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Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church, originally First Presbyterian Church (Old School)
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First Presbyterian Church (Old School)
Clemson and Remsen Streets
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Organ Specifications:
Clemson and Remsen Streets (1850-1882)
• II/ Ferris & Stuart (1868)
► III/34 George Jardine & Son (1853)
Fulton and Pineapple Streets (1840-1850)
• II/18 E. & G.G. Hook, Op. 54 (1844) |
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Ferris & Stuart
New York City (1868)
Mechanical action
2 manuals
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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George Jardine & Son
New York City (1853)
Mechanical action
3 manuals, 29 stops, 34 ranks
The manual compasses were not given but are suggested, based on other Jardine organs of that era. |
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Great Organ (Manual II)
– 54 notes?
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16 |
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Double Diapason |
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3 |
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Twelfth |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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2 |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason [bass?] |
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Sesquialtera, 4 ranks |
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8 |
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Melodia [TC?] |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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4 |
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Principal |
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Swell Organ (Manual III)
– 54 notes?
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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2 |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Mixture, 3 ranks |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
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8 |
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Oboe |
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4 |
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Principal |
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4 |
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Clarion |
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Choir Organ (Manual I)
– 54 notes?
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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4 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Viola di Gamba |
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2 |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
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8 |
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Clarinet (Treble) |
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4 |
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Principal |
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8 |
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Bassoon (Bass) |
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Pedal Organ – 25 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
25 |
8 |
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Octave |
25 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
25 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Great |
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Great Octave |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Choir |
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Choir to Pedal |
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Choir to Great |
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Pedal Organ Octave |
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Choir to Great Sub-octave |
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E. & G. G. Hook
Boston, Mass. – Opus 54 (1844)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 18 stops
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Hopkins, Edward J. The Organ, Its History and Construction. London: Robert Cocks & Co., 1855. Specification of George Jardine & Son organ (1853).
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Hutchinson, Thomas. American Musical Directory. New York: Thomas Hutchinson, 1861.
Stiles, Henry Reed. History of the City of Brooklyn: Including the Old Town and Village of Brooklyn, the Town of Bushwick, and the Village and City of Williamsburgh. Brooklyn: pub. by subscription, 1863.
Illustration:
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. Brooklyn Eagle Postcard Series (190?) of Second Presbyterian Church. |
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