Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 517-A, 1936

Originally Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 517, 1925)

St. Luke's [now & St. Simon Cyrene] Episcopal Church (built 1823-24)

Sanctuary; front & antiphonal

17 South Fitzhugh Street
Rochester, NY, US

34 Ranks - 2,322 Pipes
Instrument ID: 23059 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 54433
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  • Position: In a Gallery-Level Case at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The Great Gedeckt 8' and Second Diapason 8' are enclosed in the Choir box. The unenclosed Great pipework is inside the case; and not visible
  • Notes: Enclosed in Choir box
  • Notes: Replacement for original 8' Claribel Flute from TC up. 1-12 stopped bass to the Claribel Flute remain on offset chests. These pipes are marked 'Clar' in script. Drawknob is engraved with a non-matching font.
  • Notes: added in 1936 as Op. 517-A. 25 tubes, F to F. The action and tubes are by Mass.
16'17 PED First Bourdon
8'61
8'61
8'61
4'61
4'
16'
8'
4'
16'
8'
4'
  • Position: In a Gallery-Level Case at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The Swell division is stacked on top of the Great division at the top of the case.
  • Notes: The Mixture has been recomposed. There is an assemblage of slotted scroll-tuned pipes and newer dead length pipes with tuning collars comprising this stop.
  • Notes: The only preparation is the stopknob. There is no topboard in the Swell division for this rank.
16'73
8'73
8'73
8'73
8'73
8'73
8'61
4'73
2'61
IV244
16'PF
8'73
8'73
8'73
4'73
16'
4'
  • Position: In a Gallery-Level Case at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The Choir division is located behind the Great division; and under the Swell division. The Choir box contains the two enclosed Great stops.
  • Notes: High Pressure. Unaffected by Choir tremolo.
  • Notes: High Pressure. Unaffected by Choir tremolo.
  • Notes: Does not affect high pressure stops.
  • Notes: The only preparation is an engraved stopknob.
  • Notes: The only preparation is an engraved stopknob.
8'73
8'73
4'73
8'73
8'73
8'73
8'PF
4'PF
16'
4'
16'
8'
4'
  • Position: In a Gallery-Level Case at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The Trombone and Diapason units are located in the left wing of the case. The Bourdon unit is located in the right wing of the case. There are no visible pipes.
  • Notes: Knob engraving has non-matching font. There is an associated "32 Resultant" slide switch with positions "p" and "f". In the "p" position the First Bourdon is used as the source of the Resultant. In the "f" position the Diapason is used as the source of the Resultant.
32'
16'32
16'32
16' SW 16' Bourdon
8'12 Diapason
8'12 First Bourdon
8' SW Bourdon
16'32
8'12 Trombone
8'
4'
8'
8'
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. No Visible Pipes
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The Echo Organ was added as Op. 517-A. A bronze plaque gives the date as "Christmas 1936". The shades are wired to the "Choir" expression pedal. Echo stopknobs are located in the GREAT stopknob column; and are separated from the GREAT stops via two blank stopknobs. There is no "ECHO" divisional nameplate. The Echo stopknobs are activated by the Great combination pistons, even though the Echo division plays from the Choir keyboard.
  • Notes: Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A
  • Notes: The stop consists of a 61 note unison rank and a 49 note beating rank. Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A
  • Notes: Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A
  • Notes: Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A
8'61
8'110
8'61

Swell Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; PED to COMB. "ON", "OFF" Great Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; PED to COMB. "ON", "OFF" Choir Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4; PED to COMB. "ON", "OFF" Pedal Combinations: 1, 2, 3, 4 [toe studs] General Combinations: 1,2 Set piston(blank), CANCEL piston SFZ piston, SFORZ lever, "S" indicator "GT to PED" (reversable) lever "CHOIR" expression pedal for Choir, Echo and enclosed Great. "SWELL" expression pedal "CRESC" pedal "Gen 1", "GEN2", "SW/PED" (reversable) these are via added supply-house toe studs

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions30 Stops36 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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Database Manager on October 27th, 2018:

Originally installed to each side of the choir, the organ was moved by Parsons Organ Co. to the gallery in 1967 and the Echo relocated to one of the chancel chambers.

Database Manager on March 6th, 2006:

Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Addition of Echo to Skinner Opus 517 (1925); organ reinstalled in the West gallery; one rank replaced, but the original pipes are stored in the basement of church.

Webpage Links: Opus 517-A: St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Related Instrument Entries: Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 517, 1925) , Parsons Organ Co. (1967)

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