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Christ Church
(Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
123 East 15th Street at Irving Place
New York, N.Y. 10003
http://christlutheranchurchnyc.org/
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| 406 East 19th Street |
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Christ Church, a Lutheran congregation with German and English roots, can trace its history back to 1868 when it began above a blacksmith shop on East 14th Street. In 1882, the church purchased the mission Chapel of Free Grace, located at 406 East 19th Street, which had been built in 1859 by St. George's Episcopal Church.
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335 East 19th Street |
Christ Church remained at this location until Stuyvesant Town, a large housing project developed by Metropolitan Life Insurance, acquired the land, and the church was demolished. A new church, located a block to the west, was erected in 1948. Herbert E. Matz designed the new facilities that featured Gothic details.
In 2007, Christ Church sold its 15th Street property to a developer who designed a new home in the church, and built a luxury condo tower with six three-bedroom units above the church.
Since 2007, the congregation has been using the facilities of the Seafarer and International House at 123 East 15th Street at Irving Place. |
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Nordgren Chapel
Noack Organ Company
Georgetown, Mass. – Opus 38 (1967)
Mechanical key and stop action
1 manual, 5 stops, 7 ranks
Nordgren Chapel contains an organ built in 1967 by the Noack Organ Company of Georgetown, Mass. The one-manual and pedal organ is contained in a freestanding case located in the rear corner of the chapel. Despite its small size, the organ provides adequate support of the liturgy and congregational hymn singing in the resonant room.
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Manual – 56 notes
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Gedackt |
56 |
4 |
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Principal |
56 |
4 |
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Stopped Flute |
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2 |
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Blockflöte |
56 |
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Mixture III ranks |
168 |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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| No stops; permanently coupled to manual |
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Sebastian
M. Glück
New York City – Opus 6 (1995)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 28 registers, 10 stops, 13 ranks
In 1995, Sebastian Glück of New York City built a new two-manual organ
for Christ Church. Glück reworked a portion of the case from the church's
1897 Odell organ. When the church building was closed in 2007, the organ was
removed to storage by the builder. |
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Hoofdwerk (Manual I) – 61 notes
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Graavo (TC, Spitspijp) |
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2 |
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Nachthoorn |
61 |
8 |
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Praestandt |
85 |
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Hexquialter III ranks * |
derived |
8 |
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Holpijp |
PO |
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Mixtuur III-IV ranks |
220 |
8 |
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Spitspijp |
73 |
8 |
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Schalmei |
PO |
4 |
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Octaaf (fr. Praestandt) |
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* 2 2/3 Nasard + 2' Gemshorn + 1 3/5 Tritonus |
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Positief (Manual II) – 61 notes
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Holpijp |
61 |
1 1/3 |
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Qvintanus (fr. Nasard) |
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4 |
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Gemshoorn (fr. Spitspijp) |
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Supra (fr. Roerfluit) ** |
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4 |
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Roerfluit |
73 |
8 |
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Schalmei |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Nasard |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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2 |
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Praestandt |
HW |
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** top octave repeats |
1 3/5 |
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Tritonus ** |
53 |
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Pedaal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Infrabas |
32 |
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Ruispijp II ranks *** |
derived |
16 |
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| Lieflijk Gedekt |
preparation |
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Praestandt |
HW |
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Schalmei |
PO |
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Gedekt |
HW |
4 |
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Cantus |
PO |
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Tenor Octaaf |
HW |
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*** Nasard + 2' Gemshorn
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Vlakfluit |
PO |
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J.H. & C.S.
Odell & Co.
New York City – Opus 347 (1897)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 10 registers, 8 stops, 8 ranks
This organ was built in 1897 for the previous church at 406 East 19th Street, and was moved to the building at 335 East 19th Street in 1948. This specification is a "Style Twenty-five" by the Odell firm. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
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Open Diapason |
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58 |
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Gamba (TC) |
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Melodia (TC) |
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Stopped Bass |
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Octave |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
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Viola (TC) |
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Stopped Diapason (TC) |
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Unison Bass |
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Rohr Flöte |
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Pedal Organ – 27 notes
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Bourdon |
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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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Mechanical Accessories
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Bellows Signal |
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Tremulant |
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Balance Swell Pedal |
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Pedal Movements
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Piano on Great Organ |
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Forte on Great Organ |
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Great to Pedal, Reversible |
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Organ previously installed at 406 East 19th Street:
Richard M. Ferris
New York City (1857)
Mechanical action
1 manual, 4 stops, 4 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 wrote:
"The organ was discovered about three years ago when the church was demolished to make way for a housing project. The organ was behind a larger Odell, and may have been preserved at a time when tubular and electro-pneumatic action was regarded with caution by church committees.
"The Stopped diapason is of metal, and is really a large Rohr flöte, with chimneys and very large, flexible ears.
"On one of the pipes of the Principal is the name of John E. Ayers, the date, June 23, 1857, and the words, "Third Scale Principal." On the Bell gamba is the name of G N Osler and the date June 22, 1857. On the Dulciana is the name of James W. Hoey, and the date 1857. On the so-called Stopped diapason is the name of Arnolph Polster, the date 1857, and the words "Third 3."
"The organ was restored in 1951 by Mr Harry Odell, of Yonkers, who has it in his home.
"Richard M. Ferris built organs at 464 Houston street, New York, in the eighteen-forties and eighteen-fifties. At one time he was in partnership with Levi and William Stewart, and for a time he was associated with Morgan Davis. John H. and Caleb S. Odell, and Reuben Midmer, were trained in his shop."
Harry Odell gave the organ to Anthony Meloni in 1982 at
the time of the dissolution of J.H. & C.S. Odell. The
top half of the case had been discarded by Mr. Odell, the
reason
given was that the organ was too difficult to tune with
the case in place.
The organ has been restored, including the replacement
of the feeder bellows, the original being long gone. The
organ can now be played with the mechanical pump mechanism
as well as with a small electric blower. A special on/off
valve system was added to the wind line which connects
the bellows to the wind chest to accomplish this.
All original pipework is in place, and repairs were made
where necessary. The original ivories are intact and in
very good condition.
A new top portion of the case is currently being constructed
in a style typical of the builder and period. The sound
of the organ is quite beautiful. |
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Manual – 56 notes
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Stopped Diapason treble (TC) |
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Stopped Diapason bass |
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Gamba (TC) |
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Dulciana (TC) |
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Principal |
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Sources:
Cameron, Peter T. "A Chronology of the Organ Builders Working in New York City", The Bicentennial Tracker. Richmond: Organ Historical Society, Inc., 1976.
Hughes, C.J. "Discovering Divine Sites for Condos," The New York Times (Feb. 25, 2007).
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Glück Pipe Organs website: http://www.glucknewyork.com
Meloni, Anthony. Corrected specification
and information about the 1857 Ferris organ.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification of J.H. & C.S. Odell "Style Twenty-five."
Webber, F.R. "Organ scrapbook" at Organ Historical Society Archives, Princeton, N.J. Specifications of Richard M. Ferris organ. Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Illustrations:
Glück Pipe Organs website.
Case of Sebastian M. Glück Organ, Op. 6 (1995).
Lawson, Steven E. Interior and
exterior of 335 E. 19th Street; console of Sebastian M.Glück
Organ, Op. 6 (1995).
Lawson, Steven E. Interior and exterior of 123 E. 15th Street; Noack Organ, Op. 38 (1967). |
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