Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family - Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
 
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Church of the Holy Family
(Roman Catholic)

21 Nassau Avenue near 15th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11222
http://hfschurch.org/


Organ Specifications:
III/14 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 6005 (1931)
II/6 M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 1342 (1912)


The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family was founded in 1903 to serve the Slovakian population in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Services were held in the Church of St. Vincent de Paul until September 4, 1911, when a temporary church, a brick structure costing $30,000, was opened. The rectory was built at the same time.
             
M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 6005 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 32 stops, 14 ranks


The M.P. Möller Factory Specification (June 12, 1931) for this organ indicates that it had a detatched three-manual stop-key console, casing of oak, and wind pressure was set at 5". Pencil notes on the contract include "+ allowance re-erect old organ," and "deduct from contract price the price of handling old organ." Total cost of the organ was $7,500.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir
8
  Open Diapason
61
4
  Flute [ext. Melodia]
8
  Doppel Floete
73
4
  Octave [ext. CH Eng. Diap.]
8
  Melodia
73
8
  Tuba
73
8
  Dulciana
73
 
Tremulant
8
  Viole d' Gamba
73
 
Chimes
25 bells

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon [unit]
97
2 2/3
  Flute Twelfth
8
  Open Diapason
73
2
  Flautina
8
  Salicional
73
8
  Oboe
73
8
  Vox Celeste [TC]
61
8
  Vox Humana
61
8
  Gedeckt
  Tremulant
4
  Orchestral Flute
  Chimes
GT
4
  Salicet
   

     

     
Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Great
8
  English Open Diapason
73
8
  Viole d' Gamba
GT
8
  Doppel Floete
GT
4
  Flute Traverse
GT
8
  Melodia
GT
  Chimes
GT
8
  Dulciana
GT
   

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
32
  Resultant
8
  Octave [ext. Op. Diap.]
16
  Open Diapason [ext. Dul.]
12
8
  Flute [ext. Bourdon]
16
  Bourdon
44
8
  Violoncello
GT
16
  Lieblich Gedeckt
SW
   
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal 8'   Great 16', 4'
    Swell to Pedal 8'   Swell 16', 4'
    Choir to Pedal 8'   Choir 16', 4'
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'   Great Unison Separation
    Choir to Great 16', 8', 4'   Swell Unison Separation
    Choir to Swell 16', 8', 4'   Choir Unison Separation
    Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'    
               
Mechanicals
    Great Tremulant   Choir Tremulant
    Swell Tremulant   Crescendo Indicator
               
Adjustable Combinations
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 affecting Great stops
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 affecting Swell stops
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 affecting Choir stops
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 affecting Pedal stops
    Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 affecting Full Organ
               
Pedal Movements
    Great to Pedal Reversible      
    Balanced Expression Pedal, Swell Organ      
    Balanced Expression Pedal, Great-Choir Organs  
    Grand Crescendo Pedal      
    Sforzando Pedal          
             
M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 1342 (1912)
Tubular-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 11 stops, 6 ranks


The Agreement (Dec. 12, 1911) between M.P. Möller and "The R.C. Slovak Church" in Brooklyn states that Möller would build a two-manual organ for a consideration of $1,400. Möller used tubular-pneumatic action to control six ranks of pipes on a duplex chest. The casing was of the best quartered oak finished in hard oil, with the Pedal pipes forming the sides of the case. Möller indicated that the organ would be "complete and ready for use on or before the first day of March, 1912 or as soon thereafter as possible." The organ was shipped by rail on March 15, 1912.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Open Diapason (wood & metal)
61
4
  Flute Harmonique
61
8
  Dulciana
61
8
  Oboe Gamba [labial]
61
8
  Stopped Diapason (wood)
61
   

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Dulciana
GT
4
  Flute Harmonique
GT
8
  Stopped Diapason
GT
8
  Oboe Gamba
GT
8
  Unda Maris [TC]
49
   

     

     
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
  Bourdon [ext. GT Op. Diap.]
12
   
               
Couplers
    Swell to Pedal   Swell to Great 4'
    Great to Pedal   Swell to Great 16'
               
Mechanicals
    Tremulant    
    Wind Indicator    
    Crescendo Indicator    
               
Pedal Movements
    Great to Pedal Reversible      
    Balanced Swell Pedal      
    Grand Crescendo Pedal      
               
Sources:
     The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X, Vol. III. New York: The Catholic Editing Company, 1914.
     Church of the Holy Family web site: http://hfschurch.org/
     Trupiano, Larry. Agreement and Specifications (Dec. 12, 1911) for M.P. Möller organ, Op. 1342.
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification (June 12, 1931) of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 6005.

Illustration:
     Block Magazine web site: www.blockmagazine.com. Exterior.