Allentown, Pennsylvania
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Builder: Ernest M. Skinner & Son Organ Co.
Year: 1938
Opus: 525
No. manuals: 4
No. stops: 49
No. ranks: 39
No. pipes: 2,488
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Diapason 61 a 16' Bourdon 73
8' Diapason I 61 a 8' Diapason 73
8' Diapason II 61 8' Gedeckt 73
8' Principal Flute 61 8' Salicional 73
8' Erzähler 61 8' Voix Celeste 73
4' Octave 61 8' Flute Celeste II 134
4' Flute 61 4' Flute Harmonique 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 4' Violina 73
2' Fifteenth 61 2' Fifteenth 61
Chimes EC IV Mixture 244
16' Waldhorn 73
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Cornopean 73
16' Gemshorn 73 b 8' Cor d'Amour 73
8' Diapason 73 8' Vox Humana 61
8' Concert Flute 73 Tremolo
8' Viola 73
4' Flute 73 PEDAL ORGAN
2 2/3' Nazard 61 16' Diapason I 32 (wood)
8' Clarinet 61 16' Diapason II 32 (metal)
Tremolo 16' Gemshorn CH
8' Harp (TC) -- 16' Echo Lieblich SW
4' Celesta 61 bars 8' Octave 12
8' Principal 12
SOLO - ECHO ORGAN 8' Gemshorn CH
8' Flauto Mirabilis pf 8' Still Gedeckt SW
8' Gamba pf 5 1/3' Quinte (Gemshorn) CH
8' Gamba Celeste pf 32' Fagotto (ext SW) 12
8' Tuba Mirabilis pf 16' Waldhorn SW
8' French Horn 61 8' Tromba SW
8' English Horn 61
8' Night Horn pf
8' Quintaphon Celeste pf
Chimes
a partly in facade
b unenclosed
Source: Stephen Williams,
via Jonathan Bowen
Notes: The organ was installed in the Fall of 1938 and dedicated on November 30, 1939. The present lofty gothic sanctuary was dedicated on Reformation Sunday, 1939.
There is evidence in the chambers that most, if not all, of Skinner Op. 525 was used for this instrument. Skinner removed Op. 525 from the chancel of Marble Collegiate Church, New York City, 1937-38. The number '525' is found stamped on many pipes in the St. John's instrument.
An Antiphonal division was added in the north gallery by Chester A. Raymond in 1947. After that, the reeds were revoiced by Moller, who also replaced the Swell Cornopean with a French-style Trompette and added a 4' Clarion. The organ was extensively 'renovated' by a local builder in 1969. Reuter rebuilt and enlarged the organ to a 4/83 in 1993; they also provided a new console at that time. Most of the Skinner pipework was retained. The Pedal Diapason I became a 32' Bourdon and the Diapason II became the Contrabass.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=24596