2019-11-16 - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2015-10-15 - Church exterior (Photograph by Joshua Stafford via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2007-09-19 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The 1955 date is likely the contract date. According to the church's website, the organ was installed in the summer of 1957. It was a gift and is known as the Kate Vanderburgh Ashwell Memorial Organ. The new organ was blessed, dedicated, and used for the first time at a regular church service on September 8, 1957. The dedicatory recital was given on October 7, 1957 by Vernon de Tar. In 1985, between January 2 and mid-May, the organ was releathered by Paul Fischer of Erie, PA. No tonal changes occurred at this time. 1990 saw the addition of a new Great stop: an 8' Trumpet. And in 1992, a 32' Bourdon was added to the Pedal with notes 1-12 being electronic. In 1996, the Fischer Organ Co. of Erie, Pennsylvania replaced all console and switch-stack pneumatic functions with solid state. In 1999, three originally prepared-for stops were added to the organ: Great 8' Gemshorn, Choir 4' Rohr Schalmei, and Pedal 32' Bombarde. Since there was no room for pipes, these are electronic registers. The organ presently has 46 speaking stops (inc. percussions: chimes, tower bells, zimbelstern, & glockenstern) and 2,159 pipes. -Database Manager
2008-06-10 - 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>Replaced 1894 two manual Geo. S. Hutchings, #351; dedication recital played by Vernon de Tar on May 10, 1957; no information.</i> -Database Manager
2014-07-29 - Updated through online information from Scot Huntington. -- From verbal information given me by the organist of the church in 1972, circa 1970, the pipework of the Great Principal chorus, which is installed on an exposed, cantilevered chest in front of the organ chamber, was replaced by the Delaware Organ Co. of North Tonawanda, New York. -Database Manager
2016-08-28 - Updated through online information from Vince Harzewski. -Database Manager
From Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Jamestown, New York
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Opus 1303 1955
3 manuals, 34 stops, 33 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Quintaton 61 8' Bourdon 68
8' Principal 61 8' Viola Pomposa 68
8' Holzgedackt 61 8' Viola Celeste 68
4' Octave 61 4' Spitzflöte 68
4' Rohrflöte 61 2' Italian Principal 61
2' Fifteenth 61 III Plein Jeu 183
IV Fourniture 244 16' Fagot 68
Chimes pf 8' Trompette 68
4' Hautbois 68
CHOIR ORGAN Tremulant
8' Gedackt 68
8' Dolcan 68 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Dolcan Celeste 56 tc 16' Montre 32
4' Koppelflöte 68 16' Quintaton GT
2 2/3' Rohrnasat 61 16' Sanftbass 12 CH
2' Blockflöte 61 8' Octave 12
1 3/5' Terz 61 8' Quintade GT
8' Krummhorn 61 4' Super Octave 12
Tremulant III Mixture 96
16' Bombarde 12 SW
8' Trompette SW
4' Clairon SW
Chimes GT pf
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2014-11-20]
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