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First Congregational Church of Morrisania
761 East 166th Street and Forest Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 10456
The First Congregational Church of Morrisania was established in 1851. It was also known as the Forest Avenue Congregational Church. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 10472 (1968)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 26 stops, 6 ranks
This Möller organ, installed in 1968, has a detached two-manual mahogany console with tilting tablets. Wind pressures are 3-3/4" for trebles, and 4-1/2" for offsets. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, unenclosed
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Bourdon |
92 |
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Super Octave [rep. 5 top notes] |
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8 |
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Diapason |
80 |
2 |
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Flute [repeat 5 top notes] |
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
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1 1/3 |
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Larigot [repeat 12 top notes] |
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4 |
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Octave |
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Tremulant |
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Flute |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Salicional |
80 |
16 |
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Trompette |
85 |
8 |
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Vox Celeste [TC] |
48 |
8 |
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Trompette |
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4 |
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Salicet |
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4 |
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Trompette |
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2 |
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Salicetina [repeat 5 top notes] |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Bourdon |
GT |
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Bourdon |
GT |
8 |
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Diapason |
GT |
4 |
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Salicet |
SW |
8 |
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Bourdon |
GT |
16 |
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Trompette |
SW |
8 |
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Salicional |
SW |
8 |
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Trompette |
SW |
4 |
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Octave |
GT |
4 |
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Trompette |
SW |
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Coupler
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Swell to Great |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Expression Pedal – Swell Organ |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal with indicator light (green jewel) |
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Levi U. Stuart
New York City (1869)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 11 stops
The first known organ for First Congregational Church was built by Levi U. Stuart. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Elsener Organ Works website: http://www.elsenerorganworks.com
Gonzalez, Evelyn Diag. The Bronx: A History. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 10472 (1968).
Photos:
Elsener Organ Works website: exterior; console of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 10472 (1968). |
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