Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 3936 (1924)

Hebrew Orphan Asylum
136th St. and Amsterdam Ave.
New York City: Brooklyn, NY

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
6 stops
9 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2009-02-05 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2010-10-26 - Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

2020-11-13 - From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: Established in 1878, the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum changed its name to the Jewish Youth Services of Brooklyn in 1954. The agency merged with the Jewish Child Care Association in 1960. The second known organ for the Hebrew Orphan Asylum was built in 1924 by M.P. Möller. The fate of this organ is unknown. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Larry Trupiano via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project

   Brooklyn New York
   Hebrew Orphan Asylum

   Möller   Op. 3936   1924   2/6
   __________________________________________________________

   GREAT                     SWELL                 PEDAL

8' Open Diapason    61    8' Gedeckt     GT    16' Bourdon 32
8' Stopped Diapason 61    8' Dolce       GT
8' Dulciana         61    8' Vox Celeste 49
4' Flute Traverso   61    4' Flute       GT
   Tremulant                 Sub
   Sub                       Super
   Super

        [Received from Jeff Scofield November 12, 2020]

Websites

Hebrew Orphan Asylum - Brooklyn, NY [NYCAGO Organ Project web site] - Stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)