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Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 783 (1970)

Grace Lutheran Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
9625 8th St. NE
Bellevue, WA

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


Images


1991-10-18 - Organ in rear gallery (Archival source not identified by contributor, James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1991-10-18 - Exposed Great and Trompette en Chamade (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1991-10-18 - Great pipes, Swell grille, and Trompette en Chamade (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2005-07-18 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Installed in the rear gallery. Exposed Great in front of enclosed/expressive Swell. Exposed Pedal atop swellbox. Has a Trompette en Chamade. Swell 1-3/5' Terz added by builder shortly after original installation. -Database Manager

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

2019-01-17 - Updated by James R. Stettner, listing conversations with this person as the source of the information: Rene Marceau. <br> <br>I was notified today via text message from Rene Marceau that his firm will be removing the organ to storage. The congregation has closed and the property is for sale. -Database Manager

2021-09-18 - The instrument was removed to Bond's shop in the summer of 2019, thoroughly reconditioned and installed at Holy Family Parish Catholic Church in Kirkland, Washington in the fall of 2020 with tonal changes. A different console was installed, and the Balcom and Vaughan console we re-purposed in 2024 for the installation of a used Balcom and Vaughan / Bond organ placed at St. Matthew Lutheran in Port Angeles, WA. -Jim Stettner


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console October 18, 1991 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Bellevue, Washington
Grace Lutheran Church

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 783, 1970 - Original Specifications


GREAT                                   COUPLERS
   8'     Prinzipal              61        Swell to Pedal               8,4
   8'     Bordun                 61        Great to Pedal               8
   8'     Spitz Gamba       (Sw) --
   4'     Oktave                 61        Swell to Great            16,8,4
   4'     Bordun                 12
   2'     Flach Flote       (Sw) 12
   1-1/3' Nasat             (Sw) 12
   III-IV Mixtur  19-22-26      232     FINGER PISTONS
   8'     Trompette en Chamade   61        General                    1 - 6
   8'     Hautbois          (Sw) --        Swell                      1 - 4
          Chimes (Mayland)      (25)         Sw. to Ped.              (rev)
                                           Great                      1 - 4
   Great to Great 4'                         Gt. to Ped.              (rev)
                                           Pedal                      1 - 4
                                           Sw. Trem.                  (rev)
SWELL (Expressive)                         Cancel
   8'     Rohr Flöte             61
   8'     Spitz Gamba            61
   8'     Spitz Gamba Celeste    49     TOE STUDS
   4'     Flach Flöte            61        General                    1 - 6
   2-2/3' Nasat                  61        Pedal                      1 - 4
   2'     Rohr Flöte             24        Gt. to Ped.                (rev)
   1-3/5' Terz                   61
   III    Plein Jeu  22-26-29   183
   16'    Basson                 12     PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   8'     Trompette en Chamade   --        Swell Expression          (bal.)
   8'     Hautbois               61        Crescendo                 (bal.)

   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'


PEDAL
   16'    Subbass                32     ACTION: Electric-slider
   16'    Rohr Bass     (Ped/Sw) --             Electro-pneumatic unit
   8'     Oktav Bass             32
   8'     Rohr Flöte        (Sw) --     VOICES: 15
   4'     Koral Bass             12
   4'     Bordun            (Gt) --     STOPS: 32; inc chimes
   2'     Prinzipal              12
   16'    Basson            (Sw) --     RANKS: 20
   8'     Trompette en Chamade   --
   4'     Hautbois          (Sw) --     PIPES: 1,239


NOTES
The organ is installed in the rear gallery. The Great is exposed in front
of the Swell enclosure. The Pedal Oktav Bass unit is atop the Swell
enclosure.

The Swell 1-3/5' Terz was a later addition. As originally built, the Swell
Tremulant was on a stop tablet. When the Tierce was added, it took that
tablet and the Tremulant was moved to the reversible finger piston. The
1-3/5' Terz breaks back to 3-1/5' pitch for the top 7 notes.

The Pedal 16' Rohr Bass is taken from notes 1-12 of the Pedal 16' Subbass
on soft wind, and the balance from the Swell Rohr Flöte.

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

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