Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
90-20 191st Street
Hollis (Queens), N.Y. 11423
Organ Specifications:
Present building (since c.1928)
► II/19 M.P. Möller, Op. 11120 (1975)
• III/20reg M.P. Möller, Op. 5111 (1928) – burned 1974
First building (1900s-c.1928)
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity was organized in 1908 as an English speaking congregation, succeeding a German congregation with the same name at the same location that had been organized in 1901 and closed in 1907.
On July 15, 1974, the church was nearly destroyed and the organ burned when vandals built a bonfire inside the church. More than 100 firefighters were called to the scene. Over the next few years, the church was rebuilt and a new organ was installed, culminating in a service of rededication on June 10, 1979. A school and library were added later.
In 2010, the church was listed for sale. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 11120 (1975)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 17 stops, 19 ranks
The Möller Factory Specification (July 30, 1975) shows that this organ had a detached, all-electric two-manual stopkey console that was finished to match other furniture of the church. Möller indicated that installation was to be completed by February 25, 1976. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, exposed
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8 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Mixture II-IV ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Spitzflöte |
61 |
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4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Great to Great 4' |
2 |
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Waldflöte |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Rohrflöte |
61 |
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Trompette |
61 |
8 |
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Viole de Gambe |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Viola Celeste [TC] |
49 |
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Swell to Swell 16' |
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4 |
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Flachflöte |
61 |
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Swell Unison Off |
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2 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Swell to Swell 4' |
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1 1/3 |
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Quintflöte |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Subbass |
32 |
16 |
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Fagotto [unit] * |
56 |
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Principal |
32 |
4 |
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Fagotto |
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4 |
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Choralbass |
32 |
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* 1-24 half length
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 |
affecting Great stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 |
affecting Swell stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3 |
affecting Pedal stops |
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Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 |
affecting all stops & couplers |
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General Cancel Piston |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Expression Pedal – Swell Organ |
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Great to Pedal Reversible toe stud |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Sforzando Reversible toe stud |
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Accessories
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Sforzando indicator light (red jewel) |
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Crescendo Pedal indicator light (green jewel) |
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DC Current indicator light (white jewel) |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 5111 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 20 registers
The first known organ for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was built in 1928 by M.P. Möller and had three manuals with 20 registers. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. This organ burned in 1974. |
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Sources:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America web site: www.elca.org
"Fires Take 2 Lives and Wreck Church," The New York Times (June 17, 1974: B1).
Haberstroh, Richard. The German Churches of Metropolitan New York: A Research Guide. New York: The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 2000.
"Rebuilt After Crippling Fire, Church is Rededicated," The New York Times (June 11, 1979: B1).
Scofield, Jeff. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 11120 (1975).
Photos:
Craigslist.com: exterior and interior. |
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