Better Pipe Organ Database

Herman L. Schlicker Opus 2 (1932)

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church / Buffalo Religious Arts Center
157 East Street
Buffalo, NY

Images

2003-05-04 - Church Exterior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2003-05-04 - Console (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2003-05-04 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2003-05-04 - Balcony and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2003-05-04 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2004-07-16 - Organ gallery (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)

2004-07-16 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
25 stops
Key action Type: Electrical

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2004. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Pitman stop action. -Database Manager

2016-08-28 - Updated through online information from Mary Holland. <br>The organ is maintained and tuned annually. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: stoplist taken from program book of "Organ Historical Societly 2004 Buffalo, NY" 2004

Buffalo, New York
St. Francis Xavier R.C. Church / Buffalo Religious Arts Center

Herman Schlicker Organ Builder, Op. 2, 1932 - 2 manuals, 16 ranks


       GREAT (Expressive, manual I, CC-c4) 

8'     Open Diapason        73  Unenclosed; 1-18 in left and central flats;
                                19-61, unit chest behind central flat; 1-18
                                zinc, 19-73 common metal; 1-49 slotted
8'     Melodia              73  1-58 recycled; 1-17 stopped wood; 13-58 open
                                wood, 59-73 new common metal
8'     Gamba                73  Stamped :469 57 1/5 GAM\", presumable Gott-
                                fried pipes (stamped tuning sleeves); 1-12
                                zinc, 13-73 spotted metal
8'     Dulciana             73  1-6 unenclosed, in central flat, rollers; 
                                6-73 enclosed, recycled pipes
8'     Stopped Diapason     --  Borrowed from Swell.
4'     Octave               73  1-12 1934 pipes: FF stamped \"4040 57 3 OCT.
                                F;\" 13-73 revoiced 19th c. harmonic piccolo
                                (for ex. 16 scribed \"Piccolo\", crossed out
                                and stamped \"PR\"), cut to natural length;
                                several random fill pipes with German-style
                                mouths, nicking very light and only on languid;
                                perhaps some of the earliest pipes made in
                                Schlicker's shop?)
4'     Flute                --  Borrowed from Swell.
II     Grave Mixture       122  spotted metal, 2/9 mouths; stamped \"12th\"
                                and \"15th\" respectively, Scribed \"Great
                                Mixture\")
8'     Tuba                 73  1-42 Hoyt and metal bells on zinc stems;
                                43-49 Hoyt metal; harmonic 30-49; 50-73
                                common metal flues.
       Tremolo                  affects facade and interior 16' Diapason \ 
                                pipes
       Chimes              (20) Tubes

Great - Great 16'
Great - Great 4'


       SWELL (Expressive), manual II, CC-c4)

16'    Bourdon              97  1-12 unenclosed; stopped wood 1-61; 62-97
                                open spotted metal)
8'     Violin Diapason      73  1-8 unenclosed in right flat; 1-17 zinc,
                                remainder recycled pipes, what appears to
                                be a string cut down to principle scale
8'     Salicional           73  stamped \"481 60 1/5 SAL C,\" presumably
                                Gottfried, 1-12 zinc, 13-73 spotted metal;
                                1-37 soldered bass rollers
8'     Vox Celeste    (tc)  61  stamped \"DUL\" but scribed \"V. Cel;\" 
                                spotted metal, 13-37 soldered bass rollers;
                                same construction as Salicional
8'     Stopped Diapason     12  Extension from 16'
4'     Flute Harmonic       73  1-12 zinc; 13-61 common metal
2 2/3' Nazard               --  from 16'
2'     Piccolo              24  Extension from 16'
8'     Cornopean            73  1-42 Hoyt metal bells on zinc stems; 43-49
                                Hoyt metal; harmonic 30-49; 50-73 open flue
                                trebles
8'     Vox Humana           73  Gottfried, capped, side holes with tuning
                                slides; long boots 13-49; 50-73 open flue
                                trebles
       Tremolo                  affects right facade and 16' Pedal Sub Bass


       PEDAL (unenclosed, CC-g1) 

16'    Open Diapason        12  zinc; 1-4 interior, 5-12 facade; 13-32 from
                                Great 8' Open Diapason
16'    Sub Bass             44  stopped wood
16'    Gedeckt        (Sw)  --  Borrowed from Swell
10 2/3' Quint               --  from Sub Bass
8'     Bourdon              12  Extension of Sub Bass
8'     Flute Dolce    (Sw)  --


INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS
Great - Pedal 8'
Swell - Pedal 8'

Swell - Great 16'
Swell - Great 8'
Swell - Great 4'


FINGER PISTONS 
General                1-2-3-4
Swell                1-2-3-4-5
Great                1-2-3-4-5


TOE STUDS
Sforzando                (rev)  with indicator light


PEDAL MOVEMENTS 
Swell Expression        (bal.)
Great Expression        (bal.)
Register Crescendo      (bal.)  with indicator light


NOTES
Electro-pneumatic key -action
Electro-pneumatic pitman stop action


[Received from Peter Gonciarz 2011-05-25.]

Documents

Notes from Peter Gonciarz -Database Manager