Christ Church New Brighton (Episcopal)

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Christ Church New Brighton
(Episcopal)

76 Franklin Avenue
Staten Island, N.Y. 10301
http://www.christchurchnbrighton.org

Organ Specifications:
Present building (since 1905)
► III/36 Mann & Trupiano (2006)
► III/21 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 7590 (1947)
► III/21 Austin Organ Company, Op. 75 (1903)
First building (1850-1905)
• Henry Erben (1856)
• Henry Erben (1850)

1871 photo of Old Christ Church

M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 7590 (1948)
As revised and enlarged by Mann & Trupiano, Brooklyn (2000-2006)
Electro-pneumatic action
Peterson Solid State Logic relay and combination action
3 manuals, 58 registers, 30 stops, 36 ranks

Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, partly enclosed with Choir

Violone

Octave

Principal (1-12 facade)

Harmonic Flute * (Fr. 8')

—

Nave Diapason

Super Octave +

Bourdon * +

Mixture IV ranks +

244

Harmonic Flute *

Trumpet * +

Melodia

Clarinet

Dulciana *

* enclosed with Choir

Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed

Viola d'Amour

2 2/3

Nazard (fr. Gedeckt)

—

Geigen Principal +

Flautino (fr. Gedeckt)

—

Gedeckt

Mixture III-IV ranks

220

Salicional

Bassoon (ext. Oboe) +

Voix Celeste (TC)

Trumpet

Viola d'Amour (fr. 16')

—

Oboe

Octave Geigen (fr. 8')

—

Tremolo

Flute d'Amour (fr. Gedeckt)

—

Chimes

25 bells

Salicet (fr. 8')

—

Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed

English Diapason

Flauto Traverso

Melodia

2 2/3

Nazard +

Cello

Fifteenth

Dulciana

1 3/5

Tierce +

Unda Maris (TC)

Clarinet +

Principal

Tremolo [on toe stud]

Dulcet (fr. 8')

—

Pedal Organ – 32 notes

Bourdon (1-12 ext.)

digital

Echo Flute

Diapason

Super Octave (fr. Diapason)

—

Violone

Flute

Bourdon

Trombone (ext. GT) +

Viola d'Amour

Bassoon

10 2/3

Quint (fr. Bourdon)

—

Trumpet +

Octave (fr. Diapason)

Clarinet

Violoncello (fr. 16')

Clarion +

Flute (fr. Bourdon)

Bassoon

+ new ranks (2000-06)

M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 7590 (1947)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 46 registers, 19 stops, 21 ranks

On March 12, 1947, the M. P. Möller Company was contracted to build a three-manual organ for Christ Church. Möller retained five ranks from the previous Austin organ (Op. 75, 1903): the Pedal 16' Violone (extended into the Choir as the 8' Cello); the Swell 8' Gedeckt (reused as a unit stop) and 16' Viol d'Amour; and the Choir 8' Dulciana (becoming the Unda Maris) and 8' Melodia. Möller provided a three-manual stop-key console.

Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir (4½" pressure)

Diapason

Octave

Melodia

Flute Harmonic

Concert Flute

2 2/3

Gemshorn Twelfth (fr. 8')

—

Gemshorn

Gemshorn Fifteenth (fr. 8')

—

Dulciana

Chimes

25 bells

Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (5" pressure)

Viola d'Amour Bass

Salicet (fr. 8')

—

Viola d'Amour Treble (TC)

—

2 2/3

Nazard (fr. Gedeckt)

—

Geigen Diapason

Flautino (fr. Gedeckt)

—

Gedeckt

Mixture III ranks

183

Salicional

Trumpet

Voix Celeste [TC]

Oboe

Viola d'Amour

Vox Humana

preparation

Octave Geigen (fr. 8')

—

Tremolo

Flute d'Amour (fr. Gedeckt)

—

Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Great (4½" pressure)

English Diapason

Dulcet (fr. 8')

—

Melodia

Gemshorn

2 2/3

Dulciana Twelfth

—

Violoncello

Dulciana Fifteenth

—

Dulciana

1 3/5

Dulciana Seventeenth

—

Unda Maris (TC)

Chimes

Flauto Traverso ( fr. Con. Fl)

Tremolo

Pedal Organ – 32 notes (5" pressure)

Resultant

—

Violoncello

Diapason (ext. GT)

Flute (fr. Bourdon)

—

Violone (ext. CH)

Viola d'Amour

Bourdon

Gedeckt

Viola d'Amour

Flute (fr. Bourdon)

—

Octave

Couplers

Great to Pedal 8', 4'

Great to Swell

Swell to Pedal 8', 4'

Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'

Choir to Pedal 8', 4'

Great 4', Unison

Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'

Swell 16', 4', Unison

Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'

Choir 16', 4' Unison

Adjustable Combinations

Swell Organ	Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb, 2nd touch adds Pedal piston)
Great Organ	Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb, 2nd touch adds Pedal piston)
Choir Organ	Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb, 2nd touch adds Pedal piston)
Pedal Organ	Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb & toe)
Full Organ	Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb)
	General Coupler Cancel (thumb)
	General Cancel (thumb)

Pedal Movements

Balanced Expression Pedal – Great/Choir Organ

Balanced Expression Pedal – Swell Organ

Balanced Crescendo Pedal (set 1" higher than Swell Pedal)

Sforzando Reversible (duplicated by manual piston)

Great to Pedal Reversible (duplicated by manual piston)

Swell Tremolo Reversible (toe piston only)

All Swells to Swell Reversible (manual piston only)


	1905 photo of church interior

Austin Organ Company
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 75 (1903)
Tubular-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 23 registers, 19 stops, 21 ranks

Austin Organ Company's Op. 75 was originally built for a music school in Philadelphia. When the school closed around 1904, the organ was moved to Christ Church. The organ had tubular-pneumatic action and was powered by a water motor. In 1948, five ranks of the Austin organ were incorporated into a new instrument built by M.P. Möller (Op. 7590), and the remainder was rebuilt and moved to the Centro María Residence in Manhattan.

Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes

Open Diapason

Concert Flute

Viola de Gamba

Octave

Viola Dolce

Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed

Viole d'Amour

Fugara

Open Diapason

Dulciana Mixture III ranks

183

Aeoline

Cornopean

Voix Celeste (TC)

Oboe

Gedeckt

Tremulant

Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes [enclosed with Swell?]

Dulciana

Flute d'Amour

Melodia

Clarinet

preparation

Pedal Organ – 30 notes

Bourdon

Violoncello (fr. 16')

—

Violone

Flute (fr. Bourdon)

—

Dolce

Piston Movements

Four affecting Swell and Pedal organs

Four affecting Great and Pedal organs

Four affecting Choir and Pedal organs

Three release pistons for respective manual groups

General release for all groups

Pedal Movements

Four affecting entire organ

General release, reducing to stops drawn

Sforzando, affecting entire organ with selected couplers

Balanced Crescendo, affecting entire organ without couplers

Balanced Swell Pedal


	1900 photo of church interior

Henry Erben
New York City (1856)
Mechanical action

In 1856, Henry Erben of New York City built a new organ for Christ Church. This organ was sold to Holy Comforter Church in 1903. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.

Henry Erben
New York City (1850)
Mechanical action

The first known organ for Christ Church was built in 1850 by Henry Erben of New York City. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.

Sources:
     American Organ Archives, Princeton, N.J. Factory Specification of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 7590 (1947).
     Christ Church New Brighton website: http://www.christchurchnbrighton.org/
    Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives; Wayne H. Kempton, Archivist.
     Keilitz, Douglas. Electronic correspondence (May 30, 2012) regarding status of organ.
     Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.
     Sarff, Tom. Specification of Austin Organ, Op. 75 (1903).
     Sarff, Tom: Specification of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 7590 (1947).
     Sarff, Tom: Stoplist of Mann & Trupiano organ, (2006).
     Woodhall, John B. Christ Church, New Brighton, pub. 1993.

Illustrations:
     Christ Church New Brighton website. Archival photo of exterior.
     Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives. 1871 exterior; 1900 and 1905 interior. Courtesy Wayne Kempton.

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