Hallett & Hallett, Inc. Funeral Chapel - Flushing (Queens), NY
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Hallett & Hallett Funeral Chapel

149-20 Northern Boulevard
Flushing (Queens), N.Y. 11354




This facility is now owned by Gleason Funeral Homes.
           

Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2968 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 23 stops, 3 ranks


The Estey Organ installed in the Hallett & Hallett Funeral Chapel in Flushing was an "Upright Minuette with Clark Player." This compact organ had three unified ranks available on two manuals and pedal, and could be played by an automatic roll player. Estey's Factory Shop Order for their Op. 2968 indicates this organ had a "Style A" case finished in Birch Walnut. Voicing details state, "Undertaking parlor use care."
               
Estey Organ Company "Upright Minuette" model with automatic player (credit: Estey Organ Company)   Rear view of Estey Organ Company "Upright Minuette" model (credit: Estey Organ Company)
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Violone  
4
  Vox Humana  
8
  Vox Humana  
4
  String  
8
  Viole  
4
  Flute  

8

  Gedeckt  
     
 
   
 
   
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed

16
  Tibia Clausa [TC]
4
  Vox Humana  
16
  Bass Viol
4
  Flute d'Amour  
8
  Vox Humana
4
  Violina  
8
  Oboe (Synthetic)
2 2/3
  Twelfth  
8
  Clarinet (Synthetic)
2
  Piccolo  
8
  Tibia Clausa
1 3/5
  Tierce  
8
  Violin
  Tremolo  
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes

16
  Contra Viol
8
  Flute  
8
  Viola
       
               
Pedal Movements

    Balanced Swell Pedal          
    Crescendo Pedal          
               
Analysis
16
  Viol d'Orchestre
85
8
  Stopped Diapason
85
8
  Vox Humana [reeds]
    61
 
Total
231

           
Sources:
     Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order of Estey Organ, Op. 2968 (1931).
     The Estey Pipe Organ website: www.esteyorgan.com
     Gleason Funeral Homes website: http://www.gleasonsfuneralhomes.com
     Trupiano, Larry. Specifications of Estey Organ, Op. 2968 (1931).

Photos:
     Gleason Funeral Homes website: 1957 exterior of funeral chapel.
 

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