C. M. Topliff
ca. 1911
Originally J. W. Steere & Sons (1903)
St. Peter & St. Paul Roman Catholic Church (1911) / Saints Peter & Paul Coptic Orthodox Church
Sanctuary; rear gallery
736 West Main Street
Rochester, NY, US
Instrument ID: 72990 ● Builder ID: 7677 ● Location ID: 62338
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Charles Eberline on June 15th, 2025:
The builder is identified in "Work Done by C. M. Topliff: Rochester Organ Moved and Changed—Builds for Another Church," *The Diapason*, August 1912, 2: C. M. Topliff has just finished moving the organ from the old Church of SS. Peter and Paul at Rochester, N. Y., to the new edifice on West Avenue. He made some changes in the organ at the same time. This is one of the largest organs in Rochester. Mr. Topliff is building a two-manual organ for the Church of Our Lady of Victory (French) at Rochester and it is to be completed soon. In addition to the foregoing he is doing considerable other work and has been very busy all this year.
The builder is identified in "Work Done by C. M. Topliff: Rochester Organ Moved and Changed—Builds for Another Church," *The Diapason*, August 1912, 2: C. M. Topliff has just finished moving the organ from the old Church of SS. Peter and Paul at Rochester, N. Y., to the new edifice on West Avenue. He made some changes in the organ at the same time. This is one of the largest organs in Rochester. Mr. Topliff is building a two-manual organ for the Church of Our Lady of Victory (French) at Rochester and it is to be completed soon. In addition to the foregoing he is doing considerable other work and has been very busy all this year.
Jim Stettner on April 20th, 2025:
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul Complex is now known as the Coptic Monastery of Saint Shenouda.
Jim Stettner on April 20th, 2025:
This entry is believed to represent the installation of a used organ. The parish's existing 1903 J.W. Steere & Son organ built only 8 years earlier was likely relocated to the new edifice in 1911.
Related Instrument Entries: J. W. Steere & Sons (1903)
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