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Unitarian Church of Staten Island
312 Filmore Street at Clinton Avenue
Staten Island, N.Y. 10301
http://www.unitarianchurchofstatenisland.org/
Organ Specifications:
312 Filmore Street at Clinton Avenue (since 1868)
Present Building (since 1895)
► II/14 Kenneth Wolfe (1987)
• II/ Midmer-Losh (1928 or 1929); rebuild of previous organ?
• II/16 Jesse Woodberry & Co. (1895)
First Building (1868-1881)
• I/10reg E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, Op. 762 (1874)
• Cabinet Organ (1868)
Richmond Turnpike at Cebra Avenue (1853-1865)
• Henry Erben (c.1853) |
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First Building (1853-1865) |
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Second Building (1868-1895) |
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Kenneth Wolfe
Princeton, N.J. (1987)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 registers, 12 stops, 14 ranks
In 1987, the organ was completely rebuilt by Kenneth Wolfe or Princeton, N.J. New electric slider chests were installed, but the console and some of the larger pipes from the previous instrument were retained. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
8 |
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Claribella |
61 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Lieblich Gedackt |
61 |
2 |
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Wald Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
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Bourdon (fr. 16') |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Great 16' |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell to Swell 8' |
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Pedal Movements
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Swell Expression Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Midmer-Losh Company
Merrick, N.Y. (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action?
2 manuals
Church records show that on June 10, 1928, a new organ was ready to be delivered. Another record indicate that the Midmer-Losh Pipe Organ Company performed a major upgrade to the organ in 1929. It seems quite possible that Midmer-Losh rebuilt and electrified the previous organ. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Jesse Woodberry & Co.
Boston, Mass. (c.1895)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 16 registers
The first organ in the present church building was built by Jesse Woodberry & Co. of Boston. It is possible that Woodberry, who at one time worked for E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, may have enlarged the Hook & Hastings organ and moved it to the present building. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings
Boston, Mass. – Opus 762 (1874)
Mechanical action
1 manual, 10 registers
The third organ in the second church building was originally installed in the Congregational Church, Norwich, Conn. This one-manual organ was obtained by the Staten Island church that same year. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Unknown Builder
Cabinet Organ (1868)
Mechanical action
The first organ in the second church building was a cabinet organ, a gift "from a number of ladies and gentlemen in Boston." Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Henry Erben
New York City (1853)
Mechanical action
The organ in the first church was built in 1853 by Henry Erben of New York. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Kloda, Barry. Specifications of Kenneth Wolfe organ (1987).
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Unitarian Church of Staten Island web site: http://www.unitarianchurchofstatenisland.org/
Illustrations:
Unitarian Church of Staten Island web site. Exterior of present and previous church buildings. |
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