Buffalo, New York
St. Francis Xavier R.C. Church / Buffalo Religious Arts Center
Herman Schlicker Organ Builder, Op. 2, 1932 - 2 manuals, 16 ranks
GREAT (Expressive, manual I, CC-c4)
8' Open Diapason 73 Unenclosed; 1-18 in left and central flats;
19-61, unit chest behind central flat; 1-18
zinc, 19-73 common metal; 1-49 slotted
8' Melodia 73 1-58 recycled; 1-17 stopped wood; 13-58 open
wood, 59-73 new common metal
8' Gamba 73 Stamped :469 57 1/5 GAM\", presumable Gott-
fried pipes (stamped tuning sleeves); 1-12
zinc, 13-73 spotted metal
8' Dulciana 73 1-6 unenclosed, in central flat, rollers;
6-73 enclosed, recycled pipes
8' Stopped Diapason -- Borrowed from Swell.
4' Octave 73 1-12 1934 pipes: FF stamped \"4040 57 3 OCT.
F;\" 13-73 revoiced 19th c. harmonic piccolo
(for ex. 16 scribed \"Piccolo\", crossed out
and stamped \"PR\"), cut to natural length;
several random fill pipes with German-style
mouths, nicking very light and only on languid;
perhaps some of the earliest pipes made in
Schlicker's shop?)
4' Flute -- Borrowed from Swell.
II Grave Mixture 122 spotted metal, 2/9 mouths; stamped \"12th\"
and \"15th\" respectively, Scribed \"Great
Mixture\")
8' Tuba 73 1-42 Hoyt and metal bells on zinc stems;
43-49 Hoyt metal; harmonic 30-49; 50-73
common metal flues.
Tremolo affects facade and interior 16' Diapason \
pipes
Chimes (20) Tubes
Great - Great 16'
Great - Great 4'
SWELL (Expressive), manual II, CC-c4)
16' Bourdon 97 1-12 unenclosed; stopped wood 1-61; 62-97
open spotted metal)
8' Violin Diapason 73 1-8 unenclosed in right flat; 1-17 zinc,
remainder recycled pipes, what appears to
be a string cut down to principle scale
8' Salicional 73 stamped \"481 60 1/5 SAL C,\" presumably
Gottfried, 1-12 zinc, 13-73 spotted metal;
1-37 soldered bass rollers
8' Vox Celeste (tc) 61 stamped \"DUL\" but scribed \"V. Cel;\"
spotted metal, 13-37 soldered bass rollers;
same construction as Salicional
8' Stopped Diapason 12 Extension from 16'
4' Flute Harmonic 73 1-12 zinc; 13-61 common metal
2 2/3' Nazard -- from 16'
2' Piccolo 24 Extension from 16'
8' Cornopean 73 1-42 Hoyt metal bells on zinc stems; 43-49
Hoyt metal; harmonic 30-49; 50-73 open flue
trebles
8' Vox Humana 73 Gottfried, capped, side holes with tuning
slides; long boots 13-49; 50-73 open flue
trebles
Tremolo affects right facade and 16' Pedal Sub Bass
PEDAL (unenclosed, CC-g1)
16' Open Diapason 12 zinc; 1-4 interior, 5-12 facade; 13-32 from
Great 8' Open Diapason
16' Sub Bass 44 stopped wood
16' Gedeckt (Sw) -- Borrowed from Swell
10 2/3' Quint -- from Sub Bass
8' Bourdon 12 Extension of Sub Bass
8' Flute Dolce (Sw) --
INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS
Great - Pedal 8'
Swell - Pedal 8'
Swell - Great 16'
Swell - Great 8'
Swell - Great 4'
FINGER PISTONS
General 1-2-3-4
Swell 1-2-3-4-5
Great 1-2-3-4-5
TOE STUDS
Sforzando (rev) with indicator light
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
Great Expression (bal.)
Register Crescendo (bal.) with indicator light
NOTES
Electro-pneumatic key -action
Electro-pneumatic pitman stop action
[Received from Peter Gonciarz 2011-05-25.]