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United Methodist Church of Richmond Hill
112-14 107th Avenue at 112th Street
South Richmond Hill (Queens), N.Y. 11419
Organ Specifications:
112-14 107th Avenue at 112th Street (since c.1931)
► II/10 Midmer-Losh Organ Company (1931)
109th Street near Jamaica Avenue (c.1919-c.1931)
• II/ Reuben Midmer & Sons (<1917) |
The United Methodist Church of Richmond Hill dates back to 1919 with the organization of Bethany Evangelical United Brethren Church, located at 109th Street near Jamaica Avenue. At a later date (possibly in 1931, when the Midmer-Losh organ was installed) the congregation moved to the present brick building on 107th Avenue and 112th Street. Following the 1968 merger of the Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist denominations to form the United Methodist Church, the church was renamed Bethany United Methodist Church. Today, the congregation is known as the United Methodist Church of Richmond Hill. |
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Midmer-Losh Organ Company
Merrick, N.Y. (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 21 stops, 10 ranks
The following specifications were recorded by Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service concern in the area. Mohr notes that the organ had electric action and a detatched console. The fate of this organ is unknown. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
SW |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
2 |
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Piccolo |
SW |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Blank |
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4 |
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Flute |
SW |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
97 |
4 |
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Violina |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flute |
— |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
— |
2 |
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Piccolo |
— |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe [Syn.] |
— |
8 |
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Voix Celeste [TC?] |
49 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
SW |
8 |
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Flute |
SW |
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 to Great 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combination Pistons
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| Swell |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| Great |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| General |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Sforzando Pedal |
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Register Crescendo Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, N.Y. (<1917)
Unknown action
2 manuals
The first known organ for Bethany E.U.B. Church was built sometime before 1917 by Reuben Midmer & Sons of Brooklyn. As the church was organized in 1919, this organ may have been second-hand. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac (1921), p. 248.
Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specification of Midmer-Losh Organ (1931). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Illustration:
Google maps. Exterior. |
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