Buffalo, New York

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1249 (1955) in Westminster Presbyterian Church (Buffalo, NY)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1249 (1955) in Westminster Presbyterian Church (Buffalo, NY)
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Contract Year:  1955
Install Year:   1958
Opus:           1249
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      74
No. ranks:      81
No. pipes:      4,199

Specification

           GREAT ORGAN (II)                          SWELL ORGAN (III)
       16' Montre                61              16' Quintflöte            68
        8' Principal             61               8' Geigen                68
        8' Bourdon               61               8' Gedeckt               68
        8' Spitzflöte            61               8' Viole de Gambe        68
        4' Principal             61               8' Viole Celeste         68
        4' Rohrflöte             61               8' Flauto Dolce          68
    2 2/3' Quinte                61               8' Flute Celeste (TC)    56
        2' Super Octave          61               4' Prestant              68
       IV  Mixture              244               4' Spillflöte            68
      III  Scharf               183               2' Octavin               61
        8' Trompette en Chamade  PO              II  Sesquialtera         122
        4' Clairon Harmonique    PO           IV-VI  Plein Jeu            264
           Chimes                                16' Hautbois              68
           Vogelgesang (a)                        8' Trompette             68
                                                  8' Hautbois              12
           CHOIR ORGAN (I)                        8' Vox Humana            68
        8' Hohlflöte             68               4' Clairon               68
        8' Viola Pomposa         68                  Tremulant
        8' Viola Celeste         68
        8' Dolcan                68                  PEDAL ORGAN
        8' Dolcan Celeste        68              32' Soubasse               7
        4' Montre                68              16' Contre Bass           32
        4' Flute Harmonique      68              16' Montre                GT
      III  Plein Jeu            183              16' Bourdon               32
       16' English Horn          68              16' Quintflöte            SW
        8' Cromorne              68               8' Principal             32
        4' Rohrschalmei          68               8' Montre                GT
           Tremulant                              8' Gedecktpommer         32
                                                  8' Quintflöte            SW
           POSITIV ORGAN (IV)                     4' Choralbass            32
        8' Singendgedeckt        61               4' Nachthorn             32
        4' Koppelflöte           61               2' Blockflöte            32
        2' Blockflöte            61              IV  Mixture              128
    1 1/3' Quint                 61              II  Cymbel                64
        1' Italianprinzipal      61              32' Contre Hautbois       12 SW
    IV-VI  Cymbel               294              16' Bombarde              32
        8' Trompette en Chamade  61              16' Hautbois              SW
        4' Trompette en Chamade  12               8' Trompette             12
                                                  8' Cromorne              CH
           CHANCEL ORGAN (IV)                     4' Clairon               12
        8' Lieblichgedeckt       61               4' Rohrschalmei          CH
        8' Echo Viole            61                  Chimes                GT
        8' Vox Angelica          61
        4' Octave                61
    2 2/3' Nazard                61
           Tremulant
           Echo Chimes

       (a) from the Charles IV organ, Cathedral of Puebla, Mexico


Source: Allen Kinzey

Notes: The organ replaced Austin Op. 1003, a 1921 IV/64 that found its way to the Cathedral of Puebla, Mexico, in exchange, it would seem, for the Vogelsgang.

The Aeolian-Skinner is installed in chambers on each side of the rear gallery, with some exposed pipe work on the rear wall (including the hooded Trompette en Chamade) and some to each side of the gallery in front of the chambers. The organ is connected to the chapel organ, Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1136 II/23. A small Chancel division is located in the front of the church.

Photos: The Organ Historical Society and Bill Van Pelt.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=10966