Bethel Baptist Church
265 Rev. Timothy White Way (Bergen Street)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
http://www.bethelofbrooklyn.com
Bethel Baptist Church began in 1906 as the Holy Trinity Baptist Mission.
On May 29, 1907, Rev. Timothy White was ordained as the first pastor and founder of the renamed Bethel Baptist Church. With the rapid growth in the membership the place of worship became too small. Under the leadership of Rev. White, property measuring 50 by 100 feet at 261-65 Bergen Street was purchased for $8,500, and ground was broken in the Spring of 1914 for a new church. The mortgage was burned in 1920, and in 1924 the adjoining lot was purchased for $3,100. Later with plans for the future the pastor informed the officers and members that it would be wise to tear down and build a more spacious building to meet the needs of the community. They began building the new present edifice in the summer of 1923, and it was dedicated in October, 1924. |
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Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2213 (1924)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 7 stops, 7 ranks
The Estey Organ Shop Order for their Op. 2213 shows that Estey would provide a two-manual console with celluloid keys, oak woodwork for the style "AA" case, and bronzed front pipes, 17 of which were speaking. The organ was voiced on 5" wind pressure. Notes indicate that the church seats 600, there was a small end gallery, and the ceiling was 31 feet high. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Swell
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Great to Great 4', Unison Sep. |
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Pedal to Pedal 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4', Unison Sep. |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Great & Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 affecting Swell & Pedal stops |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Sforzando Reversible with Ind. |
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Sources:
Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op. 2213 (1924).
The Estey Pipe Organ website: www.esteyorgan.com |
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