Bedford Park Congregational Church
2988 Bainbridge Avenue at East 201st Street
The Bronx, N.Y. 10458
Organ Specifications:
► II/9 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 5925 (1931) – moved
(ca.1958)
• M.P. Möller (1917) – electrify William H. Davis organ
• William H. Davis (c.1892) |
The Bedford Park Congregational Church was organized in 1889 to serve the railroad suburb of Bedford Park. Architect Edgar K. Bourne, son of the society's founder, designed the fieldstone-clad church that was built from 1891-92. Bourne's eclectic design ombined elements of the Shingle, Queen Anne, and Romanesque Revival styles. In 2000, the building was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5925 (1931) – moved (ca.1958)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 registers, 9 stops, 9 ranks
This organ was originally built in 1931 for the Asbury
Methodist Church in Crestwood (Yonkers), N.Y. In 1958,
Asbury Methodist purchased a new three-manual Austin organ
(Op. 2287), and it seems likely
that Bedford Park Congregational acquired the Möller organ about
that time. Over the years the organ has suffered water
damage and is currently unplayable. In 2015 the church
purchased a Rodgers electronic instrument, but left the
Möller pipes intact; at some point the Rodgers may be connected
to the pipe organ. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flute |
SW |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
SW |
8 |
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Oboe |
SW |
8 |
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Salicional |
SW |
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2 blank knobs |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
SW |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Viole d'Gamba |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo (fr. St. Diap.) |
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8 |
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Vox Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
85 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute (fr. St. Diap.) |
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2 blank knobs |
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2 2/3 |
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Flute Twelfth (fr. St. Diap.) |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon (ext. St. Diap.) |
12 |
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2 blank knobs |
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt (lo-press.) |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Great 16', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 + 0 |
affecting Great and Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 + 0 |
affecting Swell and Pedal stops |
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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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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. (1917)
Electro-pneumatic action
In 1917, M.P. Möller was contracted to electrify the previous William H. Davis organ. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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William H. Davis
New York City (c.1892)
Mechanical action
The first known organ for Bedford Park Congregational was built by William H. Davis. It seems likely that this organ probably dates from the opening of the church building in 1892.. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Dolkart, Andrew S. and Matthew A. Postal. Guide to New York City Landmarks (Third Edition). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004.
Glück, Sebastian. Specification of M.P. Möller
Organ, Op. 5925 (1931). |
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