Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 1405 (1927)

St. John's Episcopal Church
51 Colonial Circle
Buffalo, NY

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by Buffalo History and Architecture, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-09-18 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
33 stops
38 registers
4 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)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical

Notes

2004-12-21 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2023-01-10 - Merged with Grace Episcopal in 1971 to become St. John's-Grace Episcopal Church, using the St. John's facilities. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON January 1926

    Buffalo, New York
    St. John's Episcopal Church

    Austin   Op. 1405   1927   3/33
    ________________________________________________

    GREAT (*enclosed in CH)     SWELL
16' Diapason           73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt  73
 8' Principal Diapason 73    8' Open Diapason     73
 8' Small Diapason     73    8' Rohrflöte         73
 8' Grossflöte       * 73    8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
 8' Violoncello      * 73    8' Viole Celeste     61
 8' Gemshorn         * 73    8' Echo Salicional   73
 4' Octave           * 61    4' Flauto Traverso   61
 4' Harmonic Flute   * 61    4' Violina           61
 8' Harmonic Tuba    * 61    2' Flageolet         61
                            16' Contra Posaune    73
    CHOIR                    8' Cornopean         73
 8' Geigen Principal   73    8' Oboe              73
 8' Concert Flute      73    8' Vox Humana        61
 8' Flute Celeste      61       Tremulant
 8' Dulciana           73
 8' Unda Maris         61       PEDAL
 8' Quintadena         73   32' Resultant         --
 4' Flute d'Amour      61   16' Open Diapason     32
 2' Piccolo            61   16' Bourdon           32
 8' Clarinet           73   16' Violone        GT 12
    Tremulant               16' Gedeckt           SW
    Harp               61    8' Flute  (OpDia)    12             
                             8' Flauto Dolce      12

     [Received from Jeff Scofield January 9, 2023]