St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church - Brooklyn, NY
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St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church

105 Highland Place
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208
http://www.stpeters-brooklyn.org/


Organ Specifications:
105 Highland Place (since 1967)
• unknown electronic
94 Hale Avenue near Ridgewood Avenue (1902-1967)
► II/14 Eifert & Stoehr; reb. James R. Campbell (1937)
► II/13 Eifert & Stoehr (1907)


St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church (c.1922) - (East New York) Brooklyn, NY  
St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized with seven members in November, 1897. The first services were held in Mr. Henry Meyer's residence at 788 Norwood Avenue. In March 1898, the house at 115 Shepherd Avenue was rented and services were held there. The congregation decided to build its first church in July 1902, and a lot was purchased on Hale Avenue near Ridgewood Avenue. On October 19, 1902, the cornerstone was laid for a simple wooden church that had a steeple over the main entrance. This church served the congregation until 1967 when ground was broken for the present building on Highland Place, on the lot directly behind the original church. The modern church can accomodate about 200 people and incorporates stained glass from the old church. The old building was retained and is used for church activities and programs.
           
  Nameplate of Organbuilder James R. Campbell, Roosevelt, N.Y. (photo: James R. Stettner)
Eifert & Stoehr
Steinway (Queens), N.Y. (1907); reb. James R. Campbell (1937)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 stops, 14 ranks



In 1937, the Eifert & Stoehr organ was rebuilt and electrified by James R. Campbell of Roosevelt, N.Y. Campbell rebuilt or replaced the two-manual console that included preparations for a unit Gedeckt rank. The specification that follows was recorded in an organ notebook by Charles Scharpeger.

The organ was purchased by the Gommper family with the intent of installing it for their son. They ultimately relocated to Camano Island, Wash., and stored the organ under their house. In the mid-1990s, the organ was given to St. Aidan's Episcopal on Camano Island where the hope was to amalgamate the Eifert & Stohr pipework into a future enlarged instrument.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Open Diapason
61
16
   Lieblich Gedeckt
prep.
8
   Melodia
61
8
   Gedeckt
prep.
8
   Dulciana
61
4
   Flute d'Amour
prep.
4
   Principal
61
2 2/3
   Twelfth
prep.
   
Chimes
20 tubes
2
   Piccolo
prep.

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Violin Diapason
61
8
   Vox Humana
61
8
   Oboe Gamba
61
     Tremulant  
8
   Salicional
61
        
8
   Vox Celeste
61
16
   Bourdon
prep.
8
   Stop Diapason
61
8
   Gedeckt
prep.
4
   Harmonic Flute
61
4
   Flute d'Amour
prep.
2
   Flageolet
61
2 2/3
   Quint Flute
prep.

     

     
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
32
   Resultant
—
16
   Lieblich Gedeckt
prep.
16
   Bourdon
30
8
   Gedeckt
prep.
8
   Flute
30
        
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal 8'       Great to Great 4'
    Swell to Pedal 8', 4'       Swell to Swell 16', 4'
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'       Pedal Octaves
               
Adjustable Combinations
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell stops (thumb)
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Great stops (thumb)
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Full Organ (toe)
    Cancel  
               
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal   Great to Pedal Reversible
    Grand Crescendo Pedal   Sforzando Pedal
           
  St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church - Brooklyn, NY
Eifert & Stoehr
Steinway, Long Island (1907)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 13 stops, 13 ranks


The Eifert & Stoehr Company of Steinway, L.I. built a two-manual organ for St. Peter's Lutheran Church that was dedicated on September 22, 1907. The organ was freestanding in the front right corner of the church, as seen in the 1922 photo at the right. The following specification was recorded on a slip of paper in a Midmer & Sons Ledger Book, possibly as part of a proposal to add a blower in 1915.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Open Diapason
61
8
   Dulciana
61
8
   Melodia
61
4
   Principal
61

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Violin Diapason
61
4
   Harmonic Flute
61
8
   Salicional
61
2
   Flageolet
61
8
   Vox Celeste
61
8
   Oboe Gamba [labial]
61
8
   Stopped Diapason
61
     Tremolo  

     

     
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
   Bourdon
30
        
8
   Flute
30
        
               
Couplers
    Swell to Pedal       Swell to Great 8
    Great to Pedal       Swell to Great 4
           
Sources:
     Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 2000.
     Midmer & Sons Ledger Book. Specification of Eifert & Stoehr organ. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     St. Peter Lutheran Church web site: http://www.stpeters-brooklyn.org/
     Scharpeger, Charles. Specification of Eifert & Stoehr organ, as rebuilt by James R. Campbell (1937). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     Stettner, James. Electronic correspondence (Mar. 4, 2010) regarding Eifert & Stoehr organ, as rebuilt by James R. Campbell (1937);

Illustrations:
     St. Peter Lutheran Church web site. Exterior and interior of original church (c.1922).
     Stettner, James. James R. Campbell nameplate.