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Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. (1980)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
9460 NE 14th
Bellevue, WA

Images

1992-04-12 - Exposed Great & Pedal pipes (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-04-12 - Exposed Great & Pedal, left end (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-04-12 - Exposed Great & Pedal,right end (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-04-12 - Swell pipes (l-r): (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-04-12 - Positiv pipes (l-r): (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
27 stops
37 registers
4 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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2005-07-18 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a rebuild and enlargement of their opus 702 built in 1963. The organ was rebuilt into a "new" organ by Marceau & Associates as their opus IX in 1994. The organ was moved to stacked chambers in a grillecloth-covered "tower" at the front of the church, and a new terraced, draw-knob console replaced the original B&V console - which was moved to the Univ. of WA. for a practice organ. -Database Manager

2007-06-27 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console in April 1992. Verified and updated November 20, 1994. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Bellevue, Washington
Sacred Heart Church

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 702, 1963 - Original Specifications
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., SC ___, 1980 - Tonal changes and Additions


GREAT                                    SWELL (Expressive)
   8'     Principal              61         8'     Gedackt Floete        61
   8'     Gedackt Pommer         61         8'     Viola                 61
   4'     Oktav                  61         8'     Viola Celeste    (tc) 49
   4'     Rohr Floete            61         4'     Principal             61
   2'     Octave                 61         4'     Flute a Fuseau        61
   V      Mixture               293         2'     Octave                12
   8'     Trompet                61         IV     Mixture              232
          blank                             8'     Trompette             61
                                            8'     Hautbois              61
   Great to Great 4'                               Tremulant

                                            Swell to Swell 4'
POSITIV (Expressive)
   8'     Singend Gedackt        61
   8'     Erzahler               61      PEDAL
   8'     Erzahler Celeste  (tc) 49         16'    Principal        (Gt) 12
   4'     Principal              61         16'    Sub Bass         (Sw) 12
   4'     Koppel Floete          61         16'    Zart Bass        (Sw) --
   2-2/3' Nasat                  61         8'     Oktav Bass            32
   2'     Block Floete           61         8'     Gedackt          (Sw) --
   1-1/3' Rohr Quint             61         4'     Koral Bass            12
   II     Sesquialtera [12-17]  122                blank
          blank                             II     Rausch Quint          64
   4'     Krummhorn              61         16'    Trompette        (Sw) 12
          Tremulant                                blank
                                            8'     Trompette        (Sw) --
Positiv to Positiv 4'                       4'     Clarion          (Sw) --
                                            4'     Krummhorn       (Pos) --


COUPLERS                                FINGER PISTONS
   Swell to Pedal              8           General                    1 - 6
   Great to Pedal              8           Swell                      1 - 4
   Positiv to Pedal            8           Great                      1 - 4
                                           Positiv                    1 - 4
   Swell to Great           16,8,4         G.C.
   Positiv to Great         16,8

   Swell to Positiv            8,4      TOE STUDS
                                           General                    1 - 6
                                           Pedal                      1 - 4
PEDAL MOVEMENTS                            Gt. to Ped.                (rev)
   Swell Expression         (bal.)
   Positiv Expression       (bal.)
   Crescendo                (bal.)


ACTION: E-P unit     VOICES: 27     STOPS: 37     RANKS: 36    PIPES: 2,121


NOTES
This was a tonal renovation with additions by Balcom and Vaughan of its
opus 702 built in 1963.

On the Great, the previous III Fourniture was enlarged as the present V
Mixture and the chimes were removed.

On the Swell, the original 2' Italian Principal was extended by 12 pipes
in the bass to become a 4' Principal / 2'Octave unit. The original 2-2/3'
Quint was removed, and the Positiv 8' Fagot was relocated to the Swell in
it's place and revoiced as an 8' Hautbois.

On the Positiv, a new 4' Principal was added. The original 8' Fagot was
moved to the Swell as previously mentioned. And the original 4' Krummhorn
had a bottom octave added to become an 8' Krummhorn.

The Pedal was expanded by borrowing the Swell 8' Trompette at 8' and 4'
pitches.

The organ lasted in this form until 1994 when it was substantially rebuilt
by the Marceau firm of Portland, OR. and relocated to a new position in
stacked formation at the front of the church. Much of the original pipework
was retained - some in original form, some moved between divisions, and
some rescaled.

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2010-12-29.]

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