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

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

Rochester, NY, US

  • 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.
Great (II)🛈
16'Bourdon17 PED First Bourdon
8'First Diapason61
8'Second Diapason🛈61
8'Gedeckt🛈61
4'Octave61
Cathedral Chimes🛈
4'Great to Great
16'Swell to Great
8'Swell to Great
4'Swell to Great
16'Choir to Great
8'Choir to Great
4'Choir to Great
  • 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.
Swell (III - Expressive)🛈
16'Bourdon73
8'Diapason73
8'Stopped Flute73
8'Salicional73
8'Voix Celeste73
8'Spire Flute73
8'Flute Celeste (TC)61
4'Traverse Flute73
2'Piccolo61
IVChorus Mixture🛈244
16'Double Trumpet🛈PF
8'Harmonic Trumpet73
8'Oboe73
8'Vox Humana73
4'Clarion73
Tremolo
16'Swell to Swell
4'Swell to Swell
  • 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.
Choir (I - Expressive)🛈
8'Concert Flute73
8'Dulciana73
4'Flute73
8'French Horn🛈73
8'Clarinet73
8'Tuba Mirabilis🛈73
Tremolo🛈
8'Harp (TC)🛈PF
4'Celesta🛈PF
16'Choir to Choir
4'Choir to Choir
16'Swell to Choir
8'Swell to Choir
4'Swell to Choir
  • 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.
Pedal🛈
32'Resultant🛈
16'Diapason32
16'First Bourdon32
16'Second Bourdon SW 16' Bourdon
8'Octave12 Diapason
8'Octave Bourdon12 First Bourdon
8'Soft Flute SW Bourdon
16'Trombone32
8'Tromba12 Trombone
8'Swell to Pedal
4'Swell to Pedal
8'Great to Pedal
8'Choir to Pedal
  • 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
Echo (I - Expressive)🛈
8'Echo Flute🛈61
8'Viola Atheria🛈110
8'Vox Humana🛈61
Tremolo🛈