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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
37 West 119th Street
New York, N.Y. 10026
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1914, and its first church was located at 148 West 62nd Street in the area known as San Juan Hill. In 1926, Emanuel A.M.E. Church followed the migration of African-Americans to Harlem, relocating to its present edifice on West 119th Street between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem. The present church building was designed by George G. Jones and built in 1887 for the First Reformed Presbyterian Church. The edifice has also been the home of Lenox Avenue Union Church–Disciples of Christ; and Congregation Mount Zion, which merged with Congregation Peni-El to form the Unity Synagogue. |
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Wicks Organ Company
Highland, Ill. – Opus 1385 (1935)
Direct-Electric ® action
2 manuals, 23 stops, 10 ranks |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Open Diapason [TC] |
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Great to Great 16' |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
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Great to Great 4' |
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8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
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Unison Off |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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Chimes |
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8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
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Swell to Great 16' |
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Octave [ext.] |
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Swell to Great 8' |
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Flute [ext.] |
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Swell to Great 4' |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
97 |
2 |
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Piccolo [ext.] |
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
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8 |
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Syn. Oboe |
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Salicional |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Vox Celeste [TC] |
49 |
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Swell to Swell 16' |
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4 |
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Violina [ext.] |
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Swell to Swell 4' |
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Flute d'Amour [ext.] |
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Unison Off |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard [ext.] |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Cello [Gamba] |
GT |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Bass Flute [ext.] |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Flauto Dolce |
SW |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 390 (1902)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 13 stops, 13 ranks
The first organ in this building was built in 1902 by M.P. Möller of Hagerstown, Md., for the Lenox Avenue Union Church. According to the Contract (Jan. 2, 1902), the organ cost $2,500 and was to be installed complete and ready for use on or before April 10, 1902. A note on the Contract shows that the organ was not shipped until April 22. Following is the specification given in the Contract: |
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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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Dopple Floete |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
49 |
4 |
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Flauto Traverso (wood) |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason Treble |
49 |
4 |
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Salicional |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason Bass |
12 |
8 |
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Oboe [TC] |
49 |
8 |
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Aeolina |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Mechanical Registers
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Swell to Great Coupler |
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Bellows Signal |
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Great to Pedal Coupler |
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Pedal Check |
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Swell to Pedal Coupler |
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Wind Indicator |
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Swell Tremolo |
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Pedal Movements
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Forte Combination – Great Organ |
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Forte Combination – Swell Organ |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Sources:
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Hickman, Cynthia. Harlem Churches at the End of the 20th Century. New York: Dunbar Press, 2001.
Trupiano, Larry. Contract (Jan 2, 1902) for M.P. Möller organ, Op. 390.
Trupiano, Larry. Specification of Wicks Organ, Op. 1385 (1935).
Illustration:
Lowry, Paul. Exterior. |
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