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New York City, USA (New York) - Episcopal Church of Saint Matthew and Saint Timothy
Municipal: New York City
Address: 26 West 84th Street, 10024, New York City
Website: https://smstchurch.org/

Description nr.: 2063346.

Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1925) - opus 554
Destroyed by fire (1965)


Ernest M. Skinner built a new organ for Saint Matthew and Saint Timothy Church in downtown Manhattan in 1925. The three-manual organ was lost due to a fire on December 1st, 1965, destroyed the church building.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ4
- Choir Organ4
- Swell Organ12
- Pedal Organ5 (1)
Total number of stops25 (21)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Waldflöte 8', Octave 4', Flute 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Flute 4', Clarinet 8', Tremolo, Harp.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gedeckt 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Flute 4', Mixture 5 ranks, Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 16', Echo Lieblich 16' - from Swell, Still Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Fagotto 16' - from Swell.

Literature Fire in Manhattan Church : Bassett Hough is Organist. - In: The Diapason, 57th Year, No. 2, January 1966.
Links http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StMatthewStTimothy.html