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)

Rochester, NY, US

Great (II)🛈
  • 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
16'Bourdon
17 PED First Bourdon
8'First Diapason
61
8'Second Diapason🛈
  • Notes: Enclosed in Choir box
61
8'Gedeckt🛈
  • 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.
61
4'Octave
61
Cathedral Chimes🛈
  • Notes: added in 1936 as Op. 517-A. 25 tubes, F to F. The action and tubes are by Mass.
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
Swell (III - Expressive)🛈
  • 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.
16'Bourdon
73
8'Diapason
73
8'Stopped Flute
73
8'Salicional
73
8'Voix Celeste
73
8'Spire Flute
73
8'Flute Celeste (TC)
61
4'Traverse Flute
73
2'Piccolo
61
IVChorus Mixture🛈
  • 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.
244
16'Double Trumpet🛈
  • Notes: The only preparation is the stopknob. There is no topboard in the Swell division for this rank.
PF
8'Harmonic Trumpet
73
8'Oboe
73
8'Vox Humana
73
4'Clarion
73
Tremolo
16'Swell to Swell
4'Swell to Swell
Choir (I - Expressive)🛈
  • 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.
8'Concert Flute
73
8'Dulciana
73
4'Flute
73
8'French Horn🛈
  • Notes: High Pressure. Unaffected by Choir tremolo.
73
8'Clarinet
73
8'Tuba Mirabilis🛈
  • Notes: High Pressure. Unaffected by Choir tremolo.
73
Tremolo🛈
  • Notes: Does not affect high pressure stops.
8'Harp (TC)🛈
  • Notes: The only preparation is an engraved stopknob.
PF
4'Celesta🛈
  • Notes: The only preparation is an engraved stopknob.
PF
16'Choir to Choir
4'Choir to Choir
16'Swell to Choir
8'Swell to Choir
4'Swell to Choir
Pedal🛈
  • 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.
32'Resultant🛈
  • 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.
16'Diapason
32
16'First Bourdon
32
16'Second Bourdon
SW 16' Bourdon
8'Octave
12 Diapason
8'Octave Bourdon
12 First Bourdon
8'Soft Flute
SW Bourdon
16'Trombone
32
8'Tromba
12 Trombone
8'Swell to Pedal
4'Swell to Pedal
8'Great to Pedal
8'Choir to Pedal
Echo (I - Expressive)🛈
  • 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.
8'Echo Flute🛈
  • Notes: Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A
61
8'Viola Atheria🛈
  • 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
110
8'Vox Humana🛈
  • Notes: Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A
61
Tremolo🛈
  • Notes: Knob has non-matching engraving. Added in 1936 as Op. 517-A