St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church - Brooklyn, NY
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St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church

1004 Bedford Avenue at DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205



Organ Specifications:
1004 Bedford Avenue at DeKalb Avenue (since 1888)
► II/23 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 456 (1909)
• unknown (c.1888)
DeKalb Avenue at Walworth Street (1869-1888)
• unknown
Bedford Avenue near DeKalb Avenue (1868-1869)
• unknown




St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1868 to serve German families in the Bedford area of Brooklyn. The society met for a year on Bedford Avenue, near DeKalb Avenue, before moving in 1869 to the former Puritan Baptist Church on DeKalb Avenue at Walworth Street. On May 13, 1888, the congregation opened their present church, a Gothic Revival building that could accomodate 1,000 persons and cost $70,000. The tower contains a chime of 11 bells cast by Meneely & Co. of Troy, NY, in 1910. The spire has since been removed from the tower.
           
  J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 456 (1909) in St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church - Brooklyn, NY (photo: J. Randolph Plemel)
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 456 (1909)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 23 stops, 23 ranks



In the Articles of Agreement (October 18, 1909) between J.H. & C.S. Odell and St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church we read Odell built a two-manual organ with tubular-pneumatic action, a console with tilting tablets, and gilded gold-colored display pipes. Total cost of the organ was $6,000. This organ was restored by Odell in 1957.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
16
  Double Open Diapason
61
8
   Doppel Flute
61
8
  Open Diapason
61
4
  Flute Harmonique
61
8
  Gamba
61
4
   Octave
61
8
  Dulciana
61
8
  Trumpet
61

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
61
4
   Rohr Flöte
61
8
  Open Diapason
61
2
   Piccolo
61
8
  Salicional
61
8
   Oboe
61
8
   Aeoline
61
8
   Cornopean
61
8
   Vox Celestis [TC]
49
8
   Vox Humana
61
8
   Stopped Diapason
61
    
Cathedral Chimes
20 bells

     

     
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
  Double Open Diapason
30
8
  Bass Flöte
30
16
  Bourdon
30
8
  Violoncello
30
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal       Great 16', 4'
    Swell to Pedal       Swell 16', 4'  
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'       Pedal Octaves
               
Piston Combination Movements (Adjustable)
    Great Organ Forte       Swell Organ Forte  
    Great Organ Mezzo       Swell Organ Mezzo  
    Great Organ Piano       Swell Organ Piano  
    Two Adjustable Pistons to act on Couplers
               
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal   Pedal Organ Forte
    Grand Crescendo Pedal   Pedal Organ Piano
    Great to Pedal Reversible   Sforzando
               
Mechanical Accessoriess
    Swell Tremulant     Wind Indicator
    Tilting Tablets for all Stops     Crescendo Indicator
           
Sources:
     Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 2000.
     "In a New Church," The New York Times (May 14, 1888).
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Petty, Bynum. J.H. & C.S. Odell Annotated Opus List.
      Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications (Oct. 18, 1909) of J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 456.
     Zimmerman, Carl Scott. Electronic correspondence (July 5, 2010) regarding Meneely chimes.

Illustrations:
     Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. Church exterior, 1928.
     Plemel, J. Randolph. Interior showing J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 456 (1909).
           
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