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Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
7420 Fourth Avenue at Bay Ridge Parkway
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, located in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, was established in 1906. |
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Russell & Company
Chester, Vt. – Opus 29 (1994)
Mechanical key action
Electric stop and coupler action
Solid state combination action
2 manuals, 23 stops, 23 ranks
The Russell & Company organ at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is housed in a freestanding case of red oak in traditional frame and panel style. Façade pipes are of the 8' Principal and 4' Octave stops of polished zinc, and planed and polished 28% tin alloy. Hand-carved pipeshades of bass wood adorn the façade of the case. The attached console is built into the organ case and features manual keyboards of cow bone and ebony, while the pedal keyboard is of maple wood with walnut sharp keys and conforms to measurements of the American Institute of Organbuilders. All key action is mechanical. Suspended action with automatic compensation for variation in temperature and humidity is employed for the key action. Drawknobs are of turned Gaboon ebony. A solid state, capture type, combination action is provided with thirty-two levels of memory. There are eight general pistons and three divisional pistons/toe studs for the combination action. Sforzando and Great to Pedal pistons and toe studs (reversible) are also provided. Windchests are of the slider and pallet type. The stop and coupler action are controlled by electric solenoids with solid state controls.
The organ was dedicated and blessed on May 29, 1994. Will Headlee, Professor of Organ and University Organist at Syracuse University, played the first recital later that same day. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 56 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon [TC] |
44 |
2 |
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Flachfloete |
56 |
8 |
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Principal |
56 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
56 |
8 |
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Rohrfloete (wood & metal) |
56 |
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Mixture IV ranks |
224 |
4 |
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Octave |
56 |
8 |
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Trompette |
56 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
56 |
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Swell to Great |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 56 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Gedeckt (wood & metal) |
56 |
2 |
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Octave |
56 |
8 |
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Spitzfloete [1-12 from Gedeckt] |
44 |
1 1/3 |
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Quint |
56 |
8 |
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Gemshorn Celeste [TC] |
44 |
8 |
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Dulzian (wood) |
56 |
4 |
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Principal |
56 |
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4 |
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Koppelfloete |
56 |
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Tremulant [to entire organ] |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Subbass (wood) |
30 |
16 |
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Fagott |
30 |
8 |
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Principal [1-12 from Great] |
18 |
8 |
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Trompette |
GT |
8 |
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Gedeckt [1-12 from Great] |
18 |
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Swell to Pedal |
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4 |
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Octave |
30 |
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Great to Pedal |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (toe) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) 5-6-7-8 (toe) |
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General Cancel |
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Accessories
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible (thumb & toe) |
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Sforzando Reversible (thumb & toe) |
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Schlicker Organ Company
Buffalo, N.Y. (1990)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 26 ranks
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Russell & Company web site: http://russellorgans.com
Webber, Diane. "An old sound is new again at G'Shepherd". The Bay Ridge Paper, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Illustrations:
Bridge and Tunnel Club web site: www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com. Exterior.
Russell & Company web site. Organ case and keydesk. |
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