St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church
1070 E. Ferry St.
Buffalo, NY
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
1920s - Images of church construction (Photograph from an archival source: Flickr, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2020s - Interior (Photograph by Flickr , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2020 - Organ loft (Photograph by Flickr, submitted by Andrew Scanlon /Andrew Scanlon )
2020 - Exterior (Photograph by Flickr , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
1928 - Exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Flickr, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
1950s - Interior (Photograph from an archival source: Flickr, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Before 1962 - Interior (Photograph from an archival source: Flickr, submitted by Andrew Scanlon /Andrew Scanlon )
1950s - Organ in rear gallery with facade pipes on left, expression box/other structure on the right, and console center (Photograph from an archival source: Flickr, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 3 manuals
- 23 stops
- 41 registers
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys on Angled Jambs
- 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2007-11-28 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. Installed in two free-standing organ cases of oak stained to match pews in the rear gallery. Organ removed to storage, except for the 2 Pedal ranks-Open Diapason and Bourdon units. -Database Manager
2015-09-11 - Last service held March 3, 1993; sold in 1998 to World Wide Bible Deliverance, Inc; they vacated in 2004 and the building reverted to the city due to unpaid utility bills; building sold for $3,500 and immediately put on ebay; sale stopped due to anti-flipping ordinance; building, by now in considerable disrepair with console in place but organ gone, sold to The Way Christian Community in 2014. -Database Manager
2010-07-13 - Updated through online information from Daniel D. Tenerowicz. -- We used to service this instrument prior to the church being closed. This instrument was dismantled, crated and moved to Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, NY where it has been installed. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications via the OHS Archives Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Buffalo, New York
St. Matthew's R. C. Church
Möller Op. 5231 1928 3/23
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GREAT (encl w/CH) SWELL
16' Dbl Open Diapason 61 16' Bourdon 61
8' 1st Open Diapason 61 8' Open Diapason 73
8' 2nd Open Diapason 12 8' Gedeckt 12
8' Gross Floete 73 8' Spitz Flute 73
8' Melodia 73 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
8' Gemshorn 73 8' Salicional 73
8' Viola da Gamba 73 8' Vox Celeste 61
4' Octave CH 4' Orchestral Flute 12
4' Flute Harmonic CH 4' Salicet --
8' Tuba 61 2 2/3' Flute 12th 7
Sub 2' Flautina 5
Unison Off 8' French Horn 73
Super 8' Oboe 73
Chimes 21 Tremulant
Sub
CHOIR Unison Off
Super
8' English Open Diapason 73
8' Doppel Floete 73 PEDAL
8' Flute Harmonic 73
8' Dulciana 73 32' Resultant --
8' Unda Maris 61 16' 1st Open Diapason 32
8' Gemshorn GT 16' 2nd Open Diapason GT
8' Viola da Gamba CH 16' Bourdon 32
4' Flute Traverso GT 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
4' Dulcet -- 8' Octave 12
8' Clarinet 73 8' Flute 12
Tremulant 8' Violoncello GT
Sub
Unison Off
Super
[Received from Jeff Scofield September 12, 2015]
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