Siloam Presbyterian Church
260 Jefferson Avenue at Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11216
Organ Specifications:
260 Jefferson Avenue at Marcy Avenue (1930s)
► III/54 Allen Organ Company electronic (1965)
404 Lafayette Avenue (in 1924)
• unknown
Prince Street, near Myrtle Avenue (1893-?)
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Siloam Presbyterian Church was founded in 1849 by the Rev. James M. Gloucester, who introduced Presbyterianism to the black community of Philadelphia. Siloam Presbyterian was one of several stops in Brooklyn for slaves fleeing north via the Underground Railroad. |
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Allen Organ Company
Macungie, Penn. (1965)
Electronic tonal production
3 manuals, 54 stops
The status of this organ in 2008 is unknown. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Quintaton |
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4 |
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Octave |
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8 |
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Principal |
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4 |
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Quintadena |
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8 |
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Bourdon |
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2 |
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Super Octave |
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8 |
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Gemshorn |
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Mixture IV ranks |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
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8 |
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Harmonic Trumpet |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, expressive
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16 |
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Lieblichflöte |
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2 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Geigen Principal |
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1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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Plein Jeu III ranks |
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8 |
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Flute Celeste |
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16 |
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Fagott |
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8 |
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Viole |
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8 |
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Trompette |
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8 |
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Viole Celeste |
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8 |
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Hautbois |
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4 |
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Octave Geigen |
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4 |
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Clarion |
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4 |
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Flute |
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Tremolo |
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2 |
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Octavin |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, expressive
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8 |
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Viola |
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1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
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8 |
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Spitzflöte |
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Scharf III ranks |
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8 |
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Aeoline |
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16 |
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Dulzian |
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4 |
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Prestant |
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8 |
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Harmonic Trumpet |
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4 |
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Koppelflöte |
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8 |
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Krummhorn |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
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4 |
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Krummregal |
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2 |
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Principal |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Contra Basse |
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4 |
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Flute |
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16 |
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Principal |
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Mixture III ranks |
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16 |
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Quintaton |
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32 |
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Contra Bombarde |
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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16 |
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Dulzian |
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16 |
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Lieblichflöte |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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8 |
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Principal |
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4 |
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Clarion |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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4 |
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Krummregal |
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4 |
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Choral Bass |
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Sources:
The Diapason, December 1965. Specifications of Allen Organ (1965); courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Taylor, Clarence. The Black Churches of Brooklyn. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. |
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