St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
1343 Fulton Avenue
Bronx, N.Y. 10456
St. John's Lutheran Church was founded in 1860 as the Deutsche Evangelische Lutherische St. Johannes Kirche. |
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Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 695 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 28 stops, 26 ranks, 1,732 pipes
The second organ for St. John's Lutheran was built in 1928 by the Skinner Organ Company of Boston. This organ served the church for more than 80 years. About 2010, the organ was acquired by St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Marion, Iowa, where it was to be restored without alterations by Jeff Weiler & Associates of Chicago. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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8 |
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First Open Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
8 |
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Second Open Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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French Horn [enc. in SW] |
61 |
8 |
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Clarabella |
61 |
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Chimes |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Triangulaire |
73 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Rohr Flute |
73 |
16 |
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Contra Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Flute Celeste II ranks |
134 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Octave |
73 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
44 |
8 |
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Flute [ext.] |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Echo Lieblich |
SW |
16 |
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Lieblich |
SW |
16 |
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Oboe |
SW |
8 |
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Octave [ext.] |
— |
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Chimes |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Choir 8' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
Ped. to Comb. on/off (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
Ped. to Comb. on/off (thumb) |
| Choir Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
Ped. to Comb. on/off (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
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| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
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Set Piston (thumb) |
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General Cancel Piston (thumb) |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible (thumb) |
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Balanced Choir Pedal |
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Sforzando (thumb & toe, with ind.) |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal (with ind.) |
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Müller & Abel
New York City (after 1892)
Tubular-pneumatic action
The first known organ for St. John's Lutheran was built sometime after 1892 by Müller & Abel of New York City. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Aeolian-Skinner Archives web site: http://home.cfl.rr.com/aeolianskinner/
Kinzey, Allen. Electronic correspondence (Dec. 16, 2010) concerning restoration of Skinner Organ, Op. 695 (1928) for St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Marion, Iowa. Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash. |
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