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Masonic Temple
1054 Bushwick Avenue
Ridgewood (Queens), N.Y. 11221
The Masonic Temple in Ridgewood, located on the corner of Bushwick and Gates Avenues, was dedicated on June 17, 1921. This building was for sale in 2010. |
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Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 1909 (1921)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 9 stops, 9 ranks
This organ was built in 1921 by the Estey Organ Company for the Ridgewood Lodge No. 710 F. & A.M. of Ridgewood, Brooklyn. The Ridgewood neighborhood is now a part of the borough of Queens.
The following specification is from the files of Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service concern in the area. Mohr noted (on Jan 14, 1936) that the console was downstairs while the organ was in the gallery, and there was an oak case with 43 front pipes in gold. The organ had a manual compass of 61 notes, and a 30-note A.G.O. pedalboard. Pipecounts were not given but are suggested, based on similar Estey organs of the era. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Flute d'Amour * |
61 |
8 |
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Clarabella |
61 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
61 |
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* possibly an error; usually a Dulciana 8' |
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe [TC & reedless?] |
49 |
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Salicional |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Flute Traverso |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Great Cancel |
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Wind Indicator |
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Swell Cancel |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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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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Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
The Estey Pipe Organ website: www.esteyorgan.com
Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specifications (Jan 14, 1936) of Estey Organ, Op. 1909 (1921). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York (One Hundred and Forty-first Annual Communication, May 1922). New York: The Lent and Graff Company, 1922.
Illustration:
Wired New York website: http://wirednewyork.com.
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