St. John's Episcopal Hospital Chapel
480 Herkimer Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213
Organ Specifications:
480 Herkimer Street (since 1927):
► II/10 M.P. Möller, Op. 4971 (1927)
Albany and Atlantic Avenues (? - 1927):
• II/ George S. Hutchings Co. (1914) – reb. of Roosevelt
• I/5 Hilborne L. Roosevelt, Op. 101 (1882) |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 4971 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 32 registers, 20 stops, 10 ranks
In the contract dated March 9, 1927, the M.P. Möller Company agreed to provide a two-manual organ for the new chapel of St. John's Episcopal Hospital. A note states that the organ was "Not to be loud, but firm and solid." Möller provided front pipes in gold bronze and a detached two-manual stop-key console of plain oak. The entire organ was voiced on 5" of wind. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana [ext.] |
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8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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4 |
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Flute [ext.] |
— |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
97 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
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8 |
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Vox Celeste [TC] |
61 |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
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4 |
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Salicet [ext.] |
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2 2/3 |
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Flute Twelfth |
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8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
2 |
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Flautina |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Flute [ext.] |
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4', Unison |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Great to Great 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Great and Pedal Stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell and Pedal Stops |
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Pedal Movements
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Great Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Swell Expression Pedal |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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| Earlier organ at St. John's Episcopal Hospital:
George S. Hutchings Co.
Boston, Mass. (1914)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals
In 1914, the Hutchings Company was contracted to rebuild and enlarge the 1882 Roosevelt organ. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Earlier organ at St. John's Episcopal Hospital:
Hilborne L. Roosevelt
New York City – Opus 101 (1882)
Mechanical action
1 manual, 5 stops
The first known organ for the chapel at St. John's Episcopal Hospital was built by the Roosevelt Organ Works of New York City. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 4971 (1927).
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash. |
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