Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christ Church, Episcopal
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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: 1934 Opus: 926 No. manuals: 4 No. ranks: 121
Specification
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Gamba 16' Bourdon
8' First Diapason 8' Diapason
8' Second Diapason 8' Horn Diapason
8' Geigen 8' Violin Diapason
8' Viola 8' Quintadena
8' Gemshorn 8' Gedeckt
8' Doppel Flute 8' Viol d'Orchestre
8' Gross Flute 8' Viol d'Orchestre Celeste
8' Flauto Traverso 8' Viole Celeste
4' Octave 8' Voix Celeste
4' Flute d'Amour 8' Dolcissimo
2 2/3' Twelfth 8' Unda Maris
2' Fifteenth 8' Flauto Dolce
IV Mixture 8' Flute Celeste
16' Euphone 4' Octave
8' Trumpet 4' Harmonic Flute
Tremolo 4' Salicet
Chimes 2 2/3' Nazard
16' Tuba (Solo) 2' Flautino
8' Tuba (Solo) V Mixture
4' Tuba (Solo) 16' Bassoon
8' Cornopean
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Oboe
16' Bourdon 8' Vox Humana I
8' Diapason 8' Vox Humana II
8' Violin Diapason Tremolo
8' Flauto Primo
8' Stopped Diapason SOLO ORGAN
8' Melodia 8' Gamba
8' Salicional 8' Gamba Celeste
8' Voix Celeste 4' Flute Octaviante
8' Viol de Gamba 8' French Horn
8' Viola 8' English Horn
8' Dulciana Tremolo
8' Aeoline Chimes
4' Gemshorn 16' Tuba
4' Hohl Flute 8' Tuba 12
4' Flute Harmonique 4' Tuba 12
2' Flageolette
V Mixture PEDAL ORGAN
16' Fagotto 32' Diapason
8' Saxophone 16' Diapason
8' Clarinet 16' Bourdon
8' Oboe 16' Violone
8' Trumpet 16' Dulciana
8' Vox Humana 16' Antiphonal Gedeckt
4' Clarion 16' Antiphonal Bourdon
Tremolo 16' Echo Lieblich
Harp 8' Flute
Chimes 8' Antiphonal Cello
16' Trombone
16' Fagotto
16' Tuba
8' Tuba
4' Tuba
Chimes
Source: Allen Kinzey
Notes: Established as the first Anglican parish in Pennsylvania,
the present building
was completed in 1744. For 102 years the 196-foot steeple was the tallest
structure in North America. Worshipers in the present building included
Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Betsy Ross and some members of William
Penn's family. The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States was
founded at Christ Church in 1789.
The first organ was an organ built in Prussia and moved into the new
church. It was replaced in 1766 by a Philip Feyring organ of 27
stops. It served until a 3-manual Henry Erben was installed in 1837. J.C.B.
Standridge may have rebuilt the organ around 1908, with a major reconstruction
taking place around 1921. The church housed a Haskell organ
in 1926.
The organ now in Christ Church was built by the Aeolian Co. in 1916 as Op. 1374
for the Wyncote, PA residence of Cyrus H. K. Curtis; it was donated to Christ
Church in 1934 by daughter Mary Louise Curtis Bok and rebuilt under the supervision
of E. M. Skinner as Aeolian-Skinner Op. 926, utilizing the Erben
case. The old Aeolian Echo division became the Choir division at Christ
Church and was installed over the chancel. A new Austin console was installed
as part of a renovation by Brantley Duddy in 1971.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=9474