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First Union Baptist Church
2064 Grand Concourse near Tremont Avenue
The Bronx, N.Y. 10457
The First Union Baptist Church has worshipped at this location since 1976, after purchasing the building of Tremont Temple Gates of Mercy, a Reform Jewish congregation.
Tremont Temple Gates of Mercy's synagogue was dedicated in 1910. For the first few years, the congregation held services in the basement until they could afford to construct the rest of the building. By 1920, the temple was completed, a magnificent neo-classic, columned building, with a daring, gigantic Star of David on the roof. Tremont Temple became an important center of Jewish life in the area. However, by the 1960s the neighborhood had changed and many of the families had moved to the suburbs. During the 1970s, membership had declined to the point where the officers felt they had to consolidate with a congregation in Westchester to remain viable. In 1976, Tremont Temple merged with and moved to the Scarsdale Synagogue. |
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J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co.
New York City – Opus 530 (1919)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 16 stops, 16 ranks
The Contract (Sept. 15, 1919) between J.H. & C.S. Odell
of New York City and Tremont Temple states that Odell would
build a two-manual organ at a cost of $4,800. This organ
no longer exists. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Rohr Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Celestis (TC) |
49 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Sub Bass |
30 |
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16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Great to Great 16', 4' |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Pedal to Pedal Octaves |
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Piston Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 operating on Great Organ |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 operating on Swell Organ |
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Pedal Movements
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Accessories
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Wind Indicator |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Sources:
Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El
website: http://www.sstt.org
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification (Sept.
15, 1919) of J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 530.
Illustration:
Schmauch, Dave. Exterior (2012). |
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