Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2020-11-20 - From the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project: The grand new organ for St. Lukes P.E. church, work on which has been pushed all summer, is rapidly approaching completion. The organ originally cost $15,000 and improvements making, which render it practically a new organ, will cost $15,000, making a total of $30,000, at which the instrument is valued, being therefore one of the finest in the country. The $15,000 was given by a man, who desires his name withheld, as a memorial to his deceased wife. The pitch of the organ has been lowered nearly a half tone, sundry stops have been added, the pedals have been increased to thirty, a sub octave coupler has been gained and numerous other details have been accomplished. The solo organ will be placed in the upper part of the baptistery and the part of its equipment will be a set of tubular chimes, consisting of thirty-four notes. Handsome cases have been provided and are now being placed. The organ is sub divided as follows: Great organ, swell organ, choir organ, echo organ, electric: solo organ, electric, and pedal organ. There are sixteen mechanical registers and twelve pedal movements. A summary of the stops and pedals is as follows: Great organ, 16 stops, 1,160 pipes; swell, 14 stops, 928 pipes; choir, 9 stops, 522 pipes; echo, 6 stops, 290 pipes; solo, 6 stops [sic], 312 pipes; pedal, 10 stops, 300 pipes. The organ will be opened with a service of benediction and an organ recital by Professor Horatio M. Parker, Mus. Doc., of Yale university, on All Saints' day, November 1. Brooklyn Eagle (Oct. 19, 1895) Professor Parker's recital included selections of classical music from Stainer, West, Bach, Guilmant, Rheinberger, Dubois and others. Two vocalists each sang a solo and combined forces for a duet. The church was devastated by fire on March 9, 1914. Although the firefighters tried to save the organ, it undoubtedly received water and smoke damage, although the cases seem to have survived. -Jeff Scofield
Source: Courtesy of the NYC AGO Organ Project
Brooklyn, New York
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Reuber Midmer & Sons 1895 4/54
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GREAT CHOIR
16' Dbl Open Diapason 58 16' Double Gambe 58
8' Open Diapason 58 8' Open Diapason 58
8' Second Diapason 58 8' Geigen Principal 58
8' Principal Flute 58 8' Melodia 58
8' Viola da Gamba 58 8' Dulciana 58
8' Gemshorn 58 4' Flute a Cheminee 58
8' Doppelflöte 58 4' Violina 58
4' Octave 58 2' Piccolo 58
4' Flute Harmonique 58 8' Clarinet 58
4' Flute d'Amour 58 Tremulant
4' Gambette 58
2 2/3' Octave Quint 58 SOLO
2' Super Octave 58
V Mixture 290 8' Keraulophon 58
8' Trumpet 58 8' Concert Flute 58
4' Clarion 58 8' Spitzflöte 58
8' Dolce 58
SWELL 4' Fugara 58
8' Tuba Mirabilis 58
16' Bourdon 58
8' Open Diapason 58 ECHO
8' Stopped Diapason 58
8' Salicional 58 8' Open Diapason 58
8' Vox Celeste 58 8' Flauto Amabile 58
8' Dolce d'Amour 58 8' Dolcissimo 58
4' Principal 58 4' Flute Harmonique 58
4' Flute Traverso 58 8' Saxophone 58
2' Flautino 58 Tremulant
III Cornet 174
16' Contra Fagotto 58 PEDAL
8' Cornopean 58
8' Oboe 58 10 stops, undocumented
8' Vox Humana 58
Tremulant
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