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Spanish Calvary Baptist Church
199 North 5th Street near Driggs Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211
The Spanish Calvary Baptist Church has been at its present location since 1965. Located in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, the edifice was built c.1864 for St. Matthew German Evangelical Lutheran Church. |
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Wm. & Chas. H. Pilcher
Brooklyn, N.Y. (c.1880 or c.1906)
Mechanical key and stop action
2 manuals, 9 stops, 9 ranks
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organ in the Spanish Calvary Baptist Church was built by Wm. & Chas. H. Pilcher of Brooklyn, but the exact date of this organ has not yet been determined. The mechanical action organ includes a hitch-down swell pedal and employs a double-rise reservoir with two feeders. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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Gamba |
61 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
61 |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
2 |
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Flageolet |
61 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Keraulophone |
61 |
4 |
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Violin |
61 |
8 |
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Gedackt |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 27 notes
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Bourdon |
27 |
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Couplers & Accessories
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Great to Swell |
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Bellows Signal |
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Pedal to Swell |
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Pedal Check |
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Pedal to Great |
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Hitch-down Swell Pedal |
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Sources:
Bigger, Keith. Specifications of Wm. & Chas. H. Pilcher organ.
Fox, David H. A Guide to North American Organbuilders (Rev. ed.). Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
Illustrations:
Bigger, Keith: Wm. & Chas. H. Pilcher organ.
The Brooklyn Eagle (Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library): 1939 photo of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. |
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