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Buffalo NY, USA (New York) - Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Centennial Organ
Municipal: Buffalo NY
Region:Erie County
Address: 50 Franklin Street, 14202, Buffalo, NY
Website: https://www.buffalodiocese.org/
Description nr.: 2065586.
Built by: Hook & Hastings (1876) - opus 828
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', 2nd Open Diapson 8' - extension, Doppel Flöte 8', Gamba 8', Quinte 6', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 3-4 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Cymbale 5 ranks - 2001, Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich gedeckt 16' - 2001 (old), Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Rohr Flöte 8', Octave 4' - 2001 (old), Fugara 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Quint Flöte 2 2/3' - 2001, Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 2001, Octave Quint 1 1/3' - 2001, Mixture 3 ranks - 2001, Trumpet 8' - 2001 (old), Clarinet 8', Vox Angelica 8', Cromorne 8' - 2001, Clarion 4' - 2001; extension, Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°) - 1925, Stopped Diapason 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4' - 2001 (old), Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Cornet Nazard 2 2/3', Flautino 2', Cornet Tierce 1 3/5' - 2001 (old), Mixture 4 ranks - 2001, Contra Fagotto 16' - 2001; extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Chimes.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Grand Cornet 5 ranks (8') (from c°) - 2001, Stentorphon 8' - 1876/2001, Tuba Mirabilis 8'.
Celestial Organ (floating) (C-c''''): Gemshorn 16' - old, Philomela 8' - 2001, Gemshorn 8' - old; extension, Dolcan Gamba 8' - old, Gamba Céleste 8' (from c°) - old, Spitzflöte 8' - 2001, Spitzflöte Céleste 8' (from c°) - 2001, Hohlpfeife 4' - old, Harmonic Piccolo 2' - old, French Horn 8' - old, Cor Anglais 8' - old, Tremolo, Celestial Bells, Harp.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16' - from Great, Gemshorn 16' - from Celestial, Bourdon 16' - extension, Lieblich Gedeckt 16' - from Choir, Quinte 12' - extension, Octave 8' - extension, Bell Gamba 8', Violoncello 8' - extension, Gemshorn 8' - from Celestial, Gedeckt 8' - from Choir, Octave Quinte 5 1/3' - 2001 (old pipes), Principal 4' - 2001 (old pipes), Super Octave 4' - extension, Mixture 4 ranks - 2001 (old pipes), Gross Harmonics 5 ranks - 2001 (old pipes), Contra Bombarde 32' - 2001; extension, Trombone 16', Bassoon 16' - from Swell, Trumpet 8' - extension, Posaune 8' - 2001 (old pipes), Oboe 8' - from Swell, Clarion 4' - extension.
Buffalo NY, USA (New York) - Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Centennial Organ
Municipal: Buffalo NY
Region:Erie County
Address: 50 Franklin Street, 14202, Buffalo, NY
Website: https://www.buffalodiocese.org/
Description nr.: 2065586.
Built by: Hook & Hastings (1876) - opus 828
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1876 | Hook & Hastings | 828 | new organ | 1877 | Hook & Hastings | transfer/relocate | 1925 | Tellers-Kent Organ Company | rebuild | 1976 | Schlicker Organ Company | restoration | 2001 | Andover Organ Company | R-328 | restoration |
- In 1876, the company Hook & Hastings built a new organ for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, that was erected in the Great Hall of the exhibition. After the closure of the exhibition in November 1876, the organ was sold to the parish of Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo, New York. The original instrument had four manuals and pedal with 47 stops, including six extensions on the pedal. It was dedicated in the cathedral on February 13, 1877.
- The original action, mechanical with partial Barker levers, was replaced by electro-pneumatic action in 1925 by the Teller-Kent Company. The original console was replaced by a new three-manual console. The solo division no longer had its own manual. The Tuba Mirabilis was transferred to Great, and the Stenterphone was removed. Swell and Choir were expanded with a Celeste. As a result, the organ has been preserved for a great part in its original state. A restoration was carried out by Schlicker in 1975-1976.
- A new major restoration was carried out in 1999-2001 by the Andover Organ Company. The Solo Division was reconstructed, a new four-manual console has been installed, and some new ranks were added to the organ. The Choir division was expanded with new ranks and two ranks from Estey opus 3079 (Lieblich Gedeckt and Trumpet) and an Octave 4' from Hook opus 501. On Swell the Cornet 3 ranks was split into three stops, and an Octave 4' and Tierce were added, coming from the Hook & Hastings opus 869. The Stentorphone was restored from the original pipes, and a Cornet was added to Solo, with the 8'-rank from Hook opus 501. A new Celestial Organ was added to the instrument, with mostly existing pipework (Estey, Hutchings, Hook). On July 11, 2001, the organ was inaugurated with a concert by Thomas Murray.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1876 | Philadelphia, PA | Centennial Exposition, Great Hall |
| 1877 | Buffalo, NY | Saint Joseph's Cathedral |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 16 |
| - Choir Organ | 18 (17) |
| - Swell Organ | 17 (16) |
| - Solo Organ | 3 |
| - Celestial Organ | 11 (10) |
| - Pedal Organ | 25 (10) |
| Total number of stops | 90 (72( |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', 2nd Open Diapson 8' - extension, Doppel Flöte 8', Gamba 8', Quinte 6', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 3-4 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Cymbale 5 ranks - 2001, Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich gedeckt 16' - 2001 (old), Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Rohr Flöte 8', Octave 4' - 2001 (old), Fugara 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Quint Flöte 2 2/3' - 2001, Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 2001, Octave Quint 1 1/3' - 2001, Mixture 3 ranks - 2001, Trumpet 8' - 2001 (old), Clarinet 8', Vox Angelica 8', Cromorne 8' - 2001, Clarion 4' - 2001; extension, Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°) - 1925, Stopped Diapason 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4' - 2001 (old), Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Cornet Nazard 2 2/3', Flautino 2', Cornet Tierce 1 3/5' - 2001 (old), Mixture 4 ranks - 2001, Contra Fagotto 16' - 2001; extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Chimes.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Grand Cornet 5 ranks (8') (from c°) - 2001, Stentorphon 8' - 1876/2001, Tuba Mirabilis 8'.
Celestial Organ (floating) (C-c''''): Gemshorn 16' - old, Philomela 8' - 2001, Gemshorn 8' - old; extension, Dolcan Gamba 8' - old, Gamba Céleste 8' (from c°) - old, Spitzflöte 8' - 2001, Spitzflöte Céleste 8' (from c°) - 2001, Hohlpfeife 4' - old, Harmonic Piccolo 2' - old, French Horn 8' - old, Cor Anglais 8' - old, Tremolo, Celestial Bells, Harp.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16' - from Great, Gemshorn 16' - from Celestial, Bourdon 16' - extension, Lieblich Gedeckt 16' - from Choir, Quinte 12' - extension, Octave 8' - extension, Bell Gamba 8', Violoncello 8' - extension, Gemshorn 8' - from Celestial, Gedeckt 8' - from Choir, Octave Quinte 5 1/3' - 2001 (old pipes), Principal 4' - 2001 (old pipes), Super Octave 4' - extension, Mixture 4 ranks - 2001 (old pipes), Gross Harmonics 5 ranks - 2001 (old pipes), Contra Bombarde 32' - 2001; extension, Trombone 16', Bassoon 16' - from Swell, Trumpet 8' - extension, Posaune 8' - 2001 (old pipes), Oboe 8' - from Swell, Clarion 4' - extension.
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