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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
3775 18th Avenue at East 8th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218
Organ Specifications:
3775 18th Avenue at East 8th Street (since 1926)
► II/13 Wicks Organ Company, Op. 2427 (1941)
• Geo. Kilgen & Son, Op. 4793 (1931)
• unknown (1926) – previous Möller moved?
Coney Island Avenue near Avenue G (1917-1926)
• unknown
Coney Island Avenue near Avenue C (1913-1917)
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1913 to serve Lutherans in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn. From 1913 to 1917 the congregation worshipped Coney Island Avenue near Avenue C, moving in 1917 to Coney Island Avenue and Avenue G. In 1926, the present neo-Gothic church was built. The "Wicks Organ of the Month – January 1942" brochure features the organ in Trinity Church, and describes the building as follows:
The building carries out the spirit of the ecclesiastical buildings of Glastonbury and is constructed of imported Holland brick, with stone trim. The wooden ceiling is entirely exposed and supported by hammer-beam trusses of Gothic design. The chancel is beautifully appointed with its high altar, reredos, dossal curtains, and triptych doors, all carrying out the symbolism of the Trinity. The carved panels on the sides of the chancel bear the shields of Trinity, our Lord, and the Twelve Apostles. The beautifully carved baptismal font, pulpit and lectern all carry out the architectural design of the church.
The church facilities are also used by the New Jerusalem Seventh-day Adventist Church. |
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Wicks Organ Company
Highland, Ill. – Opus 2427 (1941)
Direct-Electric key action
2 manuals, 25 stops, 13 ranks |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
8 |
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Gemshorn * |
(61) |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
97 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard [ext.] |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino [ext.] |
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8 |
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Stopped Flute [ext.] |
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Dolce Cornet III ranks † |
(183) |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce [ext.] |
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4 |
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Voix Celeste [TC] |
61 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute * |
(61) |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Stopped Flute [ext.] |
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† later changed to Tierce |
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Echo Organ (Floating) – 61 notes, enclosed – console preparation
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8 |
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Echo Flute |
(61) |
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8 |
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Muted Viole |
(61) |
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Echo Pedal |
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Echo Flute [ext.] |
(12) |
16 |
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Echo Bourdon [ext.] |
(12) |
4 |
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Muted Viole [ext.] |
(12) |
8 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
(61) |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Resultant |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
GT |
16 |
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Open Diapason [ext. GT] |
12 |
8 |
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Bass Flute [ext. Bourdon] |
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16 |
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Contra Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Lieblichgedeckt |
SW |
4 |
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Super Octave [GT Octave] |
GT |
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* not installed |
Couplers
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell Unison Silent |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great to Great 16', 4' |
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Echo to Great |
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Great Unison Silent |
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Echo to Swell |
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Combination Pistons
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Five Pistons and Cancel affecting Great |
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Four Pistons and Cancel affecting Swell |
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Three Pistons and Cancel affecting Pedal |
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Four General Pistons duplicated by toe studs |
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General Cancel |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Expression Pedal for Great |
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Great to Pedal Reversible toe stud |
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Balanced Expression Pedal for Swell |
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Sforzando piston and toe stud |
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Balanced Expression Pedal for Echo |
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with Indicator |
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Crescendo Pedal with Indicator |
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Previous organ in present church:
Geo. Kilgen & Sons
St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 4793 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic key action
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 2000.
The New Jerusalem Seventh-day Adventist Church web site: http://67.87.170.32:8084/
"Wicks Organ of the Month – January, 1942" brochure, with specifications of Wicks Organ, Op. 2427 (1941). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Illustration:
The New Jerusalem Seventh-day Adventist Church web site. Exterior. |
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