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M. P. Möller Opus 4156 (1924)

Masonic Temple / Beraca Seventh-day Adventist French Church
191st Street, between Jamaica & Woodhull Aves.
New York City: Queens (Hollis), NY

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Unknown - Building Exterior (Vintage Postcard; image from the Larry Trupiano Collection/Database Manager)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928). -Database Manager

2005-08-20 - The Memorandum of Agreement (Oct. 30, 1924) between M.P. Möller and Hollis Masonic Holding Corp. shows that Möller agreed to build a new organ for the lodge for a consideration of $2,800. Möller installed the organ above the auditorium and provided a detached, two-manual stop-key console. The organ was voiced on 5" pressure. Möller indicated that the organ would be ready for use on or before the first day of February 1925. -Database Manager

2005-08-20 - At an unknown time, the building became Beraca Seventh-day Adventist French Church. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed Specification Source: Factory Specification, courtesy Larry Trupiano Date not recorded

Hollis (Queens), New York
Masonic Temple

M. P. Möller, Inc.   Opus 4156   1924     2 manuals, 11 registers, 7 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                        SWELL ORGAN
      8' Diapason Phonon        61       8' Gedeckt (Gt)           --
      8' Stopped Diapason       61       8' Echo Salicional (Gt)   --
      8' Echo Salicional        61       8' Vox Celeste (TC)       49
      4' Flute Traverso         61       4' Flute (Gt)             --
                                         8' Oboe (TC)              49
         PEDAL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon                44          COUPLERS
      8' Bass Flute (fr. Bdn)   --          Great to Pedal      8
                                            Swell to Pedal      8
         COMBINATIONS                       Swell to Great  16  8  4
         Swell & Pedal  1-2-3               Great to Great  16  US 4
         Great & Pedal  1-2-3               Swell to Swell  16  US 4

         MECHANICALS                        PEDAL MOVEMENTS
         Tremulant                          Balanced Swell Pedal
         Crescendo Indicator                Grand Crescendo Pedal
                                            Great to Pedal Reversible


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-08-14]


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