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59th Street Lutheran Brethren Church
749 59th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220
http://www.59thstreetlbc.org
The 59th Street Lutheran Brethren Church has roots going back to at least 1900 when the Norwegian Evangelical Free Church, an independent congregation, purchased the former Greenwood Baptist Church at Fourth Avenue and 15th Street. At the time, there was a large number of Norwegian immigrants in Brooklyn, many working in the shipping industries.
In 1929, the Norwegian congregation moved to the present location on 59th Street and was familiarly known as "The 59th Street Church." After most Norwegians had left the area, the church became affiliated with the Lutheran Brethren Church, and is now known as the 59th Street Lutheran Brethren Church. The demographics of the area have changed again and today many members are of Chinese origin. |
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M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 9104 (1957)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 20 stops, 14 ranks
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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Diapason |
73 |
2 |
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Super Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Flauto Dolce [unit] |
85 |
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Mixture IV ranks |
244 |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute |
— |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Rohrflöte [unit] |
97 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
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8 |
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Viole de Gambe |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino |
— |
8 |
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Viole Celeste [TC] |
61 |
8 |
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Trompette [unit] |
85 |
4 |
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Spitz Principal |
73 |
4 |
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Clairon |
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4 |
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Rohrflöte |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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Bourdon [unit] |
56 |
8 |
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Rohrflöte |
SW |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt [ext. SW] |
12 |
4 |
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Bourdon |
— |
8 |
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Bourdon |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Great & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
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General Cancel (thumb) |
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Accessories
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Expression Indicator |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Great to Pedal Reversible (thumb) |
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Sforzando Indicator |
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Sforzando Reversible (thumb & toe) |
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Orgelectra Indicator |
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M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5858 (1930)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 21 stops, 10 ranks |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Swell
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Open Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Traverso [ext.] |
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Melodia |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe |
SW |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
SW |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
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Octave [ext.] |
— |
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Three blank tablets |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
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Flautina [ext.] |
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Stopped Diapason |
85 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
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Dulciana |
GT |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
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Salicional |
GT |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour [ext.] |
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Three blank tablets |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth [ext.] |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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Bourdon |
32 |
8 |
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Flute |
SW |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt [ext. SW] |
12 |
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Two blank tablets |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Great 16', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell 16', 4', Unison Separation |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Tremulant |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Great and Pedal Stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell and Pedal Stops |
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Pedal Movements
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Organ in church located on Fourth Avenue at 15th Street:
Carl Magnus Oman
Brooklyn, N.Y. (c.1900)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 11 stops
Sometime after the Norwegian Evangelical Free Church acquired the former Greenwood Baptist Church on Fourth Avenue, an organ built by Carl Magnus Oman was installed. Oman (1853-1910) was a native of Sweden who emigrated to the US in 1891. He found employment with the Aeolian Company, and later became the New York representative of the Hillgreen, Lane firm of Alliance, Ohio. About 1899, he established an organbuilding firm in Brooklyn.
In 1922, Reuben Midmer & Sons of Brooklyn installed an electric blower for this organ. |
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Sources:
"Armenian Church to Open," The New York Times (Aug. 17, 1929).
59th Street Lutheran Brethren Church web site: http://www.59thstreetlbc.org
Kloda, Barry. Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 9104 (1957).
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (8/29/2012) with information about the Carl Magnus organ.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 5858 (1930).
Illustrations:
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection: Norwegian Free Evangelical Church exterior (1929). |
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