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Wangerin Organ Co. (1924)

Calvary Lutheran Church
Dodge & Ellicott Streets
Buffalo, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2007-08-24 - Identified through online information from Douglas W. Craw. -- This instrument was moved by PoChedley & Assoc. to the new Sanctuary of Calvary Lutheran at 4110 N. Bailey Ave, Amherst, NY in 1959. A new two-manual console was provided by the Tellers Organ Co. and a 16' Violone added to the Pedal. Over the years numerous additions were made, primarily to "de-unify" the instrument & add upperwork, including a mixture on the Great & Swell Divisions (provided for in the 1959 console). Also, a 16' Trumpet was added to the Pedal. The instrument was extant in 2002 and included 32 stops controlling approx. 25 ranks. -Database Manager

2012-10-07 - Updated through online information from Douglas W. Craw. -- The church at 4110 N. Bailey, Amherst, NY was sold in 2006 and the congregation moved to another much smaller facility as they could no longer afford to maintain the large church and pipe organ. The building was sold to the Town of Amherst and has been converted into a recreational facility. Due to the lack of demand for used pipe organs, the Wangerin organ was removed from the building and parceled out with pipe work going to 3 different churches around the country (I don't know the specific details). -Database Manager

2014-11-13 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- http://holyghostlcms.org/index.php?chsc=ch&op=organ indicates that 18 ranks from this instrument may have gone to Holy Ghost Lutheran, Niagara Falls, NY. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from rededication folder - 1999 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Buffalo/Amherst, New York			
Calvary Lutheran Church														
										
					Organ Specification					
										
										
										
		Great						Pedal		
										
1    16'  Gedeckt	12 pipes (Ext #12)	   25	16'	Violon	   12 pipes (Ext #2)
2     8'  Principal	61 pipes		   26	16'	Bourdon	   12 pipes (Ext #3)
3     8'  Hohl Flute	61 pipes		   27	16'	Gedeckt	      (#1)
4     4'  Octave	61 pipes		   28  10 2/3'	Quinte	      (from #26)
5     4'  Block Flute	61 pipes		   29	 8'	Octave	      (#2)
6     2'  Fifteenth	24 pipes (Ext #2)	   30	 8'	Gedeckt	      (#12)
7     2'  Block Flute	12 pipes (Ext #5)	   31	 4'	Principal     (#4)
8     2'  Mixture IV   244 pipes		   32	 2'	Fifteenth     (#6)
9     8'  Trompete	   (Swell #23)	           33	16'	Trompete   12 pipes (Ext #23)
10    8'  Krummhorn	61 pipes		   34	 8'	Trompete      (#23)
	  Chimes								
									   36 pipes
		       597 pipes						
										
										
		Swell								
										
11    8'  Montre	61 pipes			Total Pipes	1364	
12    8'  Gedeckt	61 pipes			Total Ranks	20 (9 Gt., 11 Sw., 0 Ped)
13    8'  Salicional	61 pipes						
14    8'  Celeste	61 pipes						
15    8'  Aeoline	61 pipes						
16    4'  Praestant	12 pipes (Ext #11)		    Couplers:			
17    4'  Flute	        12 pipes (Ext #12)		  Great to Great 4'			
18 2 2/3' Nasard	61 pipes		          Swell to Great 16'			
19    2'  Principal	12 pipes (Ext #16)		  Swell to Great 8'			
20 1 3/5' Tierce	61 pipes		          Swell to Great 4'			
21 1 1/3' Quinte	12 pipes (Ext #18)		  Great to Pedal 8'			
22    1'  Mixture III  183 pipes			  Great to Pedal 4'			
23    8'  Trompete	61 pipes			  Swell to Pedal 8'			
24    4'  Clarion	12 pipes (Ext #23)		  Swell to Pedal 4'			
										
		       731 pipes						
										
										
										
					Organ History					
										
1924	Installed in Old Calvary, Dodge & Ellicott Streets, Buffalo, by Wangerin Organ Co., Milwaukee, WI								
1959	Moved and installed at New Calvary, 4110 N. Bailey Ave, Amherst, by PoChedley & Assoc. with	
		new console by the Tellers Organ Co., Erie, PA  (Pedal 16' Violon added)								
1985	Rebuilt with tonal additions by the Delaware Organ Co., Tonawanda, NY								
1999	Tonal additions by Rothenbueger & Ploetz, Buffalo, NY (10 additional ranks - Gt. & Sw. mixtures,
		Gt. Block Flute & Sw. mutations)								
2005	Church building sold and organ parted out								


 [Received from Douglas W. Craw 2014-01-03.]

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