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Incarnation Lutheran Church
5313 Fourth Avenue at 54th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11220
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Incarnation was organized in 1901 in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn. The first pastor was the Rev. William Steinbicker. |
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Frazee Organ Company
Everett, Mass. (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 42 registers, 18 stops, 18 ranks
The Frazee Organ Company installed a three-manual organ in the new building which opened in 1928. The 2006 status of this organ is unknown. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes [enclosed?]
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16 |
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Bourdon |
SW |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
8 |
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Clarabella |
73 |
2 |
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Bourdon Fifteenth |
SW |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
97 |
4 |
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Dulcet |
CH |
16 |
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Contra Dulciana (TC) |
CH |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
CH |
8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
2 |
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Dulcinet |
CH |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. 16' Bdn) |
— |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
CH |
8 |
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Violin |
73 |
1 |
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Twenty-second |
CH |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
4 |
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Flute (fr. 16' Bdn) |
— |
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Tremulant |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contra Dulciana (TC) |
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4 |
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Dulcet (fr. 8') |
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8 |
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Harmonic Flute |
85 |
2 |
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Piccolo (fr. Harm. Fl.) |
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8 |
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Flute Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
97 |
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Tremulant
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8 |
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Unda Maris (TC) |
61 |
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| Cathedral Chimes |
25 chimes |
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4 |
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Flute (fr. Harm. Fl.) |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
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8 |
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Octave (fr. 16' Diap.) |
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16 |
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Diapason |
44 |
8 |
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First Flute (fr. 16' 1st Bdn.) |
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16 |
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First Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Second Flute |
SW |
16 |
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Second Bourdon |
SW |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
4 |
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Flute |
SW |
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Hillgreen, Lane & Company
Alliance, Ohio – Opus 182 (1908)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 9 stops, 9 ranks
The Agreement (July 18, 1908) between Hillgreen, Lane and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Incarnation shows that Hillgreen, Lane would build a two-manual organ for a consideration of $1,650 less an allowance for "Old Organ" which was valued at $50. Hillgreen, Lane indicated the organ would be complete and ready for use on or about October 15, 1908. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes [enclosed?]
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia (wood) |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Rohr Floete |
73 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe Gamba (labial) |
61 |
8 |
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Gedeckt (wood) |
73 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon (wood) |
30 |
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Couplers
("Operated by Tilting Tablets above the Manuals")
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Great to Great 16', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4', Unison Sep. |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Coupler Cancel |
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Mechanical Registers
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Swell Tremulant |
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Crescendo Dial |
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Wind Indicator |
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Piston Combinations
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| Great Organ |
Piano, Forte |
| Swell Organ |
Piano, Mezzo, Forte |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Full Organ, Crescendo & Diminuendo Pedal |
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All Organ Piano |
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Unknown Builder
Hillgreen, Lane & Company took possession of an "Old Organ" valued at $50 when their instrument was installed in 1908. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
The Diapason (Aug. 1, 1928). Stoplist of Frazee Organ (1928). Courtesy of Jeff Scofield.
Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 2000.
Hillgreen, Lane & Company Agreement (July 18, 1908) with specifications of Hillgreen, Lane & Co. organ, Op. 182. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Illustrations:
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. Exterior.
Gottscho, Samuel H. Photos (1930) of interior and chancel. Collection of the Museum of the City of New York. |
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