2021-03-17 - The first organ at St. Martin’s was built in 1888 by the Roosevelt Organ Co of New York. This two-manual and pedal instrument underwent numerous rebuildings by Hope-Jones, E.M. Skinner and others of lesser reputation. A new console was built and installed by E.M. Skinner in 1939 to make operable the existing instrument of ancient and completely undistinguished vintage. That console and several stops were refurbished and adapted for the installation of an otherwise new organ built in 1957 by the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. of Boston. This organ (opus 1284) was one of Joseph Whiteford’s first instruments after his appointment as president of the firm after G. Donald Harrison’s death. The choir division of this organ was revised by Aeolian-Skinner in 1959, and the swell Bombarde extended in 1975. In 2001 the organ was completely renovated by a consortium of artisans. The Whiteford Aeolian-Skinner was left intact and wind pressures were restored to their original settings. Emery Brothers, Doylestown, PA, completely renewed the organ mechanically. Austin Organs, Inc. built a new three-manual console, a Grand Choeur division in the south transept, and pipe facades for the chancel openings; Samuel Hughes restored the reeds and the entire organ was refinished by Daniel Kingman, the firm’s head flue voicer. Digital stops, using Aeolian-Skinner samples, were built by Walker Technical Co., Zionsville, PA. The project was supervised by Richard Alexander, advisor to the church. -Jeff Scofield
Source: Taken from the church website
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Episcopal
Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1284 1954 3/36
Austin et al 2001 3/46
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Stops without pipecounts are Walker digital
GREAT (II) SWELL (III)
16' Quintade 61 16' Lieblich Gedackt 12
8' Principal 61 8' Gedackt 68
8' Quintade 12 8' Viole de Gambe 68
4' Octave 61 8' Viole Céleste 68
4' Rohrflöte 61 4' Spitzflöte 68
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 III Mixture 183
2' Fifteenth 61 IV Cymbel
IV Fourniture 244 16' Bombarde 68
8' Trompette 12
CHOIR (II) 8' Hautbois 68
16' Bourdon 4' Clairon 68
8' Cor de Nuit 68 Tremulant
8' Salicional 8' Tuba Major CH
8' Voix Celeste
8' Flute Celeste II 134 GRAND CHOEUR (I)
4' Koppelflöte 68 (unenclosed)
2 2/3' Nazard 49 16' Violon 49
2' Blockflöte 61 8' Diapason 61
1 3/5' Tierce 49 8' Cello 12
1' Piccolo 61 8' Bourdon 61
16' English Horn 4' Octave 61
8' Clarinet 2' Superoctave 61
8' Cromorne 68 II Cornet tc 98
4' Rohrschalmei IV Plein Jeu 244
Tremulant Tremulant
8' Tuba Major (enclosed)
Tower Bells 8' Solo Flute
Harp 8' Gamba
8' Gamba Celeste
PEDAL 4' Flute Harmonique
32' Violone (in SW) 16' Ophicleide
32' Bourdon (in CH) 8' Trumpet
16' Open Bass 8' French Horn
16' Principal 32 4' Clarion
16' Quintade GT Tremulant
16' Lieblich Gedackt SW Chimes
16' Bourdon CH
16' Dulciana EC ECHO (III)
8' Octave 12 16' Dulciana
8' Lieblich Gedackt SW 8' Diapason
8' Bourdon GC 8' Concert Flute
8' Cello GC 8' Echo Viole
4' Choral Bass 32 8' Echo Céleste
4' Flute Harmonique 32 8' Erzähler
III Mixture 96 8' Kleinerzähler
32' Ophicleide (in GC) 4' Flute Harmonique
16' Bombarde CH 2' Octavin
16' Ophicleide (in GC) 16' Fagotto
16' Fagotto (in EC) 8' Flügel Horn
8' Trompette (in CH) 8' Vox Humana
4' Rohrschalmei CH Tremulant
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