Monday, July 4, 2011

St. Luke's Episcopal, Franklin Square




This magnificent church is slated for closure in the near future. The organ presently works,  is in use, but needs total restoration.
 Three man 1884 Roosevelt, (opus 131) organ; 27 ranks with three original preps in Gt and one original prep in Sw; EP pull downs and console by Lewis & Hitchcock in the 1920's. The original configuration was somewhat altered in the 1920's and a facade installed facing the transept. All chests are on one level and able to install in new setting fairly easily. Featured at the1991 OHS convention  217 N Carey Street  Baltimore, MD 21223


    Great                                             Swell (enclosed)                                      
 16 Double Open (no pipes)                 16 Bourdon bass                        
   8 Open Diapason                               16 Bourdon treb                         
   8 Doppel Flute                                     8 Open Diapason                       
   8 Viol d’ Gamba                                   8 Stopped Diapason
   4 Octave                                               8 Salicional
   4 Flute (no pipes)                                8 Dolce (no pipes)
 *2-2/3 Twelfth                                       4 Gemshorn
 *2 Fifteenth                                           4 Flute Traverse
 *III Mixture (no pipes)                        III Cornet
 *8 Trumpet                                            8 Cornopean
 (* enclosed in Choir box)                    8 Oboe
                                                                 Tremolo                      


    Choir (enclosed)                                 Pedal  
  8 Geigen Principal                            16 Open Diapason
  8 Concert Flute                                 16 Subbass
  8 Dulciana                                          8 Violoncello
  4 Fugara
  4 Flute d amour
  2 Piccolo
  8 Clarinet

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