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St. Joseph's Church
(Roman Catholic)
43-19 30th Avenue at 43rd Street
Astoria (Queens), N.Y. 11103
http://stjosephastoria.org/
St. Joseph's Catholic Church was organized in 1877 as a parish for German Catholics in Astoria. The first building, a wooden frame church, was completed in 1880, and over time the parish added an adjoining school, rectory and convent. |
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Reuter Organ Company
Lawrence, Kan. – Opus 2184 (1997)
Electro-pneumatic key action
Solid-state combination action
2 manuals, 40 registers, 16 stops, 19 ranks
In 2015, this organ was sold to St. Robert Catholic Church,
San Bruno, Calif., where it was enlarged by Reuter to 26
ranks. The Reuter organ was replaced by an Allen Organ Company
electronic instrument. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
4 |
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Bourdon (fr. 8') |
— |
8 |
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Principal |
61 |
4 |
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Chimney Flute |
SW |
8 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
2 |
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Octave (fr. 4') |
— |
8 |
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Viola |
SW |
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Mixture IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Viola Celeste |
SW |
8 |
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Krummhorn * |
61 |
8 |
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Dolce Gemshorn * |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
8 |
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Dolce Gemshorn Celeste * (TC) |
49 |
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Chimes |
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4 |
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Octave |
73 |
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* enclosed with Swell |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Gedeckt |
85 |
2 |
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Chimney Flute (fr. 8') |
— |
8 |
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English Diapason |
73 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce (TC) |
49 |
8 |
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Chimney Flute |
85 |
16 |
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Trumpet |
85 |
8 |
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Viola |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Viola Celeste (TC) |
49 |
4 |
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Trumpet (fr. 16') |
— |
4 |
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English Diapason (fr. 8') |
— |
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Blank + |
GT |
4 |
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Gedeckt (fr. 16') |
— |
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Tremolo |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard (TC) |
49 |
+ draws Dolce Gemshorn & Celeste
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
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4 |
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Octave |
GT |
16 |
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Subbass |
44 |
4 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Gedeckt [1-12 hi-press.] |
SW |
16 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
16 |
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Dolce Gedeckt [1-12 lo-press.] |
SW |
8 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
8 |
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Subbass (fr. 16') |
— |
4 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
8 |
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Principal |
GT |
4 |
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Krummhorn |
GT |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
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MIDI |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', Unison Off, 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', Unison Off, 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Pedal |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (toe) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb & toe) |
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Reversibles and Accessories
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Great to Pedal (thumb and toe) |
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Swell to Pedal (thumb and toe) |
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Full Organ (thumb and toe) |
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Zimbelstern (toe) |
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Player (piston under Swell manual) |
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Piston Sequencer On, Up & Down (pistons under Swell manual) |
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Transposer Up & Down (pistons under Great manual) |
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Memory Level Up & Down (pistons under Great manual) |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Midmer-Losh Organ Company
Merrick, N.Y. (1924)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Kloda, Barry. Specification of Reuter Organ,
Op. 2184 (1997).
LaRose, Matt, Stephen Leone, and Richard Melnick. Long Island City (Postcard History Series). Greater Astoria Historical Society: Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007.
Illustration:
Panoramio website: www.panoramio.com/photo/6525220 (photo:
aviator_rob) |
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