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Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. (1994)

American Lutheran Church
5 Lewis Ave.
Billings, MT

Images

1996-10-11 - Front of church with chamber grille (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1996-10-11 - Console from left (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1996-10-11 - Console, full view (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
39 stops
32 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1998 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Rebuilt of 1960 Reuter. Addition of Ch. Principal 4', Cymbal III; Zimbelstern. SS console and combination action. MIDI. -Database Manager

2007-11-07 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from the console October 11, 1996 Date not recorded

Billings, Montana
American Lutheran Church (ELCA)

REUTER, Opus 1516, 1966
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., SC ___, 1993-94
                                      “Tonal Additions, New Solid State
                                        Comb. Action and Coupler Driver”


<u>GREAT</u>                                        <u>CHOIR (Expressive)</u>
      blank                                  8     Bourdon                    61
8     Principal                  61          8     Gemshorn                   61
8     Bourdon                    61          8     Gemshorn Celeste     (tc)  49
4     Octave                     61          4     Principal          [1993]  61
4     Flute                      61          4     Flute                      61
      blank                                  2     Octave                     61
2     Octave                     61          1 1/3 Larigot                    61
      blank                                  1     Sifflöte                   61
[III] Fourniture   [19-22-26]   183          [III] Cymbale [26-29-33] [1994] 183
      blank                                  8     Cromorne                   61
                                                   Tremulant
Great to Great 4'
                                             Choir Unison Off
                                             Choir to Choir 4
<u>SWELL (Expressive)</u>
16    Rohrgedeckt                12
8     Gambe                      61          <u>PEDAL </u>
8     Voix Celeste         (tc)  49          16    Principal                  32
8     Rohrflöte                  61          16    Soubasse                   32
4     Principal                  61          16    Rohrgedeckt          (Sw)  –-
4     Flute                      61          8     Octave                     32
2 2/3 Nasard                     61          8     Bourdon                    12
2     Flute                      61          4     Octave                     32
1 3/5 Tierce                     61          4     Flute                      32
      blank                                  2     Flute                      12
8     Trompette                  61                blank
4     Hautbois                   61          16    Fagot                      32
      Tremulant                              8     Fagot                      12 
                                             4     Cromorne             (Ch)  –-
Swell to Swell 16
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4


<u>COUPLERS</u>                                     <u>FINGER PISTONS</u>
Swell to Pedal                  8            General                      1 – 12
Great to Pedal                  8            Swell                         1 – 6
Choir to Pedal                  8              Sw. to Ped.                 (rev)
MIDI  on Pedal                               Great                         1 – 6
                                               Gt. to Ped.                 (rev)
Swell to Great               16,8,4          Choir                         1 – 6
Choir to Great               16,8,4            Ch. to Ped.                 (rev)
MIDI  on Great                               Set
                                             Cancel
MIDI  on Swell

Swell to Choir               16,8,4          <u>TOE STUDS</u>
MIDI  on Choir                               General                      1 – 12
                                             Pedal                         1 – 6
                                             Swell to Pedal                (rev)
<u>PEDAL MOVEMENTS</u>                              Great to Pedal                (rev)
Swell Expression             (bal.)          Choir to Pedal                (rev)
Choir Expression             (bal.)          Zimbelstern        [1994]     (rev)
Crescendo                    (bal.)

 
<u>ACTION</u>: E-P Primary      <u>VOICES</u>: 32      <u>STOPS</u>: 38      <u>RANKS</u>: 36      <u>PIPES</u>: 2,046
             & Unit


<u>NOTES</u>
The original Reuter nomenclatures were more colorful and descriptive of the stop
being registered. Nomenclatures as per John Moir's Balcom and Vaughan practice
were altered to more generic and/or pseudo-French names.

The pipes of the top octave of the Choir 1' Sifflöte break back to 2' pitch.

<u>Sources</u>: Reuter opus list; B&V opus list; JRS; extant organ


American Lutheran Church (ELCA)
5 Lewis Avenue
Billings, MT. 59101
(406) 656-2613                               <u>Documented</u>: October 11, 1996

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