Farrand & Votey Organ Co.
Opus 711, 1893
Metropolitan Opera House
1411 Broadway at 39th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY, US
13 Ranks - 724 Pipes
Instrument ID: 54440 ● Builder ID: 1992 ● Location ID: 43385
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
1 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal11 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
In 1893, the Farrand & Votey Company of Detroit rebuilt the 1882 Roosevelt organ as part of a major remodeling of the Metropolitan Opera House. The contract, dated December 13, 1893, stated that Farrand & Votey would have the organ "set up complete and ready for use . . . within four weeks from the receipt of order, the keybox (console) to be on castors and provided with one hundred feet of cable so that it may be used in the orchestra or on any portion of the stage."
Built at a total cost of $3,675, the organ included a 1½ H.P. motor, subcontracted to The C. & C. Electric Motor Company of New York City, and an organ balcony that was built by Henry Otterbein at a cost of $150. For an additional $550, the prepared-for Pedal Trombone unit would be installed, but there is no evidence that the stop was ever added.
The fate of this organ is unknown, although it seems probable that the organ was demolished with the building in 1967.
--Information from Steve LAwson via the NYC AGO Pipe Organ Project
Related Instrument Entries: Hilborne L. Roosevelt (Opus 94, 1883) , Hilborne L. Roosevelt (Opus 94, 1882)
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