Central Park Methodist Church
216 Beard Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Images
2020-02-04 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
11272016 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2014 - Balcony and Echo Chamber (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2014 - Church interior to rear (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2014 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2003-05-04 - Sanctuary Interior, Console, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
2003-05-04 - Console and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
2003-05-04 - Manuals and Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
2004-07-16 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)
2004-07-16 - Organ facade (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- 4 manuals
- 54 stops
- 67 registers
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2004. -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Pitman stop action. Ward Memorial Organ. Kinzey-Lawn indicates that the instrument has been altered. -Database Manager
2006-01-07 - Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>Altered.</i> -Database Manager
2022-10-10 - This is an interesting installation. I visited the church in the 1970s and was given a tour of the chambers by the organist Wallace Van Lear. The Swell, Choir and the Pedal 16' Diapason and Bourdon are located in the chamber with the facade pipes to the left of the chancel. The building has a large central tower over the crossing of the trancepts and the Great and Solo divisions are located in the ceiling of the crossing under the floor of the tower. The chambers are accessed by going up into the tower via a stairway behind & above the chancel area and then descending via a trap door. As noted, the Great and Solo divisions are located on one side of the peak and across on the other side of the peak is the 16' Trombone with the 8' Tromba extension - - 44 pipes. The Echo division is located in the balcony at the rear of the sanctuary. -Douglas W Craw
Stoplist
Stoplist from Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Buffalo, New York
Central Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Skinner Organ Company Opus 356 1922 4 manuals, 54 stops, 56 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN (7 1/2" wind) SOLO ORGAN (10" wind)
16' Bourdon 29 PED 8' Stentorphone 73
8' Principal Diapason 73 8' Gross Flute 73
8' Horn Diapason 73 8' Gamba 73
8' Philomela 73 8' Gamba Celeste 73
8' Clarabella * 73 8' Heckelphone 73
8' Erzähler * 73 8' Corno di Bassetto 73
4' Octave * 61 8' French Horn 73
4' Harmonic Flute * 61 8' Tuba Mirabilis (20") 73
16' Tuba Major * (10") 73 Tremolo
8' Tuba * (10") 73 Celestial Harp 61 bars
4' Clarion * (10") 61
Tremolo ECHO ORGAN (5" wind)
Cathedral Chimes EC 8' Gedeckt 73
Celestial Harp SO 8' Aeoline 73
8' Vox Angelica (TC) 61
* in Great expression box 8' Vox Humana 73
Tremolo
SWELL ORGAN (7 1/2" wind) Cathedral Chimes 21 bells
16' Bourdon 73
8' Open Diapason 73 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Stop Diapason 73 32' Resultant --
8' Viol d'Orchestre 73 16' Open Diapason 32
8' Voix Celestes 73 16' Bourdon 32
8' Salicional 73 16' Gedeckt SW
8' Melodia 73 16' Contra Gamba CH
8' Spitz Floete 73 8' Major Flute 12
8' Flute Celeste (TC) 61 8' Dolce Flute SW
4' Chimney Flute 61 8' Viol SW
4' Gambette 61 8' Gedeckt SW
III Solo Mixture 183 16' Trombone 32
(12-15-17) 16' Contra Fagotto SW
16' Fagotto 73 8' Tromba 12
8' Cornopean 73 8' Fagotto SW
8' Oboe 73
8' Vox Humana 73 ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
Tremolo Solo/Echo 1-2-3-4-5-6
Swell 1-2-3-4-5-6
CHOIR ORGAN (6" wind) Great 1-2-3-4-5-6
16' Gamba 73 Choir 1-2-3-4-5-6
8' English Diapason 73 Pedal 1-2-3-4-5-6
8' Concert Flute 73 Full Organ 1-2-3-4-5-6
8' Quintadena 73
8' Dulciana 73 REVERSIBLES
8' Unda Maris (TC) 61 Master Swell piston
4' Traverse Flute 61 Sforzando piston & pedal
2 2/3' Nazard 61 Great to Pedal Reversible
2' Piccolo 61
1 3/5' Tierce 61 Entire Echo Organ and Harp affected
1 1/7' Septieme 61 by Solo sub & super couplers
8' Clarinet 73
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 When Solo is coupled to another manual
Tremolo the Echo stops are carried with it
Balanced Great, Swell, Choir & Solo pedals
Balanced Crescendo Pedal and Solo cancel pedal
Echo shutters operated on Solo shoe on/off switch
Notes: Detached Console. Divided organ.
Organ builder to supply show pipes for the following openings: two openings each 15' wide and 16' high
to top of arch; two openings each 3' wide and 5' high to top of arch. Design and decoration of show
pipes to suit purchaser. Console to be made of wood to match church interior. Swell boxes to be at
least 2" thick and tightly fitted. Cutler Hammer automatic starter with switch at console.
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-04-18]
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