St. James Lutheran Church - Ozone Park (Queens), NY
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St. James Lutheran Church

104-35 105th Street at 107th Avenue
Ozone Park , N.Y. 11417


Organ Specifications:
• II/ Schlicker Organ Company, Op. 6528 (1970)
II/4 Estey Organ Company, Op. 3077 (1936)
• II/17s M.P. Möller, Op. 1525 (1913)


In 1998, St. James Lutheran Church merged into St. Matthew Lutheran Church, forming St. James-St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at 119-15 135th Avenue in South Ozone Park, Queens.
           

Schlicker Organ Company
Buffalo, N.Y. – Opus 6528 (1970)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals


In 1970, a new two-manual organ was installed by the Schlicker Organ Company. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.

            

Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 3077 (1936)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 26 stops, 4 ranks


The Factory Shop Order (dated Nov. 12, 1936) for Estey Organ, Op. 3077 shows that this was a unified organ with four ranks of pipes enclosed in one expression chamber. Estey provided a detached two-manual oak console with celluloid keys, and the organ was voiced on 4" wind pressure. Voicing instructions were, "Bourdon and Diapason Regular. Dulciana soft and a little smooth for contrast with the Salicional. Do not use spotted metal on Diapason." Estey noted that the organ "Must be installed and playable on January 10th, 1937."
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon [unit A]
97
4
  Flute d'Amour
A
8
  Diapason [unit B]
73
4
  Octave Diapason
B
8
  Dulciana [unit C]
73
4
  Dulcet
C
8
  Salicional [unit D]
73
4
  Salicet
D
8
  Gedeckt
A
2
  Piccolo
A
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed

16
  Bourdon
A
4
  Octave Diapason
B
8
  Diapason
B
4
  Dulcet
C
8
  Dulciana
C
4
  Salicet
D
8
  Salicional
D
2 2/3
  Twelfth
A
8
  Gedeckt
A
2
  Piccolo
A
4
  Flute d'Amour
A
  Tremolo
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes

16
  Bourdon
A
8
  Salicional
D
8
  Diapason
B
4
  Flute d'Amour
A
8
  Dulciana
C
   
               
Couplers

    none    
               
Combination Pistons

    none  
               
Pedal Movements

    Balanced Swell Pedal    
    Balanced Crescendo Pedal    

           

M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 1525 (1913)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 17 registers


The M.P. Möller Company Opus List shows an organ for "Lutheran Church in Ozone Park." This organ may have been installed in another Lutheran Church. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.

           
Sources:
     Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op. 3077 (1936).
     The Estey Pipe Organ web site: www.esteyorgan.com
     St. James-St. Matthew Lutheran Church web site: http://stjstm.web.officelive.com

Photos:
     Google.com street view: exterior
           

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