Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case ((ca. 1908) Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of William Dunklin/Database Manager)
2016-05-16 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in a vintage postcard.<br><br>Church building dedicated in 1869. Postcard from ca 1908 shows a free standing organ with a polychromed pipe fence facade, front and center. The congregation moved to a new location in 1961 and is now known as St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Hamburg NY. -Database Manager
2024-01-07 - Opening of the instrument reported in the Buffalo Courier Express, September 28, 1902. Upon the instrument's relocation and later rebuilding by Schlicker, reporting mentioned the congregation's purchase of an organ from a Jewish Synagogue that had originally been featured in the Buffalo Pan American Exposition. -Andrew Henderson
Couplers activated by "tipping" tablets. Pedal Movements: Forte/Mezzo/Piano combinations to Great; Forte/Mezzo/Piano combinations to Swell Source: Buffalo Freie Presse September 13, 1902
Great Diapason 8 (Metal), Melodia 8 (Wood (12 stopped)), Viola Da Gamba 8 (Metal ), Dulciana 8 (Metal (7 cap'd)), Octave 4, Flauto Traverso 4 (Wood and Metal), Piccolo Harmonique 2 (Metal)
Swell Lieblich Gedacht 16 (Wood), Lieblich Gedacht Bass 16 (Wood), Open Diapason 8 (Metal (7 Wood)), Salicional 8 (Metal (7 cap'd)), Stopped Diapason 8 (Wood), Aeoline 8 (Metal (7 cap'd)), Quintadena 8 (Metal), Violina 4 (Metal), Oboe & Bassoon 8 (Metal), Cornet Dolce III (Metal), Tremolo (Operated by tipping tablet (with couplers))
Pedal Open Diapason 16 (Wood), Bourdon 16 (Wood), Gedacht 8 (Wood)
Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 4, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 8
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