Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church
131-29 Farmers Boulevard at Dennis Street
Springfield Gardens (Queens), N.Y. 11434
http://sgumcny.org/
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Parsonage and church
credit: Frederick J. Weber, 1916 |
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The congregation known today as Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church was established in 1867 as the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Springfield, L.I. In 1927, the name of the town was changed to Springfield Gardens, coinciding with the name of a housing development begun in 1906, and the new Springfield Gardens station of the Long Island Rail Road. |
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Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, N.Y. (1911)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 16 stops, 15 ranks
The following specifications were recorded in 1957 by Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service concern in the area. Mohr notes that the organ had tubular action and a detatched console. An entry in the Midmer Ledger Book (Dec. 1, 1911) shows that the organ cost $2,800. This organ has been removed but the facade with bronze display pipes remains. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Viola di Gamba |
61 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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| Chimes [Mayland] |
21 tubes |
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8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
61 |
8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Voix Celeste [TC?] |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Bourdon |
30 |
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8 |
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Swell to Great 16, 8, 4 |
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Swell to Pedal 8 |
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Swell to Swell 4 |
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Combination Pistons
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| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-0 |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-0 |
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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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Sources:
Midmer & Sons Ledger Book (Dec. 1, 1911). Cost of organ in First M.E. Church, Springfield Gardens. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Specification of Reuben Midmer & Sons Organ (1911). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church web site: http://sgumcny.org/
Illustrations:
Springfield Gardens United Methodist Church web site. Color exterior.
Weber, Frederick J. Photo (1916) of First Methodist Episcopal Church. Courtesy The Queens Borough Public Library. |
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