Roman Catholic Church of St. Francis of Paola - Brooklyn, NY (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
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Church of St. Francis of Paola
(Roman Catholic)

219 Conselyea Street at Woodpoint Road
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211


Organ Specifications:
Present building (since 1941)
• II/ Rodgers Instruments – digital with pipes (1989)
► II/7 M. P. Möller, Op. 5370 (1928) – moved (1928)
First building (c.1918-1941)
► II/7 M. P. Möller, Op. 5370 (1928)
• unknown (c.1918)


The parish of St. Francis of Paola was established in 1918 to serve Roman Catholics in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. About that time, the first church building was erected. The present building was opened in 1941.
           
Rodgers Instruments, LLC
Hillsboro, Ore. (1989)
Electronic tone generation with pipes
2 manuals


In 1989, a two-manual Rodgers Instruments electronic organ with pipes was installed. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
           
M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5370 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 12 stops, 7 ranks


The following specification was recorded by Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service firm in the area. Mohr noted that the organ had a 73-note chest, a detached console and electric action. Mohr's handwritten specification was dated May 5, 1955, indicating that the 1928 Möller organ had been moved from the original building to the present church.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Open Diapason
73
4
 
Octave
preparation
8
  Melodia
73
4
 
Flute d'Amour
preparation
8
 
Gamba
preparation
8
  
Tuba
preparation
8
   Salicional
SW
8
   Oboe
SW
8
   Dulciana
73
        
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  
Violin Diapason
preparation
8
   Dulciana
GT
8
 
Stopped Diapason
preparation
4
   Flute Traverso [Melodia]
GT
8
  Salicional
73
8
   Oboe
73
8
  Vox Celeste [TC]
61
8
  
Vox Humana
preparation

     

     
Pedal Organ – 27 notes
16
  Bourdon
32
8
 
Violoncello
preparation
16
  Lieblich Gedeckt *
—
        
               
Couplers
    Swell to Pedal     Great to Great 4', 16'
    Great to Pedal     Swell to Swell 4', 16'
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'     Swell Unison

     

     
Adjustable Combinations
    4 pistons affecting Great Organ stops
    4 pistons affecting Swell Organ stops
             
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal    
    Crescendo Pedal    
    Swell to Pedal Reversible    
           
Sources:
     Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 5370 (1928). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.

Illustration:
      Lawson, Steven E. Exterior.