Baptist Church of the Redeemer - Brooklyn, NY
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Baptist Church of the Redeemer

1921 Cortelyou Road at Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226


Organ Specifications:
1921 Cortelyou Road at Ocean Avenue (since c.1925)
► II/22 Estey Organ Company, Op. 2413 (1925)
780 Ocean Avenue at Cortelyou Road (c.1907-c.1925)
• II/ Estey Organ Company, Op. 478 (1907)



Baptist Church of the Redeemer - Brooklyn, NY (1908 postcard)  
1908 postcard  
           
Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2413 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 24 registers, 22 stops, 22 ranks


The Estey Organ Shop Order for their Op. 2413 shows that Estey would provide a detached two-manual console with celluloid keys, oak woodwork for the 308 sq. foot case, and bronzed front pipes, 17 of which were speaking. The organ was voiced on 5" wind pressure. Notes indicate that the church seats 400, and the gallery seats 100.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Open Diapason
61
8
   Dulciana
61
8
   2nd Open Diapason
61
8
   Melodia
61
8
   Viol d'Gamba
61
8
   Gross Flute
61
8
   Gemshorn
61
4
   Flute Harmonic
61
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
73
8
   Saxophone (wood)
73
8
   Open Diapason
73
4
   Flauto Traverso
73
8
   Salicional
73
8
   Cornopean
73
8
   Voix Celeste (TC)
61
8
   Oboe
73
8
   Aeoline
73
8
   Vox Humana
73
8
   Stopped Diapason
73
     Tremolo  
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Open Diapason
44
8
   Octave Flute (fr. Op. Diap.)
—
16
   Bourdon
44
8
   Flute Dolce (fr. Bourdon)
—
16
   Lieblich Gedeckt *
20
    
* 12 notes from SW Bourdon
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal 8   Swell to Great 16, 8, 4
    Swell to Pedal 8   Great to Great 4, Unison Sep.
    Pedal to Pedal 4'   Swell to Swell 16, 4, Unison Sep.
               
Combination Pistons
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9     Universals affecting all stops and couplers
               
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal   Great to Pedal Reversible
    Balanced Crescendo Pedal   Sforzando Reversible
         
Indicators
    Sforzando    
    Crescendo    
    Wind    
           
Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 478 (1907)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals


The first known organ for the Baptist Church of the Redeemer was built in 1907 by the Estey Organ Company. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.
           
Sources:
     Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op. 2413 (1925).
     The Estey Pipe Organ website: www.esteyorgan.com