Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Iglesia Luterana Trinidad
(Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
168 West 100th Street (Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues)
New York, N.Y. 10025
http://www.trinitylutherannyc.org
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, originally a German-speaking congregation, was founded in 1888 as Sunday School for neighborhood children. After classes were started the group of parents banded together and decided to continue as a permanent congregation. The first pastor was the Rev. Dr. Carl Reinhold Tappert, who later became the editor of Lutherische Herold, the official organ of the German Lutheran Church in America. In 1889, the Rev. Dr. Ernest Brennecke was named to the pastorate, a position he continued for fifty-nine years until his retirement in 1948. During Pastor Brennecke's tenure the present church was built in 1908, as designed by George W. Conable.
As the church's neighborhood and demographics have evolved over the years, Trinity Lutheran has remained, adapting new cultural styles while embracing the diverse community. In 2007 the block on which the church stands was cleared of all other buildings in preparation for the construction of several hi-rise apartments. All stained glass windows have been removed during the construction process, awaiting a time when they may be reinstalled. |
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Hutchings Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 1650 (1909)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 33 registers, 30 stops, 32 ranks
The organ in Trinity Lutheran was built in 1909 by the Hutchings Organ Company of Boston. Installed in the gallery behind a black walnut facade with speaking display pipes, the three-manual organ employs electro-pneumatic action. The console, also of black walnut, is attached to the case and has oblique drawknobs in angled stop jambs. James L. Konzelman restored the organ between 1982-89, adding a new 30-note pedalboard and rebuilding the setterboard combination action. Several ranks in the Swell division were replaced in 2011. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Gross Flute |
61 |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
2 |
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Octave * [orig. Aeoline] |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
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Mixture III ranks * + |
183 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
61 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Celestis (TC) |
49 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
4 |
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Principal * [orig. Violina] |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Traverse Flute |
61 |
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* added 2011 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard * [orig. Quintadena] |
61 |
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+ replaced Solo Cornet III ranks |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Rohr Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
61 |
8 |
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Unda Maris (TC) |
49 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Diapason |
42 |
8 |
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Bass Flute (fr. Diapason) |
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16 |
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Bourdon |
54 |
8 |
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Dolce Flute (fr. Bourdon) |
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16 |
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Violone |
30 |
4 |
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Bourdon (fr. Bourdon) * |
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* added 2011 |
Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 8' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great to Great 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir to Choir 4' |
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Choir to Great 8', 4' |
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Combinations (adjustable by setterboard inside case; with indicator lights to right of couplers)
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| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-0 (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-0 (thumb) |
| Choir Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-0 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (toe) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Full Organ (Master) |
Pistons 1-2-3 (toe) – blind, not moving registers |
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Reversibles
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Swell to Great (thumb) |
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Great to Pedal (toe) |
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Pedal 8' (thumb) |
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Sforzando (toe) |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Choir Pedal (mechanical) |
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Balanced Swell Pedal (mechanical) |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Woodberry & Harris
Boston, Mass. (1889)
Mechanical action?
The Woodberry & Harris company of Boston was a partnership formed by organbuilders Jesse Woodberry and Charles T. Harris that existed from 1888-1893. A brochure produced by the company includes a testimonial from a W. S. Lincoln about the organ recently placed at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York. Also in the brochure was a letter (in German) from the Rev. E. Brennecke, pastor of the church. The organ was installed in the summer of 1889, and the organist was E. Boerner. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Fox, David H. A Guide to North American Organbuilders (Rev. ed.). Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
"Golden Jubilee Marked," The New York Times (Jan. 22, 1939).
Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 2000.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church web site: http://www.trinitylutherannyc.org/
"Trinity Lutheran Marks 50th Year," The New York Times (Jan. 23, 1939).
Woodberry & Harris brochure. Courtesy Jim Stettner.
Illustrations:
Steven E. Lawson |
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