Fort Wayne, Indiana

First Presbyterian Church


Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1255-A (1954) in First Presbyterian Church (Fort Wayne, IN)
 
First Presbyterian Church (Fort Wayne, IN)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:        1956
   Opus:        1255-A
   
No. manuals:    3
No. stops:      70
No. ranks:      78
No. pipes:      4,552
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN (II)                        SWELL ORGAN (III)
            16' Quintaten             61            16' Gemshorn              68
             8' Principal             61             8' Geigen                68
             8' Holzbedeckt           61             8' Gedeckt               68
             8' Spitzflute            61             8' Viole de Gambe        68
             4' Octave                61             8' Viole Celeste         68
             4' Flute                 61             8' Flute Celeste II     129
         2 2/3' Twelfth               61             4' Octave Geigen         68
             2' Fifteenth             61             4' Nachthorn             68
            II  Sesquialtera         122             2' Octavin               61
         IV-VI  Fourniture           281            IV  Plein Jeu            244
           III  Scharf               183            16' Hautbois              68
                Chimes                AN             8' Trompette             68
                Flemish Bells                        8' Oboe                  68
                                                     8' Vox Humana            68
                CHOIR ORGAN (I)                      4' Clairon               68
             8' Cor de Nuit           68                Tremulant
             8' Viola Pomposa         68                Chimes                AN
             8' Viola Celeste         68
             8' Erzähler Celeste II  129                PEDAL ORGAN
             4' Koppelflöte           68            32' Untersatz             32
             4' Fugara                68            16' Contre Basse          32
         2 2/3' Nazard                61            16' Bourdon               12
             2' Blockflöte            61            16' Violone               32
         1 3/5' Tierce                61            16' Flute                 12 CH
            16' English Horn          68            16' Quintaten             GT
             8' Cromorne              68            16' Gemshorn              SW
             4' Rohrschalmei          68             8' Principal             32
                Tremulant                            8' Spitzflöte            32
                Antiphonal Bells                     8' Flute                 12
                Bass Bells                           8' Still Gedeckt         SW
                Harp Bells                           4' Choralbass            32
                Celesta Bells                        4' Rohrflöte             32
                                                     2' Italian Principal     32
                POSITIV ORGAN (I)                  III  Mixture               96
             8' Quintade              61            32' Bombarde              12 *
             4' Rohrflöte             61            16' Posaune               32
             2' Italian Principal     61            16' Hautbois              SW
         1 1/3' Larigot               61             8' Trumpet               12
             1' Sifflöte              61             4' Clarion               12
           III  Zimbel               183                Chimes                AN
                Tremulant *
 
                ANTIPHONAL ORGAN                        ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
             8' Gedecktpommer         61            16' Bourdon               12 AN
             8' Gemshorn              61             8' Spitzprincipal        32
             4' Prestant              61
           III  Mixture              183
                Tremulant                            *  possibly added in 1958 as
             8' Trompette Harmonique  61                Op. 1255-B


Source: Allen Kinzey

Notes: The contract for 1255 was for a new console for the existing Estey organ in the old building. Instead, the console was installed with 1255-B, a new Aeolian-Skinner, in the gallery of the new sanctuary. No records can be found of the additions done as 1255-B, but they are presumed to be the two stops indicated above.

Tonal changes were made by Michael Quimby and John Hendrikson in 1990; a new four-manual console by David Harris was added at that time.  The old console was relocated to St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Central Falls, Rhode Island.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=35450