Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church - Brooklyn, N.Y.
 
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Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)

69 McDonough Street at Tompkins Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11216
http://stuyvesantheightschurch.org/


Organ Specifications:
69 McDonough Street at Tompkins Avenue (since 1944)
► III/29 M.P. Möller, Op. 3417 (1922)
1440 Fulton Street (1937-1944)
• unknown
456 Halsey Street (1931-1937)
• unknown
82 Irving Place (1928-1931)
• unknown


The Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church can trace its beginnings to 1928, when a Bible class led by the Rev. William Montague Johnston at 213 West 12th Street in Manhattan was organized as Calvary Christian Church. The society moved in December 1928 to 82 Irving Place in Brooklyn, and in 1931, they moved to 456 Halsey Street and the name was changed to Halsey Street Christian Church. The congregation remained at this location until 1937 when they moved to a loft at 1440 Fulton Street. Over the next few years, membership increased and the congregation dreamed of owning a larger church building.

In January 1944, the congregation purchased the present building and incorporated as Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church. The red brick Gothic building was built in 1873 as the Tompkins Avenue Presbyterian Church, a congregation that reincorporated as Tompkins Avenue Congregational (1873-1889), after which the building was home to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (1889-1944).
               
M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 3417 (1922)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 32 stops, 29 ranks


When the congregation moved to the present location in 1944, there was an organ built in 1922 by M.P. Möller for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, former owners of the building. From the M.P. Möller Memorandum of Agreement and Factory Specifications (both June 15, 1922) we know that Möller reused many pipes from the previous organ, plus the existing cases and display pipes. Möller also provided a new detached, three-manual stop-key console. This organ cost a total of $7,500, and was to be completed and ready for use on or before September 15, 1923. At some time after 2000, the console was removed, rendering the organ unplayable.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, partially enclosed with Choir
16
   Diapason *
61
4
   Octave *
61
8
   1st Diapason *
61
4
   Flute Harmonic * #
61
8
   2nd Diapason
61
2
   Fifteenth * #
61
8
   Viola da Gamba #
61
8
   Tuba #
61
8
   Dulciana * #
61
     Chimes [later addition]  
8
   Doppel Flöte * #
61
    
# in Choir box
 
      
 
      
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon *
73
8
   Dulciana *
73
8
   Diapason
73
8
   Stopped Flute *
73
8
   Violin Diapason *
73
4
   Flute *
73
8
   Viole d'Orchestre
73
8
   Vox Humana
61
8
   Viole Celeste [TC] (part old)
61
8
   Oboe *
73
 
      
 
      
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Violoncello *
73
8
   Stopped Diapason *
73
8
   Salicional *
73
4
   Flute d'Amour *
73
8
   Melodia *
73
8
   Clarinet
73
 
      
 
      
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
32
   Resultant Bass
—
16
   Gedeckt *
SW
16
   Diapason [1-25 *]
44
8
   Flute [ext. 16' Diap.]
—
16
   Bourdon
32
8
   Violoncello
32
               
           
* ranks retained from previous organ
Couplers
    Great to Pedal 8'   Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'
    Swell to Pedal 8', 4'   Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'
    Choir to Pedal 8'   Great to Great 4'
    Pedal to Pedal 8'   Great Unison Separation
    Great to Swell 8'   Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'
    Swell to Swell 4', 16'   Choir to Choir 16', 4'
    Swell Unison Release   Choir Unison Separation
            Coupler Cancel  
Adjustable Combinations
   
Swell & Pedal Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
Great & Pedal Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
Choir & Pedal Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
Full Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb & toe)
               
Pedal Movements
    Great to Pedal Reversible    
    Swell Expression    
    Choir Expression    
    Crescendo and Diminuendo    
         
Accessories
    Tremolo to Swell   Tremolo to Choir
               
Sources:
     Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specifications of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 3417 (1922). Courtesy Larry Trupiano
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Stuyvesant Heights Christian Church web site: http://stuyvesantheightschurch.org/
     Trupiano, Larry. Memorandum of Agreement & Specifications (June 15, 1922) for M.P. Möller organ, Op. 3417.

Illustration:
     Flickr.com. Exterior (credit: Kenf225).