Rochester Organ Co.

Masonic Temple

"Ionic" Lodge Room

Rochester, NY, US

24 Ranks - 1,735 Pipes - 5 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 73057 ● Builder ID: 5362 ● Location ID: 62378
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  • Position: In Gallery-Level Chambers at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The GREAT, CHOIR, PEDAL and TUBA divisions are enclosed in the same chamber, which speaks from the left into a small organ niche containing the console. The GREAT chest contains one unit rank and two straight ranks. GREAT stops occupy two rows in the right angled jamb. Stop ordering is unconventional.
  • Notes: 1-12 on a dual pressure chest. High pressure for Gemshorn 16', Low pressure for Dulciana 16'. See figure 23 in William H Barnes' "The Contemporary American Organ" 1930 edition of the Rochester Organ Company obtaining dual use from a Bourdon/Gedeckt.
8'73
8' from Choir V.Diap
4' from Choir V.Diap
2 2⁄3' from Choir Dulc
2' from Choir Dulc
16'12 from Gemshorn
8'73
8'73
8' from Choir
4'12 from Choir R.Flute
4' From Choir Dulc
  • Position: In Gallery-Level Chambers at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The SWELL division speaks from the right into a a small organ niche containing the console. The SWELL chest contains 3 unit ranks and 8 straight ranks. SWELL stops occupy two rows in the left angled jamb. Stop ordering is unconventional.
  • Notes: From Gedeckt
  • Notes: 1-12 are silent
  • Notes: Pipes located in a wooden box.
16'12
8'73
8'73
8'61
4'12 from Gedeckt
2 2⁄3'7 from Gedeckt
2'5 from Gedeckt
III183
8'73
8'61
8'73
8'73
4'12 from Salicional
8'73
8'73
8'73
  • Position: In Gallery-Level Chambers at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The GREAT, CHOIR, PEDAL and TUBA divisions are enclosed in the same chamber, which speaks from the left into a small organ niche containing the console. The CHOIR chest contains 3 unit ranks and 3 straight ranks. CHOIR stops occupy two rows in the right angled jamb. Stop ordering is unconventional.
8'73
8'61
4'73
4'12 from Dulciana
2 2⁄3'7 from R.Flute
2'5 from R.Flute
8'61
8'73
8'73
  • Position: In Gallery-Level Chambers at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Unit)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The GREAT, CHOIR, PEDAL and TUBA divisions are enclosed in the same chamber, which speaks from the left into a small organ niche containing the console. PEDAL stops occupy two rows in the left angled jamb. Stop ordering is unconventional.
  • Notes: Several of the lowest pipes are stopped wood of very large scale to accommodate chamber ceiling height. Remaining pipes large scale open wood.
  • Notes: 1-12 are from the Gemshorn 16' on low pressure.
  • Notes: Curiously, this instrument has no pedal Bourdon for medium volume registrations. The Gedeckt can only be used in soft combinations, and the Pedal Diapason is much too big for most purposes.
32' from Ped Diap
16'32
8' from Choir V.Diap
5 1⁄3' from Swell Ged
4' from Choir V.Diap
4' from Choir R.Flute
16' from Great
16' from Choir Dulc
16' from Swell
8' from Swell Gedeckt
8' From Great
16'12 from Swell Trombe
8' from Swell
from Great
  • Position: In Gallery-Level Chambers at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Unit)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: The GREAT, CHOIR, and PEDAL divisions are enclosed in the same chamber, which speaks from the left into a small organ niche containing the console. The TUBA division is floating, and is playable via couplers to the manuals and pedal. TUBA stops occupy one row in the right angled jamb.
8'61
4'12

This is one of 6 organs by 4 builders located in the temple side of the Temple Civic Center. (There is a seventh organ in the adjacent Auditorium building.) The Rochester Organ Co. instrument in the "Ionic" lodge room has an identical specification to the Rochester Organ in the "Corinthian" lodge room. The instruments are not twins as the chamber dimensions differ, leading to different chest arrangements. Like the instruments located in the "Corinthian" lodge room and the "Daughters of the Nile" (room A), the chambers of the "Ionic" instrument speak into a crowded organ niche, and from there into the second story of the lodge room. Some of the organ action operates on vacuum, supplied by a suction unit. I didn't make a note of the many couplers located on the nameboard. At least "standard" couplers should be assumed, as well as couplers for the floating Tuba division.

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Rochester Organ Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions24 Stops53 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo
Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Unknown Status and Unknown Playability in this location

Jim Stettner on May 6th, 2025:

This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified through online information from Mark A. Smith (May 6, 2025).

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