Concord Baptist Church of Christ
833 Gardner C. Taylor (Marcy) Avenue at Putnam Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11216
www.concordcares.org
Organ Specifications:
833 Gardner C. Taylor (Marcy) Avenue at Putnam Avenue
Present Building (since c.1954)
► IV/53 Austin Organs Inc., Op. 2388 (1962, 1974)
First Building (1888-burned 1952) – orig. Marcy Ave. Baptist
► III/28 Estey Organ Company, Op. 2376 (1925)
• III/ Reuben Midmer & Sons (<1917); enl. 1888 organ
• II/ Reuben Midmer & Sons (1888)
• Geo. Jardine & Son (1888) – possibly Sunday School
165 Duffield Street at Myrtle Avenue
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Marcy Avenue Baptist Church |
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The Concord Baptist Church was founded in 1863. An early church building was located at 165 Duffield Street at Myrtle Avenue.
Sometime in the 1920s, Concord Baptist acquired the former Marcy Avenue Baptist Church on Marcy Avenue between Putnam Avenue and Madison Street. Built in 1888, the Romanesque church and 200-foot-tall steeple were faced in brick laid with red mortar and trimmed with terra cotta. Adjacent to the 1,500-seat auditorium was a building containing a lecture room, parlour, library, nursery and kitchen on the ground floor, with Sunday School facilities for 2,000 on the floor above. Fire destroyed this building in October, 1952.
Concord Baptist Church was rebuilt following the fire, and the present brick building was opened c.1954. |
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Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 2388 (1963)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 58 stops, 53 ranks |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Spitz Principal |
61 |
4 |
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Nachthorn |
61 |
8 |
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Principal |
61 |
2 |
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Super Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
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Fourniture IV ranks |
244 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Chimes |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Gedeckt |
68 |
2 |
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Plein Jeu III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Geigen |
68 |
16 |
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Fagotto |
68 |
8 |
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Hohl Flöte |
68 |
8 |
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Trompette |
68 |
8 |
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Viole de Gambe |
68 |
8 |
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Fagotto [ext.] |
12 |
8 |
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Viole Celeste |
68 |
4 |
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Clairon |
68 |
4 |
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Principal |
68 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Rohrflöte [ext. Gedeckt] |
24 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Erzahler [ext.] * |
12 |
1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
61 |
8 |
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Nason Flute |
68 |
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Sesquialtera II ranks |
122 |
8 |
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Erzahler |
68 |
8 |
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Krummhorn |
68 |
8 |
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Erzahler Celeste [TC] |
68 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Prestant |
68 |
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Harp |
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4 |
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Koppelflöte |
68 |
8 |
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Trompette en Chamade |
ANT |
2 |
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Octavin |
61 |
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* Haskell basses |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Orchestral Flute |
68 |
8 |
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Trompette Harmonique |
68 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
68 |
4 |
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Clairon Harmonique [ext.] |
12 |
8 |
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'Cello Celeste |
68 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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French Horn |
68 |
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Antiphonal Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes [added 1974]
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8 |
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Montre |
61 |
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Fourniture IV ranks |
244 |
4 |
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Prestant |
61 |
8 |
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Trompette en Chamade |
61 |
2 |
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Doublette |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Contra Bourdon [ext.] |
12 |
4 |
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Choral Bass |
32 |
16 |
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Contra Bass |
32 |
4 |
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Spitzflöte |
32 |
16 |
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Spitz Principal |
GT |
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Mixture III ranks |
96 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
32 |
32 |
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Contre Bombarde [ext.] |
12 |
16 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Bombarde [ext. SO Tr. Harm.] |
12 |
16 |
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Erzahler |
CH |
16 |
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Fagotto |
SW |
8 |
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Octave |
32 |
8 |
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Trompette |
SO |
8 |
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Spitz Principal |
GT |
4 |
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Krummhorn |
CH |
8 |
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Bourdon [ext.] |
12 |
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Organ installed in first church at present address:
Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2376 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic key action
3 manuals, 30 stops, 28 ranks
The Shop Order for the Estey Organ Company's Op. 2376 shows that this organ was voiced on 6" wind pressure and had a three-manual Electric Luminous console with celluloid keys. Estey provided the case that included 17 bronzed pipes from the Great 1st Open Diapason. The organ was to be installed by August 15, 1925. In 1952, the church and organ were destroyed by fire. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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8 |
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1st Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
8 |
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2nd Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
61 |
8 |
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Viol d'Amour |
61 |
8 |
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Tuba |
61 |
8 |
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Gross Flute |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
4 |
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Flauto Traverso |
73 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste [TC] |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
73 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo [harmonic] |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Quintadena |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
32 |
8 |
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Octave [ext. Open Diap.] |
12 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
32 |
8 |
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Flauto Dolce [ext. Bourdon] |
12 |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt [1-12 fr. SW] |
20 |
8 |
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'Cello |
32 |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 4', Unison Separation |
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Choir to Pedal 8' |
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Swell 16', 4', Unison Separation |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4', Unison Separation |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Combination Pistons
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 |
affecting Great & Pedal Stops & Couplers |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 |
affecting Swell & Pedal Stops & Couplers |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 |
affecting Choir & Pedal Stops & Couplers |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 |
affecting All Stops & Couplers |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Expression Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Choir Expression Pedal |
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Sforzando Reversible |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Previous organ installed in Marcy Avenue Baptist Church
Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, N.Y. (1888)
Mechanical action?
2 manuals, enlarged to 3 manuals (<1917)
The original organ in Marcy Avenue Baptist Church was built in 1888 by Reuben Midmer & Sons, who installed it in a rear corner of the balcony. Sometime before 1917, the organ was rebuilt and enlarged to three manuals by Reuben Midmer & Sons. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Previous organ installed in Marcy Avenue Baptist Church:
Geo. Jardine & Son
New York City (1888)
Unknown action
This organ may have been installed in the Sunday School room of Marcy Avenue Baptist Church. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op. 2376 (1925).
"Ceremonies in the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church," The Brooklyn Eagle, Oct. 1, 1888.
Concord Baptist Church of Christ website: http://www.concordcares.org/
"Description of the New Marcy Avenue Baptist Church," The Brooklyn Eagle, Sep. 26, 1888.
The Estey Pipe Organ website: www.esteyorgan.com
Glück, Sebastian. Specifications of Austin Organ, Op. 2388 (1963).
"The Marcy Avenue Baptist Church. Description of the Edifice and Sketch of the Society," The Brooklyn Eagle, May 16, 1887.
"The Marcy Avenue Baptists Take Leave of Their Old Quarters," The Brooklyn Eagle, Sep. 24, 1888.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.
Photos:
Concord Baptist Church of Christ website. |
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