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Church of St. Leo
(Roman Catholic)
104-05 49th Avenue
Corona (Queens), N.Y. 11368
The Roman Catholic parish of St. Leo was established in October 1903 as a mission to Italian-American residents of Corona, an area of Queens that was formerly part of the Township of Flushing. The first pastor was the Rev. John L. O'Toole, who established a flourishing Sunday-school for area children. Over the years, the Corona community has become home for many nationalities, including Italians, Irish, Poles, African-American, Hispanics and Asians. Today, St. Leo's Church offers masses in Spanish and Italian. |
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Wicks Organ Company
Highland, Ill. – Opus 3938 (1959)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 stops, 11 ranks
The Wicks organ in St. Leo's Church was originally built in 1959 for St. Joseph of Arimethea Episcopal Church, Elmsford, N.Y. Not long after the organ was installed, the Great Unda Maris stop was ordered, replacing the stop tab for the duplexed Swell Viole Celeste. The Wicks organ was replaced in 1991 when St. Joseph's purchased a new Petty-Madden organ (Op. 30); the Wicks organ was subsequently acquired by and moved to St. Leo's Church.
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, originally enclosed
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Principal |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
8 |
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Hohlflöte |
61 |
2 |
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Fifteenth [ext. Spitz Prin.] |
12 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Unda Maris [TC] * |
49 |
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Chimes |
4 |
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Spitz Principal |
61 |
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* added 1959; orig. SW Viole Celeste |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Stopped Diapason [unit] |
80 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard [fr. St. Diap.] |
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8 |
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Viole de Gambe |
68 |
2 |
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Flautino [ext. Fl. Harm.] |
12 |
8 |
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Viole Celeste [TC] |
56 |
8 |
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Trompette |
68 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
68 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Bourdon [ext. GT Hohlflöte] |
12 |
8 |
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Bass Flute [GT Hohlflöte] |
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16 |
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Lieblich Bass [ext. SW] |
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8 |
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Flauto Dolce |
SW |
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Principal |
GT |
4 |
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Choral Bass [GT Principal] |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great to Great 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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6 General pistons + Cancel |
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Great to Pedal Reversible (toe) |
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Swell to Pedal Reversible (toe) |
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Sforzando (toe) |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, N.Y. (1906)
Slider chests, electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 10 stops, 10 ranks
The original organ in St. Leo's Church was built in 1906 by Reuben Midmer & Sons of Brooklyn, at a reported cost of $2,000. Following are the specifications recorded in April 1991 by John Tully, a local organ service man. Manual compasses were not given, but Tully indicated the Pedal Bourdon had 30 pipes. The instrument was installed in one central case that measured about 7 feet 2 inches deep by 17 feet high by 12.5 feet wide. The console contained components manufactured by Klann Organ Supply Co. In May 1991, the organ was removed by Alan Laufman of the Organ Clearing House. |
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Great Organ (Manual I)
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Open Diapason |
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Principal |
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8 |
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Melodia |
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Gamba |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – enclosed
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Violin Diapason [1-8 fr. St. Diap.] |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
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Stopped Diapason |
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Oboe |
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Salicional |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Couplers ("all usual couplers")
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Great |
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Pedal Movements (not given, but presumed)
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X, Vol. III. New York: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914.
Kloda, Barry. Specifications for Wicks Organ, Op. 3938 (1959).
Lawn, Sand. Details about the organs in St. Joseph of Arimethea Episcopal Church, Elmsford, N.Y.
Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (9/3/2012) regarding date and cost of Reuben Midmer & Sons organ (1906).
Trupiano, Larry. Stoplist of Wicks Organ, Op. 3938 (1959).
Tully, John. Specifications (April 1991) of Reuben Midmer & Sons Organ (c.1904). Courtesy Barry Kloda.
Illustration:
Shlabotnik, Joe. Exterior. |
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