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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 1230 (1951)

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
35 South Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Notes

2008-06-11 - Identified 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> Rebuild of 1905/1914 Austin, #136/#598; suffered severe damage during 1972 flood; rebuilt by Brantley S. Duddy with additions.</i> -Database Manager

2018-11-22 - Originally installed as a 3-manual Austin in 1905; a new 4-manual Austin console was placed in the chancel in 1915 and the Solo division was moved from the gallery to the chancel, with additions; the Echo was relocated to the tower; Austin rebuilt the organ in 1947 with a new console; Aeolian-Skinner renovated the organ 1953-54 with extensive tonal changes; after significant flood damage, Brantley S. Duddy rebuilt the organ with further tonal changes; yet another new 4-manual Austin console was added in 1984; rebuild and extensive tonal changes as 4/87 by Berghaus in 2003. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from dedication program via Mark Laubach and Jonathan Bowen Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
       St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

       Aeolian-Skinner   Op. 1230   1951   4/50
       ____________________________________________________

       GREAT                            CHOIR
   16' Quintaton         61         16' Contre Viole     73
    8' Principal         49          8' Geigen Principal 73
    8' Bourdon           61          8' Concert Flute    73
    8' Gemshorn          61          8' Quintadena       73
    4' Octave            61          8' Dulciana         73
    4' Flute Harmonique  61          8' Unda Maris       73
  III  Grave Mixture    183          4' Flute            73
  III  Cymbal           183      1 3/5' Tierce           61
       Sub                              Tremulant
       Unison Off                       Sub
       Super                            Unison Off
                                        Super
       SWELL
   16' Bourdon           68 *           ECHO
    8' Principal         68          8' Gedeckt          61
    8' Bourdon           68          8' Viole            61
    8' Viole de Gambe    68 *        8' Aeoline          61
    8' Viole Celeste     68 *        8' Unda Maris       49
    4' Octave Geigen     68          8' Vox Humana       61
    4' Flute             68 *           Tremulant
2 2/3' Nasard            61 *           Chimes           20
    2' Octavin           61
   IV  Plein Jeu        244             PEDAL
   16' Bombarde          68 *       32' Resultant        --
    8' Trompette         68 *       16' Contre Basse     32
    4' Clarion           68         16' Bourdon          32
       Tremulant                    16' Violone          32
       Sub                          16' Gedeckt          SW
       Unison Off                   16' Contre Viole     CH
       Super                         8' Principal        32
                                     8' Cello            12
       SOLO                      5 1/3' Quint            32
   16' Hautbois          61          4' Choralbass       32
    8' Clarinet          61        III  Mixture          96
    4' Clarion           61         16' Posaune          32
       Sub                          16' Bombarde         SW
       Unison Off                    8' Trumpet          12
       Super                         4' Clarion          12

    *  All ranks that sat on the Swell's second windchest 
       could be 'moved' to the Solo manual by depressing 
       the stop coupler that said "Swell II to Solo."

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield December 29, 2013]

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