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Congregation B'nai Sholaum
401 Ninth Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215
Organ Specifications:
401 Ninth Street (1915-1965)
► II/11 M.P. Möller, Op. 1780 (1914)
Ninth Street near Fifth Avenue (1875-1915)
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First synagogue |
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Congregation B'nai Sholaum was established in 1875 in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. For many years, the Conservative congregation worshiped in a building on Ninth Street near Fifth Avenue. In 1915, the members erected a new building a few blocks away – at 401 Ninth Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The congregation merged into the Park Slope Jewish Center in 1965, after which the synagogue building became an American Legion Post.
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 1780 (1914)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 12 stops, 11 ranks
A handwritten entry in the M.P. Möller contract book, dated May 7, 1914, shows that this two-manual organ had a casing of birch wood and cost $2000. Möller agreed to have the organ complete and ready to use on or before August 1, 1914, or as soon after as possible. The organ was shipped on August 29th. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Doppel Floete |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Rohr Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
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Oboe |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
42 |
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Bass Flute [Bourdon] |
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Couplers
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Swell to Pedal |
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Great 4' |
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Tremulant |
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Wind Indicator |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2 |
affecting Swell and Pedal Stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2 |
affecting Great and 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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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 1780 (1914).
Photos:
Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection: exterior (1905) and (1915). |
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