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Canarsie Community Reformed Church
1155 East 93rd Street at Conklin Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11236
The congregation known today as Canarsie Community Reformed Church can trace its roots back to 1876 when the Rev. John Conrad Dickhaut founded the Flatlands German Evangelical Church. Over time, the German language was discontinued and the group became known as Canarise Reformed Church. |
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Geo. Kilgen & Son
St. Louis, Mo. (opus & year unknown)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 24 stops, 4 ranks
The present organ in Canarsie Community Reformed Church was built by Geo. Kilgen & Son of St. Louis. The date and opus number of this organ have not yet been determined, and neither organ nor church appear on the Kilgen Opus List. It is possible that the organ was acquired second-hand from another church. The four-rank unit organ is contained in one expression chamber. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bass Flute [TC] |
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4 |
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Octave |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
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8 |
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Stopped Flute |
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4 |
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Violina |
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8 |
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Gamba |
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4 |
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Dulcet |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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4 |
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Salicet |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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2 |
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Flautino |
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8 |
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Quintadena (Syn) * |
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8 |
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Orch. Oboe (Syn) ** |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Dolce |
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Chimes |
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4 |
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Flute |
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* Fl. 8' + 2-2/3' |
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** Gam. 8' + Fl. 2-2/3' |
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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8 |
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Flauto Dolce |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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8 |
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Dolce |
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8 |
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Cello |
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4 |
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Octave Flute |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 |
| Great & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Stop Analysis |
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Pipes |
16 |
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Bourdon |
97 |
8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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Total |
316 |
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Henry Erben
New York City
Mechanical action
1 manual
A 1915 entry in the Reuben Midmer & Sons books notes that this church had a one-manual organ built by Henry Erben. The number of stops was not given. Specifications of 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.
Kloda, Barry. Specification of Geo. Kilgen & Son organ.
Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (July 13, 2012) regarding 1915 entry in Reuben Midmer & Son Ledger Book about one-manual Henry Erben organ.
Illustration:
Forgotten New York web site: www.forgotten-ny.com. Exterior |
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