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Details of Trinity (Episcopal) Church, Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Building History
1777Destroyed in fire
1791Rebuilt after fire
1839Declared unsafe
1846Rebuilt

1741-1763

Organ History
1741Built by John Clemm
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
326--T

1764-1776

Organ History
1764Built by Snetzler
Status
Destroyed
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

1791-1838

Organ History
1791Built by H. Holland of London
1839Moved to German Reformed Church, Norfolk Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Status
Moved
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
31919-T

I. Choir (Tracker GG-f 58 notes)
1.Stopped Diapason
2.Dulciana
3.Principal
4.Flute
5.Night Horn
6.Cremona
II. Great (Tracker GG-f 58 notes)
7.Open Diapason
8.Open Diapason
9.Twelfth
10.Fifteenth
11.Sesquialtera
12.CornetV
13.Trumpet
III. Swell (Tracker G-f 35 notes)
14.Open Diapason
15.Stopped Diapason
16.Principal
17.Cornet
18.Hautboy
19.Trumpet

1839

Organ History
1839Built by Firth & Hall of New York
1839Moved to St. John’s Chapel, Varrick Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA by Firth & Hall of New York
Status
Destroyed
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
320--T

1846-1867

Organ History
1846Built by Henry Erben of New York
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
330309T

I. Choir (Tracker CCC-f3)
1.Stopped Diapason
2.Dulciana
3.Principal
4.Flute
5.Fifteenth
6.Clarionet and Bassoon
iSwell to Choir
iiSwell Octave to Choir
II. Great (Tracker CCC-f3)
7.Open Diapason I
8.Open Diapason II
9.Stopped Diapason
10.Flute
11.Principal I
12.Principal II
13.Twelfth
14.Fifteenth
15.SesquialteraIII
16.MixtureIII
17.Trumpet
18.Clarion
iiiSwell to Great
ivSwell Octave to Great
vChoir to Great
III. Swell (Tracker tenor C-f3)
19.Stopped Double Diapason
20.Open Diapason
21.Stopped Diapason
22.Dulciana
23.Principal
24.CornetV
25.Hautboy
26.Trumpet
27.Vox Humana
28.Dulciana
29.Serpent
Pedal (Tracker CCC-C)
30.Open Diapason
viOctave
viiSwell to Pedal
viiiGreat to Pedal
ixChoir to Pedal

1868-

Organ History
1868Enlarged by Henry Erben
1885Rebuilt by Roosevelt
Status
Rebuilt
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
437375T

I. Choir (Tracker CCC-f3)
1.Stopped Diapason
2.Dulciana
3.Principal
4.Flute
5.Fifteenth
6.Clarionet and Bassoon
iSwell to Choir
II. Great (Tracker CCC-f3)
7.Open Diapason I
8.Open Diapason II
9.Stopped Diapason
10.Principal I
11.Principal II
12.Flute4'
13.Twelfth
14.Fifteenth
15.SesquialteraIII
16.MixtureIII
17.Trumpet
18.Clarion
iiSwell to Great
iiiChoir to Great
III. Swell (Tracker C-f3)
19.Stopped Double Diapason
20.Open Diapason
21.Stopped Diapason
22.Dulciana
23.Principal
24.CornetV
25.Hautboy
26.Trumpet
27.Vox Humana
28.Dulciana
29.Serpent
IV. Solo (Tracker CC-f3)
30.Æolina16'
31.Horn Diapason
32.Gamba
33.Melodia
34.Harmonic Flute4'
35.Tuba Mirabilis
36.Cornopean
Pedal (Tracker CCC-C)
37.Open Diapason
ivGreat to Pedal
vChoir to Pedal

Chancel Organ

Organ History
1864Built by Hall & Labagh
Sources
A. H. Messiter - “A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York” - Edwin S. Gorham, 1897, New York

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
215154T

I. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
1.Open Diapason
2.Melodia
3.Gamba
4.Flute
5.Principal
6.Fifteenth
7.Trumpet
iSwell to Great
iiSwell Octave to Pedal
II. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
8.Bordun
9.Open Diapason
10.Dulciana
11.Principal
12.CornetIII [12-15-17]
13.Oboe
Pedal (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
14.Bordun
15.Violoncello
iiiGreat to Pedal
ivSwell to Pedal
Organ History
1923Skinner
Status
Destroyed
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
474-33-


List of Organists
1741-42John Clemm
1743-60John Rice
1761-63Thomas Harison
1764-65James Leadbetter
1765-76John Rice
1791-95John Rice
James Hewitt (1770-1827)
1795-1804William Müller
1804-20Charles Wilson
1820-39Peter Erben (1771-1861)
1845-58Edward Hodges (1796-1867)
1858Samuel P. Tuckerman (1819-1890)
1858-65Henry Stephen Cutler (1825-1902)
1865-66William Augustus Diller (1837-1880)
1866-97Arthur H. Messiter (1834-1916)
1897-Victor Baier (1861-1921)
1922-41Channing Lefèbvre (1895-1967)
G. B. Mead (1902-1996)
David Hurd (1950-)

List of Assistant Organists
1864-65William Augustus Diller (1837-1880)
1867-68E. M. Bowman (1848-1913)
1868-73John Paul Morgan (1841-1879)
1873-79Henry Carter (1837-)
1879-80Frederick Edwin Barnes (1858-1880)
1885-97Victor Baier (1861-1921)
1897-1901Hermann H. Wetzler (1870-1943)
1901-04R. J. Winterbottom (1855-1941)