Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 517-A (1936)

2011-02-20 - Console (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1967 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Hans Padelt, Landmark Society of WNY, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2018 - Gallery and organ after 1967 relocation (Photograph by Philip Szal, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-01-20 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Keith Reas, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Organ and console before relocation to gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Nave before organ relocated to gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

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2006-03-06 - Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Addition of Echo to Skinner Opus 517 (1925); organ reinstalled in the West gallery; one rank replaced, but the original pipes are stored in the basement of church. -Database Manager

2018-10-27 - Originally installed to each side of the choir, the organ was moved by Parsons Organ Co. to the gallery in 1967 and the Echo relocated to one of the chancel chambers. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Swell Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; PED to COMB. "ON", "OFF" Great Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; PED to COMB. "ON", "OFF" Choir Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4; PED to COMB. "ON", "OFF" Pedal Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4 [toe studs] General Combinations: 1,2 Set piston(blank), CANCEL piston SFZ piston, SFORZ lever, "S" indicator "GT to PED" (reversable) lever "CHOIR" expression pedal for Choir, Echo and enclosed Great. "SWELL" expression pedal "CRESC" pedal "Gen 1", "GEN2", "SW/PED" (reversable) these are via added supply-house toe studs Source: Taken from Console (with assistance from Steven E. Lawson Op. 517-A specification)

GREAT (The Great Gedeckt 8' and Second Diapason 8' are enclosed in the Choir box. The unenclosed Great pipework is inside the case; and not visible) Bourdon 16, First Diapason 8, Second Diapason 8 (Enclosed in Choir box), Gedeckt 8 (Replacement for original 8' Claribel Flute from TC up. 1-12 stopped bass to the Claribel Flute remain on offset chests. These pipes are marked 'Clar' in script. Drawknob is engraved with a non-matching font. ), Octave 4, Cathedral Chimes (added in 1936 as Op. 517-A. 25 tubes, F to F. The action and tubes are by Mass.)

SWELL (The Swell division is stacked on top of the Great division at the top of the case.) Stopped Flute 8, Diapason 8, Bourdon 16, Salicional 8, Voix Celeste 8, Flute Celeste (TC) 8, Chorus Mixture IV (The Mixture has been recomposed. There is an assemblage of slotted scroll-tuned pipes and newer dead length pipes with tuning collars comprising this stop. ), Traverse Flute 4, Piccolo 2, Spire Flute 8, Double Trumpet 16 (The only preparation is the stopknob. There is no topboard in the Swell division for this rank. ), Harmonic Trumpet 8, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8, Tremolo, Clarion 4

CHOIR (The Choir division is located behind the Great division; and under the Swell division. The Choir box contains the two enclosed Great stops. ) Dulciana 8, Concert Flute 8, Flute 4, French Horn 8 (High Pressure. Unaffected by Choir tremolo. ), Clarinet 8, Tuba Mirabilis 8 (High Pressure. Unaffected by Choir tremolo. ), Harp (TC) 8 (The only preparation is an engraved stopknob. ), Tremolo (Does not affect high pressure stops. ), Celesta 4 (The only preparation is an engraved stopknob. )

PEDAL (The Trombone and Diapason units are located in the left wing of the case. The Bourdon unit is located in the right wing of the case. There are no visible pipes.) Resultant 32 (Knob engraving has non-matching font. There is an associated "32 Resultant" slide switch with positions "p" and "f". In the "p" position the First Bourdon is used as the source of the Resultant. In the "f" position the Diapason is used as the source of the Resultant.), First Bourdon 16, Diapason 16, Second Bourdon 16, Octave Bourdon 8, Octave 8, Soft Flute 8, Trombone 16, Tromba 8

ECHO (The Echo Organ was added as Op. 517-A. A bronze plaque gives the date as "Christmas 1936". The shades are wired to the "Choir" expression pedal. Echo stopknobs are located in the GREAT stopknob column; and are separated from the GREAT stops via two blank stopknobs. There is no "ECHO" divisional nameplate. The Echo stopknobs are activated by the Great combination pistons, even though the Echo division plays from the Choir keyboard. ) Echo Flute 8 (Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A), Viola Atheria 8 (The stop consists of a 61 note unison rank and a 49 note beating rank. Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A), Tremolo (Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A), Vox Humana 8 (Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A)

SWELL to PEDAL 8, GREAT to PEDAL 8, SWELL to PEDAL 4, CHOIR to PEDAL 8, SWELL to GREAT 8, SWELL to CHOIR 8, SWELL to SWELL 16, CHOIR to GREAT 8, SWELL to SWELL 4, SWELL to GREAT 16, SWELL to GREAT 4, CHOIR to CHOIR 16, CHOIR to CHOIR 4, GREAT to GREAT 4, CHOIR to GREAT 16

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