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Church of St. John the Evangelist
(Roman Catholic)
250 21st Street and Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
The parish of St. John the Evangelist was founded in 1849, and the first church was erected on 21st Street near 5th Avenue in 1850. The present church was built on the same site in the 1920s, and was dedicated on December 2, 1928. |
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M. P. Möller,
Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 3535 (1923)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 15 registers, 8 stops, 8 ranks
In 1923, the M.P. Möller Company built and installed a two-manual organ in the new church. Möller provided oak casing with bronze decorations, and a two-manual, stop-key console. Wind pressure for the entire organ was set at 5 inches. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Octave (fr. 8') |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
4 |
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Flute (fr. 8') |
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8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
97 |
4 |
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Flute (fr. Bdn.) |
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8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo (fr. Bdn.) |
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8 |
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Vox Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason (fr. Bdn.) |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Soft Flute (fr. Bdn.) |
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell 4', 16' |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell Unison Separation |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great 4', 16' |
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Mechanicals
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Tremulant |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Great and Pedal Stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Swell and Pedal Stops |
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Pedal Movements
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Swell Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Great Expression Pedal |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, N.Y. (<1917)
Unknown action
2 manuals
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 3535 (1923).
Illustration:
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection: 1944 photo of church. |
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