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St. John English Evangelical Lutheran Church
86-20 114th Street
Richmond Hill (Queens), N.Y. 11418
Organ Specifications:
► III/30 William F. Laws; reb. & enl. Möller
• II/28s M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 2790 (1919)
• II/14s M.P. Möller, Inc., Op. 719 (1906); reb. Barckhoff organ |
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William F. Laws
Beverly, Mass. (1970s)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 52 stops, 30 ranks
Sometime in the 1970s, William F. Laws, son of organbuilder William W. Laws, rebuilt and enlarged the 1919 Möller organ at St. John's Lutheran. Laws also provided a new three-manual "Austin-style" stop-key console. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, partially enclosed
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16 |
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Open Diapason [unit] * |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth [ext.] * |
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8 |
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1st Open Diapason |
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2 |
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Fifteenth [ext.] * |
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8 |
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2nd Open Diapason [ext.] * |
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Mixture IV ranks |
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8 |
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Clarabella |
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16 |
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Tuba [unit] * |
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8 |
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Erzähler |
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8 |
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Tuba [ext.] * |
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4 |
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Principal |
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4 |
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Clarion [ext.] * |
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4 |
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Octave [ext.] * |
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Chimes |
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4 |
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Flute |
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* enclosed
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
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4 |
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Wald Flute [ext.] |
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8 |
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Diapason |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard [ext.] |
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8 |
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Stopped Flute |
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2 |
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Piccolo [ext.] |
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8 |
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Salicional |
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8 |
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Trompette |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste |
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8 |
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Oboe |
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8 |
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Gedackt [ext.] |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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8 |
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Aeoline |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
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Chimes |
GT |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Dulciana [unit] |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth [ext. Dulciana] |
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8 |
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Melodia |
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2 |
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Fifteenth [ext. Dulciana] |
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8 |
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Spitz Flute |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
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8 |
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Dulciana [ext.] |
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8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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8 |
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Unda Maris [TC] |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Dulcet [ext.] |
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Chimes |
GT |
4 |
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Chimney Flute |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
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8 |
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Still Gedackt |
SW |
16 |
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Open Diapason |
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4 |
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Octave |
GT |
16 |
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Violone |
GT |
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Mixture IV ranks |
GT |
16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
44 |
16 |
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Tuba |
GT |
8 |
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Lieblich Gedackt |
SW |
8 |
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Tuba |
GT |
8 |
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Diapason [GT 16' O. Diap.] |
GT |
4 |
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Clarion |
GT |
8 |
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Stopped Flute [ext.] |
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Chimes |
GT |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 2790 (1919)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 28 registers
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 719 (1906)
Unknown action
2 manuals, 14 registers
A Möller Ledger Book contains a copy of an Agreement (Sept. 28, 1906) that shows Möller agreed "to rebuild the [Carl] Barckhoff Organ formerly in the 1st Christian Church, Huntington, Ind. in the [St. John Ev. Luth. Church] complete and ready for use on or before Dec. 1, 1906" for a consideration of $650. Möller also agreed to receive the organ if the church purchased a new Möller organ within five years. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Nelson, George. Organs of the United States and Canada Database, Seattle, Wash.
Richmond Hill Historical Society web site: http://www.richmondhillhistory.org
Trupiano, Larry. M.P. Möller Agreement (Sept. 28, 1906) to rebuild Barckhoff organ.
Trupiano, Larry. Specifications of William F. Laws organ in 1979.
Illustration:
Richmond Hill Historical Society web site: church exterior. |
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