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St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
105 Highland Place
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208
http://www.stpeters-brooklyn.org/
St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized with seven members in November, 1897. The first services were held in Mr. Henry Meyer's residence at 788 Norwood Avenue. In March 1898, the house at 115 Shepherd Avenue was rented and services were held there. The congregation decided to build its first church in July 1902, and a lot was purchased on Hale Avenue near Ridgewood Avenue. On October 19, 1902, the cornerstone was laid for a simple wooden church that had a steeple over the main entrance. This church served the congregation until 1967 when ground was broken for the present building on Highland Place, on the lot directly behind the original church. The modern church can accomodate about 200 people and incorporates stained glass from the old church. The old building was retained and is used for church activities and programs. |
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Eifert & Stoehr
Steinway, N.Y. (1907); reb. James R. Campbell (1937)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 stops, 14 ranks
In 1937, the Eifert & Stoehr organ was rebuilt and electrified by James R. Campbell of Roosevelt, N.Y. Campbell rebuilt or replaced the two-manual console that included preparations for a unit Gedeckt rank. The specification that follows was recorded in an organ notebook by Charles Scharpeger.
The organ was purchased by the Gommper family with the intent of installing it for their son. They ultimately relocated to Camano Island, Wash., and stored the organ under their house. In the mid-1990s, the organ was given to St. Aidan's Episcopal on Camano Island where the hope was to amalgamate the Eifert & Stohr pipework into a future enlarged instrument. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
prep. |
8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
prep. |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
prep. |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
prep. |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
prep. |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe Gamba |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
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8 |
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Vox Celeste |
61 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
prep. |
8 |
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Stop Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
prep. |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
61 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
prep. |
2 |
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Flageolet |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Quint Flute |
prep. |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
prep. |
16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
prep. |
8 |
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Flute |
30 |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Great to Great 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Pedal Octaves |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell stops (thumb) |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Great stops (thumb) |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Full Organ (toe) |
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Cancel |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Sforzando Pedal |
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Hilborne L. Roosevelt
New York City – Opus 340 (1886)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 15 stops, 17 ranks
The following specification was recorded by F.R. Webber, whose "Organ Scrapbooks" are in the possession of The Organ Historical Society Archives in Princeton, N.J. Webber writes that "the organ was moved about the year 1930 to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, and was succeeded at Immanuel, New York, by a three manual Odell." |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
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Open Diapason |
58 |
4 |
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Gemshorn |
58 |
8 |
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Salicional |
58 |
2 2/3 |
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Octave Quint |
58 |
8 |
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Doppelflöte |
58 |
2 |
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Flageolet |
58 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
58 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
58 |
8 |
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Violin Diapason |
58 |
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Cornet, 3 ranks |
174 |
8 |
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Dolce |
58 |
8 |
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Oboe |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
58 |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Violone |
30 |
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Eifert & Stoehr
Steinway, Long Island (1907)
Mechanical action
2 manuals
The Eifert & Stoehr Company of Steinway, L.I. built a two-manual organ for St. Peter's Lutheran Church that was dedicated on September 22, 1907. The organ was freestanding in the front right corner of the church, as seen in the 1922 photo at the right. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 2000.
St. Peter Lutheran Church web site: http://www.stpeters-brooklyn.org/
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Scharpeger, Charles. Specifications of Eifert & Stoehr organ, as rebuilt by James R. Campbell (1937). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Stettner, James. Electronic correspondence (Mar. 4, 2010) regarding Eifert & Stoehr organ, as rebuilt by James R. Campbell (1937);
Webber, F.R. "Organ scrapbook" at Organ Historical Society Archives, Princeton, N.J. Specifications of Roosevelt organ, Op. 340. Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Illustrations:
St. Peter Lutheran Church web site. Exterior and interior of original church (c.1922).
Stettner, James. James R. Campbell nameplate. |
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