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Danish Seamen's Church
(Lutheran)
102 Willow Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
http://www.dankirkeny.org/
The Danish Seamen's Church (Den danske Sømandskirke) of New York was founded in 1878 by the Danish minister Rasmus Andersen. In 1886 two brick residences on Ninth Street in Brooklyn were acquired and the society known as "Our Saviour's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brooklyn, New-York, and vicinity (Vor Frelsers kirke)" was established. It was the only Danish church in Brooklyn, complementing one by the same name on 128th Street in New York City.
In 1957 the Danish Seamen's Church moved to the present location at 102 Willow Street in the historic Brooklyn Heights district.
The Danish Seamen's Church is a Lutheran church within the National Church of Denmark. It is the only church in North and South America where church services are held in Danish every Sunday.
An important part of the Danish Seamen's Church's work is to care for Danish seafarers coming to New York. About 300 ships are visited each year. The church also aims at providing the Danish community with a home away from home. |
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Philibert Croteau
Brooklyn, N.Y. (c.1960s)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 stops, 6 ranks
The small unit organ in the Danish Seamen's Church was assembled from Aeolian pipework by Phil Croteau of Brooklyn. All pipes are unenclosed, and there are no couplers or pistons. Mr. Croteau was the area representative of the Casavant Frères firm of St. Hyacinthe, Canada, and had previously worked as an installer for Aeolian-Skinner of Boston. In 1997, John Klauder Pipe Organ Service replaced the Klann chest actions with Wicks Direct-Electric action. |
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Manual I – 61 notes
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Principal |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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2 |
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Gedeckt |
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Geigen Octave |
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Cymball II ranks |
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Rohr Flute |
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Manual II – 61 notes
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Geigen |
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4 |
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Principal |
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8 |
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Rohr Flute |
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2 2/3 |
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Rohr Flute |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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2 |
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Rohr Flute |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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Principal |
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4 |
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Rohr Flute |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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4 |
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Fifteenth |
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Geigen |
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2 |
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Cymbel II ranks |
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Stop Analysis |
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Pipes |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
8 |
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Geigen |
61 |
4 |
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Rohr Flute |
68 |
2 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Cymbal II ranks |
98 |
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Total 361 |
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Organ in Our Saviour Danish Lutheran Church:
M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5982 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 24 stops, 4 ranks
The first pipe organ for the "Danish Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, N.Y." was built in 1931 by M.P. Möller. All of the pipes were enclosed in one expression chamber, and the wind pressure throughout was 4 ". The organ was playble from a detached two-manual console. |
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Great Organ – 61 notes, enclosed
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Open Diapason |
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4 |
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Octave |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
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4 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Salicional |
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4 |
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Salicet |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
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2 |
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Flute |
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Swell Organ – 61 notes, enclosed
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Bourdon [TC] |
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4 |
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Salicet |
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Open Diapason |
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Dulciana |
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Stopped Diapason |
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2 2/3 |
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Flute |
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Salicional |
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Flute |
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Dulciana |
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Tremulant |
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Flute |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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Bourdon |
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Salicional |
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Diapason |
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Dulciana |
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Flute |
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Octave |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Stop Analysis |
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Pipes |
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Bourdon/Stopped Diapason |
97 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
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Total |
316 |
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Organ in Our Saviour Danish Lutheran Church:
Aeolian Company
New York City
Mechanical action
1 manual with roll player
The church possessed an "Orchestrelle" — a one-manual reed organ with roll player powered by two foot treadles — that was manufactured by the Aeolian Company. In 1927, a blower was installed on this instrument. No further information is available. |
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Sources:
"A Danish House of Prayer," The New York Times (Oct. 28, 1894).
Danish Seamen's Church web site: http://www.dankirkeny.org/
Fox, David H. A Guide to North American Organbuilders (Rev. ed.). Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
Kloda, Barry. Specifications of Philibert Croteau organ (c.1960s).
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (9/13/2012) concerning Aeolian Orchestrelle.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 5982 (1931).
Illustrations:
Danish Seamen's Church web site. Exterior of present church.
The New York Times (Oct. 28, 1894). Drawing of Danish Church, Brooklyn. |
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