St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church / Elk Tree Gardens and Castle
193 Elk Street
Buffalo, NY
Images
2016-07-06 - Pedalboard (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016-07-06 - Console (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016-07-06 - Stenciled façade pipes (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2003-05-04 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
2003-05-04 - Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
2003-05-04 - Keydesk and Pedalboard (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
2020 - Church exterior (Buffalo Houses of Worship Website/Andrew Scanlon)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 24 stops
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
- Manual compass: 56 notes
- Pedal compass: 25 notes
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
- Combination action: None
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2004. -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Restorative repairs in the 1970's by William Kurzdorfer and David Snyder. Bellows releathered & some repairs in 1981 by Dana Hull. Further repairs in 1998 by Snyder and a new sticker frame for the Swell made by Eric Brugger of Erie, PA. Case pipes redecorated sometime between 1971 and 1999. -Database Manager
2005-01-12 - The pedal board was extended to 27 notes, but there are still only 25 notes in the pedal rank. -Database Manager
2015-02-18 - Updated through online information from David Snyder. -- Originally for First Presbyterian Church Buffalo, relocated by House to St. Stephen's in 1891. I know of no documented work on it by Viner. Viner, on a list, incorporated many House organs under the title Patrons, Viner Organ Company. The entires should be treated with skepticism. -Database Manager
2020-08-17 - Offered for sale on FaceBook, August, 2020. -William M. Worden
2025-01-05 - As of 2018, Church now known as "Elk Tree Gardens and Castle," an "immersive entertainment complex," as reported in "Buffalo Rising." -Andrew Scanlon
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