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St. Philip Evangelical Lutheran Church
85 Forbell Street near McKinley Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208
Organized in 1913, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Philip met during its early years in a building on McKinley Avenue (Magenta) near Euclid Avenue. In 1921, the congregation relocated to its present site on Forbell Street near McKinley Avenue. The Neo-Gothic building was designed by Cherry & Matz of New York City. |
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Holtkamp Organ Company
Cleveland, Ohio – Opus 1844 (1968)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 15 stops, 5 ranks
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Manual I – 61 notes
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Gedackt |
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Mixture III ranks |
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4 |
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Principal |
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8 |
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Krummhorn |
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2 |
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Gemshorn |
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Manual II – 61 notes
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8 |
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Gemshorn |
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2 |
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Principal |
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4 |
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Flute |
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1 1/3 |
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Quinte (Gemshorn) |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Gedackt Bass |
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4 |
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Octave |
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8 |
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Gemshorn |
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16 |
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Krummhorn |
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8 |
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Gedackt |
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4 |
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Krummhorn |
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Combinations – fixed
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3 General toe studs |
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Stop Analysis |
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Pipes |
16 - 4 |
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Gedackt |
85 |
8 - 2 |
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Gemshorn |
85 |
4 - 2 |
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Principal |
73 |
16 - 8 |
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Krummhorn |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
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Total |
499 |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 6456 (1937)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 21 stops, 3 ranks
This three-rank unit organ, built by M.P. Möller in 1937, was known as an "Artiste" model. All of the pipes were enclosed in one plain case, and there was a detached two-manual stop-key console. Total cost of this organ was $1,675. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Diapason |
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4 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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4 |
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Salicet |
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8 |
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Salicional |
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2 2/3 |
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Quint |
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4 |
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Octave |
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2 |
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Super Octave |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Salicional |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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Piccolo |
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4 |
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Salicet |
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8 |
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Oboe (synthetic) |
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4 |
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Flute |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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8 |
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Diapason |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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4 |
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Octave Gedeckt |
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8 |
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Salicional |
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Couplers
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Swell to Great |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Great to Pedal |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting entire organ |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Stop Analysis |
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Pipes |
16 - 2 |
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Bourdon/Gedeckt |
97 |
8 - 2 |
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Diapason |
73 |
8 - 2 |
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Salicional |
85 |
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Total |
255 |
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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.
Kloda, Barry S. Specifications of Holtkamp Organ (1968).
M.P. Möller Opus List. Boston Organ Club Chapter of the Organ Historical Society; Martin R. Walsh, editor.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M. P. Möller Organ, Op. 6456 (1937).
Illustrations:
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. Exterior (c.1921).
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