late 1950's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Millwoodhistory.org, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2016-09-14 - Console (James Wallrabenstein/Jim Stettner)
2004-10-30 - From First Methodist Church, Portland, Oregon, c. 1955. Replaced a 1947 unit Möller, Op. 6574 which was moved to Hope Lutheran Church in Greenacres, Washington. -Database Manager
2007-06-14 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Moving and reinstallation of used Estey "as is" without tonal changes or additions. Console later replaced by Balcom and Vaughan and organ enlarged to 35 ranks. -Database Manager
Source: Stoplist copied from Balcom & Vaughan files 1956
Spokane, Washington
Millwood Presbyterian Church
ESTEY ORGAN CO., Opus 3147, 1943 - Original Specifications
Balcom and Vaughan, 1956 - Moving and Re-installation
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive)
16' Diapason 61 ∞ 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Diapason I 61 8' Gedeckt 73
8' Diapason II (fr. 16') 12 ∞ 8' Salicional 73
8' Concert Flute 61 8' Voix Celeste (TC) 61
8' Gemshorn 61 4' Octave 73
4' Octave 61 4' Flute d'Amour 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 2 2/3' Nasard 61
2' Fifteenth 61 2' Flautina 61
8' Tuba 61 ♦ III Dolce Cornet 183
Tremolo 16' Contra Fagotto 12 ●
Chimes (prep) (__) 8' Cornopean 73
8' Oboe 73 ●
Great to Great 16' 8' Vox Humana 61
Great Unison Off 4' Clarion 73
Great to Great 4' Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
CHOIR (Expressive) Swell Unison Off
16' Contra Dulciana 12 ☼ Swell to Swell 4'
8' Gamba 73
8' Clarabella 73
8' Dulciana 61 ☼ PEDAL (Expressive)
8' Unda Maris (tc) 61 16' Diapason I 32 ◘
4' Silver Flute 73 16' Diapason II (Gt) -– ∞
4' Dulcet 12 ☼ 16' Bourdon 32 ∆
2 2/3' Nasard 61 16' Contra Dulciana (Ch) -- ☼
2' Dulcena 12 ☼ 8' Octave 12 ◘
8' Clarinet 73 8' Bass Flute 12 ∆
8' Tuba (Gt) -- ♦ 16' Contra Fagotto (Sw) -- ●
Tremolo
Harp (prep) (__)
Choir to Choir 16'
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4'
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal 8,4 General 1 - 8
Great to Pedal 8,4 Swell 1 - 7
Choir to Pedal 8,4 Rev. [Sw. to Ped.] (rev)
Great 1 - 5
Swell to Great 16,8,4 Rev. [Gt. to Ped.] (rev)
Choir to Great 16,8,4 Choir 1 - 5
Rev. [Ch. to Ped.] (rev)
Swell to Choir 16,8,4 Pedal 1 - 4
Sfor. (rev)
Setter
TOE STUDS
General 1 – 5
Sw. to Ped. (rev) PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Gt. to Ped. (rev) Swell Expression (bal.)
Ch. to Ped. (rev) Great Expression (bal.)
Sforzando (rev) Choir Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P VOICES: 30 STOPS: 41 RANKS: 32 PIPES: 2,043
NOTES
This organ was originally built for First Methodist Episcopal Church in Portland, OR, and replaced an 1889, 3-manual Geo. Ryder tracker, and was itself removed in 1956 and replaced in 1957 by a 3-manual Wicks.
The Estey was moved by Balcom and Vaughan to Millwood Presbyterian Church in Spokane and installed without tonal changes. Later, Balcom and Vaughan installed a new 3-manual console and made some tonal changes and additions. A 21-note set of Maas Chimes was added. The original Estey console was relocated to the Presbyterian (later, Community) Church in Bremerton, WA. where it was connected to several ranks of theatre organ pipes. Four additional toe studs were added at an undocumented time – presumably for duplicate Pedal combinations.
Sources: Estey Opus List; Balcom & Vaughan files; JRS
Millwood Presbyterian Church
3223 N. Marguerite
Spokane, WA. 99212
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