First Congregational Church of Morrisania (Bronx), New York
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First Congregational Church of Morrisania

761 East 166th Street and Forest Avenue
The Bronx, N.Y. 10456

Organ Specifications:
II/6 M.P. Möller, Op. 10472 (1968)
II/11 Levi U. Stuart (1869)


The First Congregational Church of Morrisania was established in 1851. It was also known as the Forest Avenue Congregational Church.
           
  Console of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 10472 (1968) in the First Congregational Church of Morrisania - Bronx, New York
M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 10472 (1968)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 26 registers, 6 stops, 6 ranks


This Möller organ, installed in 1968, has a detached two-manual mahogany console with tilting tablets. Wind pressures are 3-3/4" for trebles, and 4-1/2" for offsets.
     
     
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, unenclosed
16
  Bourdon
92
2
  Super Octave [rep. 5 top notes]
8
  Diapason
80
2
  Flute [repeat 5 top notes]
8
  Gedeckt
1 1/3
  Larigot [repeat 12 top notes]
4
  Octave

  Tremulant
4
  Flute
 
Chimes
preparation
2 2/3
  Nazard
61
   

   

   
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Salicional
80
16
  Trompette
85
8
  Vox Celeste (TC)
48
8
  Trompette
4
  Salicet
4
  Trompette
2
  Salicetina [repeat 5 top notes]
  Tremulant

   

   
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon
GT
4
  Bourdon
GT
8
  Diapason
GT
4
  Salicet
SW
8
  Bourdon
GT
16
  Trompette
SW
8
  Salicional
SW
8
  Trompette
SW
4
  Octave
GT
4
  Trompette
SW
               
Coupler
    Swell to Great          
               
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Expression Pedal – Swell Organ  
    Balanced Crescendo Pedal with indicator light (green jewel)  
           
Levi U. Stuart
New York City (1869)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 13 registers, 11 stops, 11 ranks
     
     
Great Organ (Manual I) – 56 notes
8
  Open Diapason
56
8
  Salicional
56
8
  Stopped Diapason, Bass
56
4
  Flute Harmonic
56
8
  Stopped Diapason, Treble
2
  Fifteenth
56

   

   
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 56 notes, enclosed
8
  Open Diapason
56
8
  Dulciana
56
8
  Stopped Diapason, Bass
56
4
  Principal
56
4
  Stopped Diapason, Treble
8
  Hautbois
56

   

   
Pedal Organ – 25 notes
16
  Bourdon
25
   
               
Couplers, or Mechanical Stops
    Great and Swell       Vox Tremulant  
    Swell and Pedal       Bellows Alarm  
    Great and Pedal          
           
Sources:
     Elsener Organ Works website: http://www.elsenerorganworks.com
     Gonzalez, Evelyn Diag. The Bronx: A History. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 10472 (1968).
     Trupiano, Larry. Specifications of Levi U. Stuart organ (1869)

Illustrations:
     Elsener Organ Works website: exterior; console of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 10472 (1968).