Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church
Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church - Brooklyn, N.Y. (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
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88 Hanson Place at South Portland Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
http://www.hansonplace.org


Organ Specifications:
► III/38 Casavant Frères, Op. 3416 (1979)
• III/13 Hope-Jones Organ Company (1910)
► II/23 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 52 (1866)



 



The Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church has been at its present location since 1963. From 1860-1963, the edifice was home to the Hanson Place Baptist Church.
           
  Casavant Frères organ, Op. 3416 (1979) in Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church - Brooklyn, N.Y. (photo: Casavant Frères)
Casavant Frères, Limitée
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Opus 3416 (1979)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 28 stops, 38 ranks



The Casavant Frères Factory Specification, dated March 1, 1978, shows that Casavant provided a three-manual oak console with stops and couplers controlled by tilting tablets above the upper keyboard. In 1979, the new organ was installed behind the existing facade.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 56 notes
16
  Bordun
56
2
  Oktave
56
8
   Prinzipal
56
     Mixtur IV ranks
224
8
   Hohlflöte
56
8
   Trompete
56
4
   Oktave
56
    
Chimes
preparation
2 2/3
  Quinte
56
        
 
     
 
     
Positiv Organ (Manual I) – 56 notes
8
  Gedackt
56
    Sesquialtera II ranks
112
4
  Prinzipal
56
    Scharf III ranks
168
4
  Rohrgedackt
56
8
   Dulzian
56
2
   Oktave
56
     Tremulant  
               
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 56 notes, enclosed
8
   Rohrflöte
56
2
   Waldflöte
56
8
   Gemshorn
56
     Scharf III ranks
168
8
   Schwebung [TC]
44
8
   Oboe
56
4
   Spitzflöte
56
     Tremulant  
 
     
 
     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Subbass
32
2
   Mixtur III ranks
96
8
   Oktave
32
16
  Posaune [L/2]
32
4
    Oktave
32
8
   Trompete
32
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal   Positiv to Great
    Positiv to Pedal   Swell to Great
    Swell to Pedal   Swell to Positiv
               
Adjustable Combinations (hold-set type)
    Great Organ 1-2-3-4   Thumb
    Positiv 1-2-3-4   Thumb
    Swell 1-2-3-4   Thumb
    Pedal 1-2-3-4   Toe
    General 1-2-3-4   Thumb and Toe
               
Reversible Pistons
    Great to Pedal       Thumb  
    Positiv to Pedal       Thumb  
    Swell to Pedal       Thumb  
    Full Organ       Thumb  
               
Balanced Pedals
    Crescendo on all stops and couplers
    Swell Expression          
               
Indicator Lights
    Crescendo          
    Wind (pedalboard light)          
    Full Organ          
           
  Robert Hope-Jones Co. organ (1910) in Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church - Brooklyn, N.Y. (photo: Church bulletin, Sep. 24, 1977)
Robert Hope-Jones Co.
Elmira, N.Y. (1910)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 13 ranks



In 1910, the Robert Hope-Jones Company of Elmira, N.Y. built a new organ for Hanson Place Baptist Church. Hope-Jones was an exponent of extensive unification of stops through an electrical relay, and his consoles were typically controlled by stop-tabs arranged in a "horseshoe" curve. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.
           
Previous organ in Hanson Place Baptist Church:

J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 52 (1866)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 20 stops, 23 ranks


The earliest known organ in the present building was built in 1866 by J.H. & C.S. Odell of New York City for the Hanson Place Baptist Church. The following specification was recorded by F.R. Webber (1887-1963), whose "Organ Scrapbooks" are in the possession of The Organ Historical Society Archives in Princeton, N.J.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 56 notes
16
  Open Diapason
56
4
   Wald Flute
56
8
   Keraulophon
56
2 2/3
   Twelfth
56
8
   Dulce
56
2
   Fifteenth
56
8
   Stop Diapason
56
     Sesquialtera, 3 ranks
168
8
   Clarionet Flute
56
8
   Trumpet
56
4
   Principal
56
        
 
     
 
     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 56 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon Bass
12
4
   Principal
56
16
   Double Diapason [TC]
44
2
   Fifteenth
56
8
   Open Diapason
56
     Cornet, 2 ranks
112
8
   Dulciana
56
8
   Hautboy
56
8
   Stop Diapason Bass
12
     Tremolo  
8
   Stop Diapason Treble [TC]
44
        
 
     
 
     
Pedal Organ – 25 notes
16
   Grand Double Op. Diap.
25
        
               
Couplers, &c
    Swell to Great   Composition Stop
    Swell to Pedal   Bellows Alarm
    Great to Pedal   Patent Reversible Coupler
               
Combinations
1.
   Full Great Organ
2.
   Full to Principal
3.
   All the 8-foot Stops
4.
   Keraulophon, Clarionet Flute and Dulce
5.
   Clarionet Flute, Dulce and Wald Flute
6.
   Dulce and Clarionet Flute
7.
   Dulce Solo
8.
   Wald Flute Solo
           
Sources:
     Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church web site: http://www.hansonplace.org
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Scheer, Stanley. Casavant Frères Factory Specification, Opus 3416 (Mar. 1, 1978).
     Webber, F.R. "Organ scrapbook" at Organ Historical Society Archives, Princeton, N.J. Specification of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 52 (1866). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.

Illustrations:
     AJWB Collection. Church bulletin (Sep. 24, 1977) showing Robert Hope-Jones Co. organ (1910).
     Casavant Frères Archive. Console of Casavant Frères organ, Op. 3416 (1979). Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
     Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church web site. Interior.
     Lawson, Steven E. Exterior.
     Scofield, Jeff. Console of Casavant Frères organ, Op. 3416 (1979).