Congregation B'nai Sholaum - Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Eagle, 1915)
 
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Congregation B'nai Sholaum

401 Ninth Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215

Organ Specifications:
401 Ninth Street (1915-1965)
II/11 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 1780 (1914)
Ninth Street near Fifth Avenue (1875-1915)
• unknown, if any



Congregation B'nai Sholaum - Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Eagle, 1914)  
First synagogue
 
Congregation B'nai Sholaum was established in 1875 in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. For many years, the Conservative congregation worshiped in a building on Ninth Street near Fifth Avenue. In 1915, the members erected a new building a few blocks away – at 401 Ninth Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The congregation merged into the Park Slope Jewish Center in 1965, after which the synagogue building became an American Legion Post.
           
M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 1780 (1914)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 12 stops, 11 ranks


A handwritten entry in the M.P. Möller contract book, dated May 7, 1914, shows that this two-manual organ had a casing of birch wood and cost $2000. Möller agreed to have the organ complete and ready to use on or before August 1, 1914, or as soon after as possible. The organ was shipped on August 29th.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
  Open Diapason
61
8
  Doppel Floete
61
8
  Dulciana
61
4
  Principal
61
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Violin Diapason
73
8
  Aeoline
73
8
  Stopped Diapason
73
4
  Rohr Flute
73
8
  Salicional
73
8
  Oboe
61
               
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
  Bourdon
42
       
8
  Bass Flute [Bourdon]
       
               
Couplers
    Swell to Pedal       Great 4'  
    Great to Pedal       Swell 4'  
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'          
               
Mechanicals
    Tremulant          
    Wind Indicator          
    Crescendo Indicator          
               
Combinations
    Pistons No. 1-2 affecting Swell and Pedal Stops
    Pistons No. 1-2 affecting Great and Pedal Stops
               
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal       Great to Pedal Reversible
    Grand Crescendo Pedal          
           
Sources:
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 1780 (1914).

Illustrations:
     Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. Exterior (1905) and (1915).