2008-02-17 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2010-08-01 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Information from the church website and the Aeolian opus list. According to the church's website, "1928 - Sanctuary lengthened the width of one lot on Jackson Street to accommodate a new Aeolian pipe organ. The old organ (which had also been in the Powell Street church) is sent to St. Mary's College in Moraga where it is still in use." -Database Manager
2013-02-02 - Updated through online information from randy terry. -- The Aeolian organ was rebuilt subsequent to its installation and not all original pipework remained with the instrument. A lovely 8' Gedeckt from the 1928 Aeolian installation is now at home in the swell division of a composite organ in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Redwood City, CA, where I was organist and supervised the rebuild. -Database Manager
2020-07-03 - Organ was substantially rebuilt as an entirely new instrument in 1965-1970 by Swain & Kates, Inc. of San Francisco -Roman Lizak
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
San Francisco, California
Calvary Presbyterian Church
The Aeolian Company (Aeolian-Votey) Opus 1683 1928
Four manuals, 6 divisions, 63 ranks, 4147 pipes
Enlarged and revised by Aeolian-Skinner as Opus 1683-A in 1936 (changes not listed here)
GREAT DIVISION, 7" wind
16' Double Open Diapason 61 pipes
8' First Open Diapason 61 pipes
8' Second Open Diapason 61 pipes
8' Harmonic Flute 61 pipes
8' Wald Flute 61 pipes, wood
8' Cello 61 pipes
8' Gemshorn 61 pipes
4' Octave 61 pipes
4' Hohl Flute 61 pipes, wood
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 pipes
2' Fifteenth 61 pipes
IV Mixture 15.17.19.22 244 pipes
8' Tromba 10" wind 61 pipes
8' Harp (CH)
4' Celesta (CH)
Chimes (ECHO)
SWELL DIVISION, 7" wind
16' Quintaton 73 pipes, 12 wood basses
8' Horn Diapason 73 pipes
8' Clarabella 73 pipes, wood
8' Gedeckt 73 pipes, wood
8' Viol d'Orchestre 73 pipes
8' Viole Celeste 73 pipes
8' Salicional 73 pipes
4' Octave Geigen 73 pipes
4' Flute Triangulaire 73 pipes, 49 wood basses
2 2/3' Nazard 61 pipes
2' Flageolet 61 pipes
III Cornet 183 pipes
16' Waldhorn 10" wind 73 pipes
8' Cornopean 10" wind 73 pipes
8' Oboe 7" wind 73 pipes
8' Vox Humana 6" wind 61 pipes
4' Clarion 7" wind 73 pipes
8' Harp (CH)
4' Celesta (CH)
Chimes (ECHO)
CHOIR DIVISION, 6" wind
16' Contra Dulciana 73 pipes
8' English Diapason 73 pipes
8' Claribel Flute 73 pipes, wood
8' Quintadena 73 pipes
8' Unda Maris 73 pipes
8' Dulciana 73 pipes
4' Gemshorn 73 pipes
4' Rohr Flute 73 pipes
2' Piccolo 61 pipes
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 pipes
8' Clarinet 73 pipes, striking reed
8' Harp ("Aeolian Special") 61 bars [sic - 12?]
4' Celesta ("Aeolian Special") 61 bars
Chimes (ECHO)
ECHO DIVISION, 6" wind - speaks through ceiling at rear of sanctuary
8' Spitz Flute 61 pipes
8' Flute Celeste 49 pipes, tc
8' Muted Viole (pure tin) 61 pipes
8' Vox Angelica (pure tin) 49 pipes, tc
4' Fern Floete 61 pipes, wood and metal
8' Vox Humana 61 pipes
Chimes (Deagan) 25 tubular bells
Keyslip pistons: Echo on-Solo off, Solo on-Echo off, both on
SOLO DIVISION, 10" wind
8' Stentorphone 73 pipes, leathered Phonon
8' Gamba 73 pipes
8' Gamba Celeste 73 pipes
8' Clear Flute 73 pipes, tapered wood
8' English Horn 73 pipes
8' French Horn 73 pipes
8' Tuba Mirabilis, 15" wind 73 pipes
8' Harp (CH)
4' Celesta (CH)
Chimes (ECHO)
PEDAL DIVISION, 6" wind
32' Contra Bourdon 32 pipes, wood
16' Major Bass 32 pipes, wood, bearded
16' Open Diapason (GT)
16' Bourdon 12 pipes (Contra Bourdon)
16' Violone 32 pipes
16' Lieblich Gedeckt (SW)
16' Dulciana (CH)
8' Octave (GT)
8' Gross Flute 12 pipes, wood (Major Bass)
8' Flute 12 pipes, wood (Contra Bourdon)
8' Stille Gedeckt (SW)
8' Violoncello 12 pipes (Violone)
4' Octave Flute 12 pipes, wood (Contra Bourdon)
16' Trombone, 15" wind 32 pipes, 12 wood basses
16' Waldhorn (SW)
8' Tromba 12 pipes (Trombone)
4' Clarion 12 pipes (Trombone)
Chimes (ECHO)
COUPLERS
Usual inter- and intra-manual couplers, plus Choir to Swell 8'
ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
7 to Great and Pedal (double touch); all Solo couplers affected with Great
7 to Swell and Pedal (double touch)
7 to Choir and Pedal (double touch)
4 to Solo
4 to Echo
7 to Pedal
7 Universal pistons affecting entire organ (over top manual)
Cancel piston for each group
General cancel
Setter
ACCESSORIES
Balanced expression pedal for Great and Independent Pedal organs
Balanced expression pedal for Swell and corresponding Pedal organ
Balanced expression pedal for Choir and corresponding Pedal organ
Balanced expression pedal for Solo and Echo organs
Balanced Crescendo pedal
Full organ piston and pedal, reversible
Harp-Celesta sustaining pedal
Chimes sustaining pedal
Chimes "soft" On and Off buttons
Harp "soft" On and Off buttons
Tremolos in key cheeks: Great, Swell, Choir, Solo and Echo; Vibrato for Vox Humana
Master Swell piston, reversible
Indicator lights for Crescendo, full organ, and other blind movements
Signal button
Signal light
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