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St. Joseph's Church
(Roman Catholic)
43-19 30th Avenue at 43rd Street
Astoria (Queens), N.Y. 11103
St. Joseph's Catholic Church was organized in 1877 as a parish for German Catholics in Astoria. The first building, a wooden frame church, was completed in 1880, and over time the parish added an adjoining school, rectory and convent. |
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Reuter Organ Company
Lawrence, Kan. – Opus 2184 (1997)
Electro-pneumatic key action
Solid-state combination action
2 manuals, 40 stops, 19 ranks |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
4 |
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Bourdon |
— |
8 |
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Principal |
61 |
4 |
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Chimney Flute |
SW |
8 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
73 |
2 |
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Octave |
— |
8 |
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Viola |
SW |
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Mixture IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Viola Celeste |
SW |
8 |
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Krummhorn * |
61 |
8 |
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Dolce Gemshorn * |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
8 |
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Dolce Gemshorn Celeste * [TC] |
49 |
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Chimes |
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4 |
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Octave [unit] |
73 |
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* enclosed with Swell
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Gedeckt [unit] |
85 |
2 |
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Chimney Flute |
— |
8 |
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English Diapason [unit] |
73 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce [TC] |
49 |
8 |
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Chimney Flute [unit] |
85 |
16 |
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Trumpet [unit] |
85 |
8 |
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Viola |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
— |
8 |
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Viola Celeste [TC] |
49 |
4 |
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Trumpet |
— |
4 |
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English Diapason |
— |
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Blank + |
GT |
4 |
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Gedeckt |
— |
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Tremolo |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard [TC] |
49 |
+ draws Dolce Gemshorn & Celeste
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
— |
4 |
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Octave |
GT |
16 |
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Subbass [unit] |
44 |
4 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Gedeckt [1-12 hi-press.] |
SW |
16 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
16 |
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Dolce Gedeckt [1-12 lo-press.] |
SW |
8 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
8 |
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Subbass |
— |
4 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
8 |
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Principal |
GT |
4 |
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Krummhorn |
GT |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
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MIDI |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', Unison Off, 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', Unison Off, 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Pedal |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (toe) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb & toe) |
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Reversibles and Accessories
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Great to Pedal (thumb and toe) |
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Swell to Pedal (thumb and toe) |
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Full Organ (thumb and toe) |
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Zimbelstern (toe) |
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Player (piston under Swell manual) |
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Piston Sequencer On, Up & Down (pistons under Swell manual) |
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Transposer Up & Down (pistons under Great manual) |
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Memory Level Up & Down (pistons under Great manual) |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Midmer-Losh Organ Company
Merrick, N.Y. (1924)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Kloda, Barry. Specifications of Reuter Organ, Op. 2184 (1997).
LaRose, Matt, Stephen Leone, and Richard Melnick. Long Island City (Postcard History Series). Greater Astoria Historical Society: Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database, Seattle, Wash.
Reuter Organ Company web site: www.reuterorgan.com
Photos:
Panoramio web site: www.panoramio.com/photo/6525220 (photo: aviator_rob) |
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