Better Pipe Organ Database

Barnes & Buhl (1915)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Genesee St. and Avery Pl.
Utica, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

ca. 1915 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: ebay.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
17 stops
31 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)

Notes

2007-12-18 - Updated through on-line information from Stephen Best. -- Church was sold to Oneida Historical Society, which uses the former sanctuary as an exhibit center. -Database Manager

2008-02-14 - Updated through on-line information from Richard de Groodt. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON February 1915

    Utica, New York
    First Church of Christ, Scientist

    Barnes & Buhl   1915   3/17
    _______________________________________

    GREAT                  SWELL
16' Open Diapason *    16' Bourdon 
 8' Open Diapason       8' Open Diapason
 8' Gross Floete        8' Stopped Diapason
 8' Gamba               8' Salicional
 8' Dulciana            8' Vox Celeste
 4' Octave              8' Aeoline
 4' Flute d'Amour       4' Harmonic Flute
    Tremolo             8' Cornopean
    Chimes *            8' Oboe
                        8' Vox Humana
    CHOIR (from SW)        Tremolo
 8' Open Diapason
 8' Stopped Diapason       PEDAL
 8' Salicional         16' Open Diapason
 8' Vox Celeste        16' Bourdon 
 8' Aeoline           *16' Violone
 4' Harmonic Flute    +16' Lieblich Gedeckt
 8' Oboe              * 8' Cello
 8' Vox Humana          8' Flute         12
    Tremolo

 *  Prepared for
 +  Bourdon on soft wind; polyphonic

[Received from Jeff Scofield August 22, 2023]