Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2005-01-07 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 29, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager
2012-04-04 - Rebuild of existing 1934/5 Aeolian-Skinner relocation and rebuild of 1903 Aeolian organ. Later enlarged and expanded by Brantley Duddy. -Database Manager
2017-05-07 - Contract: May 17, 1916<br> Reused Op. 943 (1903) as Antiphonal -Database Manager
2019-05-27 - Replaced in 2016 by 3/55 Fisk Op. 150. -Database Manager
Taken from the AAM Philadelphia conference bulletin Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Old Christ Church (Episcopal) http://www.christchurchphila.org Curtis Memorial Organ, Aeolian 1903*; Aeolian-Skinner 1935, 1957; Austin 1967, 1972 *Originally built by Æolian Organ in 1903 at the home of Cyrus H.K. Curtis of Wyncote, Pennsylvania. Relocated to the church in 1935 by the Æolian-Skinner Company. Stop List GREAT I 16 Quintaton 8 Printipal 8 Rohr Bourdon 4 Oktav 2 Fifteenth IV Fourniture III Sharf GREAT II 8 Diapason I 8 Diapason lI 4 Bourdon 4 Flute Couvert 2 2/3 Nazard 2 Super 2 Gedeckt Flute II Sesquialtera Unison, Sub, Super POSITIV 8 Holz Gedeckt 4 Principal 4 Koppel Flute 2 Principal 1 1/3 Larigot III Cymbal 8 Kromhorn SOLO 8 Gamba Celeste (2 ranks) 4 Doppel Flute IV Mixture 8 French Horn 8 English Horn 16 Tubasson 8 Tuba 4 Clarion Unison, Sub, Super Tremulant SWELL 16 Gedeckt 8 Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Flute Celeste 8 Viole 8 Viole Celeste II 4 Octave 4 Harmonic Flute 4 Unda Maris 2 2/3 Nazard 2 Doublette 1 3/5 Tierce 1 Sifflute III-IV Plain Jeu III Mixtur 16 Fagotto 8 Trumpet 4 Clarion 8 Oboe 8 Vox Humana Unison, Sub, Super Tremulant ANTIPHONAL 16 Bourdon 8 Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 4 HohI Flute 4 Octave 2 2/3 Nazard 1 3/5 Tierce III Mixture 2 Flageolette 8 Dulciana 8 Dulciana Celeste 8 Aeoline 8 ErzŠhler 8 ErzŠhler Celeste 8 Viol 8 Dolce 8 Flute Celeste (prepared) 8 Vox Humana 4 Rohr Shalmai (prepared) 8 Trumpet en Cbamade (under expression) Zimbelstern Chimes Unison, Sub, Super Tremulant PEDAL 32 Double Diapason 16 Diapason 16 Principal 16 Wood Bourdon 16 Metal Bourdon 16 Violone 16 Soft Bourdon (Ant.) 16 Gedeckt (Swell) 10 2/3 Bourdon Quint 8 Principal 8 Metal Bourdon 8 Soft Bourdon (Ant.) 4 Principal 4 Bourdon 2 Bourdon 2 Principal II Mixture II Mixture IV Harmonics 16 Tubasson 8 Tuba 4 Clarion 32 Bombarde 16 Bombarde Console designed by John Binsfeld, built by Austin Organs in 1967, containing 7 divisions, 4 manuals, 126 drawknobs, 33 couplers, and 110 controls. [Received from Thomas M Langley 2012-04-04.]
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