St. Joseph's Church
(Episcopal)

99-10 217th Lane
Queens Village, N.Y. 11429

Organ Specifications:
II/8 Reuter Organ Company, Op. 1721 (1970)
• II/ Midmer-Losh Organ Company (1935)
 

 

         
Reuter Organ Company
Lawrence, Kan. – Opus 1721 (1970)
Electro-pneumatic key action
2 manuals, 37 stops, 8 ranks


               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Gemshorn [TC]
2 2/3
  Twelfth
8
  Principal
2
  Super Octave
8
  Gedeckt
  Fourniture III ranks
8
  Gemshorn
16
  Contre Trompette
8
  Gemshorn Celeste [TC]
8
  Trompette
4
  Octave
4
  Clarion [sic]
4
 
Gedeckt
  Chimes

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Gedeckt
2 2/3
  Gedeckt Quint
8
  Gemshorn
2
  Gedeckt
8
  Gemshorn Celeste [TC]
1 3/5
  Gemshorn Tierce
4
  Principal
  Scharf III ranks
4
  Gedeckt
8
  Trompette
4
  Gemshorn Celeste
4
  Clarion
4
  Gemshorn
  Tremolo
 
     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon  
4
  Gedeckt  
16
  Dolce Bass *       Mixture III ranks  
8
  Octave  
16
  Contre Trompette  
8
  Gedeckt  
8
  Trompette  
8
  Gemshorn  
4
  Clarion  
4
  Super Octave  
   
   
* Low-pressure on notes 1-12 of 16' Bourdon; notes 13-32 from 8' Gemshorn
               
Tonal Analysis
     
Pipes
16
  Gedeckt
97
8
  Principal
85
8
  Gemshorn
85
8
  Gemshorn Celeste [TC]
61
  Mixture III ranks
219
16
  Trompette
    85
   
Total
632
           
Midmer-Losh Organ Company
Merrick, N.Y. (1935)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals


The first known pipe organ for St. Joseph's Church was built in 1935 by the Midmer-Losh Organ Company. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
           
Sources:
     Reuter Organ Company web site: www.reuterorgan.com