Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 181 (1907)

First Presbyterian Church
1013 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: pcad.lib.washington.edu/, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1958 - Church exterior aerial view (Photograph from an archival source: pcad.lib.washington.edu/, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior and organ case (Photograph from an archival source: pauldorpat.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1950-05-14 - Console (Photograph by William J. Bunch; digital image provided by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1950-05-14 - ""Chancel"" and organ (Photograph by William J. Bunch; digital image provided by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1920-05-14 - Church interior (Photograph from commercial post card; digital image from James R. Stettner./Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
49 stops
64 registers
6 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-01-08 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 31, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2005-07-22 - Online update from James R. Stettner -- Church damaged in 1960s earthquake and subsequently razed. Original Austin console had been replaced by Balcom and Vaughan with a new, drawknob Reuter console. This console was used later in a "new" organ for Trinity Lutheran in Longview, WA. Disposition of Austin console unknown. Austin replaced in new church (4th bldg) with Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs Inc. magnum opus of III-manuals and 70 ranks. Chapel has a II-manual Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. instrument. -Database Manager

2006-06-12 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Original Austin console was later replaced by Balcom and Vaughan with a new Reuter drawknob console. Some tonal changes may have been part of this contract as well. The Reuter console was used later in a "new" organ for Trinity Lutheran in Longview, Washington. Disposition of Austin console is unknown. -Database Manager

2022-03-01 - “Symphonium” player. 73-note manual chests except Great which was 61 notes. Pedal was 32 notes. Universal windchests, stopkey console. Building demolished 1968, pipes sold, and the [Nye] notebook indicates who bought what. -- from *2008 OHS Atlas* -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Stoplist courtesy of Jim Stettner Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Seattle, Washington
    First Presbyterian Church

    Austin   Op. 181   1907
    ________________________________________________

    GREAT                        SWELL
16' Dbl Open Diapason 73     16' Contra Gamba     73
 8' Open Diapason     73      8' Diapason Phonon  73
 8' Small Diapason    73      8' Violin Diapason  73
 8' Gross Flute       73      8' Rohr Flute       73
 8' Claribel Flute    73      8' Quintadena       73
 8' Doppel Flute      73      8' Flauto Dolce     73
 8' Violoncello       73      8' Unda Maris       61
 8' Viole d'Amour     73      8' Echo Salicional  73
 4' Octave            73      4' Flauto Traverso  73
 4' Harmonic Flute    73      4' Violina          73
 2' Super Octave      61     16' Contra Posaune   73
16' Double Trumpet    73      8' Cornopean        73
 8' Trumpet           12      8' Oboe             73
 4' Clarion           12         Tremolo
    Sub                          Sub
    Unison Off                   Unison Off
    Super                        Super

    CHOIR                        SOLO
16' Contra Viole      73      8' Diapason         73
 8' Geigen Principal  73      8' Gross Gamba      73
 8' Concert Flute     73      8' Flauto Major     73
 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73      4' Flute Ouverte    73
 8' Viole Celeste     61     16' Tuba Profunda    61
 4' Flute d'Amour     73      8' Harmonic Tuba    12
 2' Piccolo           61      8' Orchestral Oboe  73
16' Double Oboe Horn  73      8' Saxophone       syn
 8' Clarinet          73      4' Tuba Clarion     12
    Tremolo                      Tremolo
    Sub                          Sub
    Unison Off                   Unison Off
    Super                        Super

    PEDAL                        ECHO
32' Magnaton          30      8' Horn Diapason    73
32' Resultant         --      8' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
16' Open Diapason     30      8' Muted Viole      73
16' Open Diapason     GT      8' Vox Angelica     61
16' Magnaton          12      8' Vox Humana       61
16' Bourdon           30         Tremolo
16' Violone           30         Chimes
16' Contra Viole      CH
 8' Gross Flute       12
 8' Flute Dolce       12
 8' Violoncello       12
16' Tuba Profunda     SO
 8' Harmonic Tuba     SO

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 22, 2014]

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