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Danish Seamen's Church
(Lutheran)
102 Willow Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
http://www.dankirkeny.org/
Organ Specifications:
102 Willow Street (since 1957)
► II/6 Philibert Croteau (1960s)
193 Ninth Street (1886-1957) – Our Saviour Danish Lutheran Church
• II/25reg M.P. Möller, Op. 5982 (1931)
• II/11 Steere & Son (1908)
• parlor (reed) organ |
The Danish Seamen's Church (Den danske Sømandskirke) of New York was founded in 1878 by the Danish minister Rasmus Andersen. In 1886 two brick residences on Ninth Street in Brooklyn were acquired and Our Saviour's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brooklyn, New-York, and vicinity (Vor Frelsers kirke) was established. It was the only Danish church in Brooklyn, complementing one by the same name on 128th Street in New York City.
In 1957 the Danish Seamen's Church moved to the present location at 102 Willow Street in the historic Brooklyn Heights district.
The Danish Seamen's Church is a Lutheran church within the National Church of Denmark. It is the only church in North and South America where church services are held in Danish every Sunday.
An important part of the Danish Seamen's Church's work is to care for Danish seafarers coming to New York. About 300 ships are visited each year. The church also aims at providing the Danish community with a home away from home. |
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Philibert Croteau
Brooklyn, N.Y. (c.1960s)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 stops, 6 ranks
The small unit organ in the Danish Seamen's Church was assembled from Aeolian pipework by Phil Croteau of Brooklyn. All pipes are unenclosed, and there are no couplers or pistons. Mr. Croteau was the area representative
of the Casavant Frères firm of St. Hyacinthe, Canada, and had previously worked as an installer for Aeolian-Skinner of Boston. In 1997, John Klauder Pipe Organ Service replaced the Klann chest actions with Wicks Direct-Electric action. |
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Manual I – 61 notes
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Principal |
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2 |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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2 |
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Gedeckt |
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4 |
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Geigen Octave |
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Cymball II ranks |
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Rohr Flute |
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Manual II – 61 notes
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8 |
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Geigen |
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4 |
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Principal |
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8 |
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Rohr Flute |
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2 2/3 |
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Rohr Flute |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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2 |
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Rohr Flute |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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8 |
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Principal |
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4 |
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Rohr Flute |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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4 |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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Geigen |
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2 |
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Cymbel II ranks |
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Stop Analysis |
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Pipes |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
8 |
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Geigen |
61 |
4 |
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Rohr Flute |
68 |
2 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Cymbal II ranks |
98 |
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Total 361 |
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Organ in Our Saviour Lutheran Church:
M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5982 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 25 registers
In 1931, the Möller Company installed a new organ. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Organ in Our Saviour Lutheran Church:
J. W. Steere & Son
Springfield, Mass. (1908)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 11 stops
The first pipe organ for Our Saviour's Church was built in 1908 by J.W. Steere & Son of Springfield, Mass., at a cost of $1,500. This organ had two manuals and 11 stops (Great 4, Swell 6, Pedal 1) and tubular-pneumatic action. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
"A Danish House of Prayer," The New York Times (Oct. 28, 1894:16).
Danish Seamen's Church web site: http://www.dankirkeny.org/
Fox, David H. A Guide to North American Organbuilders (Rev. ed.). Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
Kloda, Barry. Specifications of Philibert Croteau organ (c.1960s).
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Photos:
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection: 1920 interior, Our Saviour Lutheran Church.
Danish Seamen's Church web site: present exterior.
The New York Times (Oct. 28, 1894:16): drawing of Danish Church, Brooklyn. |
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