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Samuel Rothschild & Sons Funeral Chapel
630 Amsterdam Avenue at 91st Street
New York, N.Y. 10124
Founded in 1923, the Samuel Rothschild & Sons Funeral Chapel was also known as the West End Funeral Chapel. About 1971 the business became the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, and the building was radically renovated. |
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M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 6241 (1933)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 25 stops, 5 ranks
The Möller Factory Specification (Nov. 29, 1933) shows that their Op. 6241 was to be enclosed in a chamber prepared by the purchaser, while Möller would provide a case with a glazed finish, white grills, and decorations in gold bronze. All pipes would be voiced on 5" wind pressure and played from a detached stop-key console of Mahogany. The organ was to be completed by January 29, 1934. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Dulcet |
— |
8 |
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Flute |
SW |
4 |
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Flute |
SW |
8 |
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Dolce |
73 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
SW |
4 |
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Octave |
— |
8 |
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Clarinet [TC] |
49 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Dolce [TC] |
GT |
4 |
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Flute |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon [TC] |
— |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard Flute |
— |
8 |
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Diapason |
GT |
2 |
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Flautina |
— |
8 |
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Dolce |
GT |
8 |
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Clarinet |
GT |
8 |
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Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe (Syn.) |
— |
4 |
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Octave |
GT |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
4 |
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Dolcet |
GT |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon [ext. SW] |
12 |
8 |
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Flute |
SW |
8 |
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Diapason |
GT |
8 |
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Dolce |
GT |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Great |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Mechanicals
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Tremolo |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 Affecting Great and Pedal Stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 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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Sources:
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification (Nov. 29, 1933) of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 6241.
Illustration:
The American Funeral Director magazine (1923). Exterior (1923). |
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