Vintage postcard of the Church of St. John the Baptist - Brooklyn, NY
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Church of St. John the Baptist
(Roman Catholic)

75 Lewis Avenue at Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11206
http://www.stjohnthebaptistrcc.org

Organ Specifications:
• IV/ Midmer-Losh Organ Company (1931)
• IV/ Reuben Midmer & Sons (<1917); reb.
► IV/57 Carl Barckhoff (1893)
• George Jardine & Son (<1891)
               
Interior view of Church of St. John the Baptist - Brooklyn, N.Y. (Keeley Society)
Interior view of Church of St. John the Baptist - Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle; Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library)
               
Midmer-Losh Organ Co.
Merrick, N.Y. (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals


Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
               
 
Console of Reuben Midmer & Sons organ (<1917) in Church of St. John the Baptist - Brooklyn, NY
Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, N.Y. (before 1917)
Unknown action
4 manuals



Reuben Midmer & Sons rebuilt the Barckhoff organ sometime before 1917. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.
               
Carl Barckhoff
Salem, Ohio (1893)
Unknown manual key action
Tubular-pneumatic pedal action
4 manuals, 50 stops, 57 ranks


The organ had two blowers providing 4" and 6" of pressure.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
   Open Diapason
61
4
   Hohl Flöte
61
8
   Open Diapason
61
2 2/3
   Twelfth
61
8
   Doppel Flöte
61
2
   Fifteenth
61
8
   Viola di Gamba
61
     Mixture IV ranks
244
8
   Gemshorn
61
     Cymbal III ranks
183
5 1/3
   Quint
61
8
   Harmonic Trumpet
61
4
   Octave
61
        
               
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
61
4
   Harmonic Flute
61
8
   Open Diapason
61
2
   Flageolet
61
8
   Violin Diapason
61
     Cornet III ranks
183
8
   Stopped Diapason
61
16
   Fagotto
61
8
   Quintadena
61
8
   Cornopean
61
8
   Salicional
61
8
   Oboe
61
4
   Principal
61
8
   Vox Humana
61
               
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Gedeckt
61
4
   Flute d'Amour
61
8
   Diapason d'Amour
61
4
   Violina
61
8
   Melodia
61
2
   Piccolo Harmonique
61
8
   Dulciana
61
8
   Clarinet
61
               
Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes
16
   Melodia
61
4
   Hohl Pfeife
61
8
   Stentorphone
61
16
   Tuba Major
61
8
   Concert Flute
61
8
   Tuba Mirabilis
61
8
   Viola Pomposa
61
        
               
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
32
   Sub Bass
42
8
   Violoncello
42
32
   Resultant [ind. 10 2/3']
42
8
   Flute
42
16
   Grand Open Diapason
42
16
   Trombone
42
16
   Violone
42
     Octave coupler  
16
   Bourdon
42
        
               
George Jardine & Son
New York City (before 1891)
Unknown action


Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.
               
Sources:
     Keely Society web site: http://www.keelysociety.com/churches.htm
     "Midmer Pipe Organs." Brooklyn: Reuben Midmer & Sons, Inc., c.1917. Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     The Tracker (Vol. 25, No. 1, Fall 1980). Stoplist of Carl Barckhoff organ (1893). Courtesy James Stettner.

Illustrations:
     The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
     Keely Society web site: http://www.keelysociety.com/churches.htm
     "Midmer Pipe Organs." Console of Reuben Midmer & Sons organ (<1917).