C-g1
  • Two balanced expression pedals, for Swell and Solo
  • All stop action electric solenoid (slider) or solid state switching
  • Balanced manual key action with floating square rails and return springs on all keys
  • Six mechanical couplers; eleven electric couplers
  • Seventy-nine manual pistons
  • Forty-two toe pistons
  • One-hundred eight stop knobs
  • Electronic components supplied by Solid State Organ Systems,
  • Wiring and technical consultation by Richard Houghton
  • Swell box design and acoustical consultation by Dana Kirkegaard

Choir:

  • 12 stops including 4 preparations (Pr 4, 1 1/3, II, III-IV), 470-934 pipes
  • 70mm wind pressure
  • 8 Principal Dolce White Oak, in facade
  • 8′ Stopped Diapason , wood
  • Wooden reed boots and blocks
  • Mechanical action with key contacts for Solo couplers and duplexed Solo reeds

Great:

  • 16 stops, 1473 pipes
  • 85mm wind pressure
  • 16’ Double Open Diapason stopped basses (C-Ds) from Bourdon 16′ bass
  • 16’ Bourdon C-Ds, F-B refurbished from Hutchings-Votey Opus 1691
  • 16’ Double Open Diapason and 8’, First Open Diapason (C,Cs) in façade 80% tin
  • 8’ Second Open Diapason borrows C and Cs from 16’ Double Open cº and csº
  • Wooden reed boots and blocks
  • Mechanical action with key contacts on all manuals for Solo couplers and bass pipes on electric offset chests

Swell:

  • 17 stops, 1262 pipes
  • 85mm wind pressure
  • Metal reed boots and blocks
  • 16’ Gamba C-Ds stopped metal behind facade
  • 8’ Rohr Flute wood basses (C-F) from Hutchings-Votey Opus 1691
  • Electric swell shutter action arranged to open in three stages; shutters on front, back and side of expression box
  • 60mm thick expression box and shutters
  • 16’ Gamba basses (E-B) and 8’Facade Principal in façade 80% tin
  • Mechanical action with key contacts for Solo couplers and large offset bass pipes on electric chests

Solo

  • 11 stops, 736 pipes
  • 68 note windchest
  • 125mm wind pressure main (tracker) chest, 380mm (15”) for Tuba and Harmonic Trumpet on high-pressure electric action chest
  • 8’ Gamba, 8’ Gamba Celeste, 8’ Viol d’Orchestre, 8’ Viol Celeste, and 4’ Traverse Flute from Austin Opus 1031 built for Bethel Evangelical Church 2270 West Grand Boulevard Detroit, Michigan, circa 1923. The pastor of this congregation was theologian Reinhold Niebuhr who created the Social Justice Gospel.
  • Metal reed boots and blocks
  • 16’ Corno di Bassetto and 8’ Vox Humana from Austin 1031
  • 8’ Orchestral Oboe from E. M. Skinner
  • Mechanical action with key contacts for Solo couplers and high-pressure reeds
  • High-pressure reeds duplexed on Choir and Pedal
  • Electric swell shutter action arranged to open in stages; shutters on front and side of expression box
  • 70mm thick expression box with 60mm thick shutters

Choir Pedal

  • 6 stops including 1 preparation (Fl 4), 160-192 pipes
  • 80mm wind pressure
  • 16’ Bourdon refurbished from Austin 1031
  • 8’ Cello, White Oak in facade
  • Wooden reed boots and blocks
  • Mechanical action

Main Pedal

  • 15 stops, 555 pipes
  • 125mm wind pressure
  • Wooden reed boots and blocks
  • All 32’ stops are 12 note extensions of 16’ stops
  • 32’ Double Open Diapason bass (C-B) wood in gallery installed by E. M. Skinner in 1907
  • 16’ Open Diapason C-E new wood basses, F-B Moller (refurbished), c- g1 hammered pipe metal in façade facing the south transcept
  • 32’ Contra Bourdon C-E from 32′ Double Open Diapason, F-B new, c- g1 refurbished from Austin 1031
  • 32’/16’ Open Diapason, 32’/16’ Bourdon, 32’/16’ Trombone, 32’/16’ Fagott, 16’ Violone, 8’ Trumpet on electric action chests, remainder of stops on mechanical action chests
  • 8’ Principal basses (C-B) hammered pipe metal in aisle façade
  • Mechanical action with key contacts for Solo couplers and electric chests

Totals: 77 stops including 5 preparations, 4656-5152 pipes

  • 4 blowers (Two main slow-speed 3.5 and 4 hp, 1 hp high-pressure for Solo, 5 hp for 32’ Diapason)
  • 2 static reservoirs
  • 6 low-pressure regulators
  • 1 high-pressure regulator
  • 13 mechanical windchests, all solid wood construction
  • 9 electric windchests
  • 1400 feet of flex tubing
  • 2 miles of carbon fiber trackers