Rebuilt byBuhl Organ Co.
1938
Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 2728, 1919)
Christ Church, Episcopal
Sanctuary
141 East Avenue
Rochester, NY, US
53 Ranks - 3,482 Pipes
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STOPLISTS
| Great (II) | ||
| 16' | Diapason | 61 |
| 8' | Diapason-1 | 61 |
| 8' | Diapason-2 | 61 |
| 8' | Diapason | 12 |
| 8' | Keraulophone | CH |
| 8' | Flute | 61 |
| 4' | Octave-1 | 61 |
| 4' | Diapason | 12 |
| 4' | Flute | 61 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Twelfth | 61 |
| 2' | Fifteenth | 61 |
| II | Sesquialtera | 122 |
| V | Mixture | 305 |
| 16' | Tuba | 61 |
| 8' | Tuba Mirabilis | 61 |
| 8' | Tuba | 12 |
| 4' | Tuba | 12 |
| Chimes | ||
| 16' | Swell to Great | |
| 8' | Swell to Great | |
| 4' | Swell to Great | |
| 16' | Choir to Great | |
| 8' | Choir to Great | |
| 4' | Choir to Great |
| Swell (III - Expressive) | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | 61 |
| 8' | Diapason | 73 |
| 8' | Stopped Flute | 73 |
| 8' | Bourdon | 12 |
| 8' | V. D'Orchestre | 73 |
| 8' | Salicional | 73 |
| 8' | Voix Celeste | 73 |
| 8' | Aeoline | 73 |
| 4' | Octave | 73 |
| 4' | Flute | 73 |
| 4' | Violina | 73 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Gemshorn | 61 |
| 2' | Bourdon | 24 |
| IV | Mixture | 216 |
| 16' | Tuba | GT |
| 16' | Contra Fagotto | 73 |
| 8' | Tuba Mirabilis | GT |
| 8' | Tuba | GT |
| 8' | Trumpet | 73 |
| 8' | Oboe | 73 |
| 8' | Vox Humana | 73 |
| 4' | Tuba | GT |
| 4' | Contra Fagotto | 24 |
| Tremulant | ||
| 8' | Great to Swell | |
| 16' | Swell to Swell | |
| Swell Unison Off | ||
| 4' | Swell to Swell |
| Choir (I - Expressive) | ||
| 16' | Keraulophone | 61 |
| 8' | English Diapason | 73 |
| 8' | Keraulophone | 12 |
| 8' | Melodia | 73 |
| 8' | Quintadena | 73 |
| 8' | Gemshorn | 73 |
| 8' | Dolce | 73 |
| 8' | Unda Maris tc | 61 |
| 4' | Keraulophone | 12 |
| 4' | Flute D'Amour | 73 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Keraulophone | 12 |
| 2' | Piccolo | 73 |
| 8' | French Horn | 73 |
| 8' | Clarinet | 73 |
| Tremulant | ||
| Harp | ||
| 16' | Swell to Choir | |
| 8' | Swell to Choir | |
| 4' | Swell to Choir | |
| 16' | Choir to Choir | |
| 4' | Choir to Choir |
| Pedal | ||
| 32' | Bourdon | 39 |
| 16' | Diapason | 32 |
| 16' | Diapason | GT |
| 16' | Bourdon | 12 |
| 16' | Keraulophone | CH |
| 16' | Violone | 32 |
| 8' | Diapason | 12 |
| 8' | Diapason | GT |
| 8' | Keraulophone | CH |
| 8' | Violone | 12 |
| 5 1⁄3' | Keraulophone | CH |
| 4' | Bourdon | SW |
| III | Mixture | 96 |
| 16' | Tuba | GT |
| 16' | Contra Fagotto | SW |
| 4' | Tuba | GT |
| 8' | Great to Pedal | |
| 8' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 4' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 8' | Choir to Pedal | |
| 4' | Choir to Pedal |
Combons: Pedal-6, Great -6, Swell-6, Choir-6, Tutti-6. Combons are on the 'Austin system', housed in the console and all-electric, except that the main solenoids are replaced by pneumatics.
Crescendos: Swell, Choir, Register <actually balanced pedals>. Register-crescendo selective, by stop tongues over the top manual.
Reversibles: Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Great, Full Organ.
Cancels: Pedal, Great, Swell, Choir, Tutti.
Two registers are provided-for in the console, for a Processional Organ. Stop tongues are to the right, over the top manual.
Originally Written/Published: December 1938
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals 4 Divisions43 Stops71 RegistersStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Updated through online information from Mark A. Smith [September 15, 2026]: Per the specification published in the December 1938 edition of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST, there were no Nave divisions at that time. (See the DOCUMENTS attached to this DB entry.) The Great division was located in the chancel, behind the 1938 Buhl pipefront, and stacked above the Choir division. Both of these divisions were in front of the Pedal division. On page 372 of Blanton's "The Organ in Church Design", he states: "The nave divisions of the organ of Christ Episcopal Church, Rochester, New York, by the Buhl Organ Col, were dedicated in 1943." Blanton simply states that the nave organ was playable from the Great manual. (And from the Pedals we might add.) See the DB entry for Buhl's 1942 project for Christ Church.
Database Manager on June 9th, 2013:
An original installation. Identified by Sam Cherubin, using information found in The Organ in Church Design by Joseph Blanton. -- I am assuming it was 3 manuals, and the main organ was located in the Chancel and the Great was located in the Nave of the Church.
Related Instrument Entries: Relocation & rebuild w/ additions byM. P. Möller (Opus 2728, 1919) , Additions made byBuhl Organ Co. (1942)
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