Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2005-07-18 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ installed in chamber on the left side of the sanctuary - front wall of the side transept. The console was also in this transept with the organist facing the chamber grille - the congregation to the organists right side. Organ originally built for Seattle's Gala Theatre and was one of two 5-rank Smith theatre organs in Seattle. Originally had 51 speaking stops (incl. traps/percussions). 1956, sold to Port Madison Lutheran Church and installed by an undocumented person or firm. -Database Manager
2007-03-10 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console September, 1997 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Port Madison Lutheran Church
SMITH, Opus ___, 1924
Balcom and Vaughan, Opus ___, 1956 - Moving & Reinstallation
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
16 Bourdon 16 Bourdon 16 Bourdon
16 Viola T.C. 8 Open Diapason 8 Open Diapason
8 Open Diapason 8 Flute 8 Bass
8 Concert Flute 8 1st Violin 8 Cello
8 1st Violin 8 Viol Celeste 8 Cello II
8 Viol Celeste 4 Octave 4 Octave
4 Octave 4 Wald Flute blank
4 Flute 4 Violin blank
4 Violin 4 Celeste blank
4 Celeste 2-2/3 Twelfth
2-2/3 Twelfth 2 Piccolo
2 Piccolo 1-3/5 Tierce
blank 8 Vox Humana
16 Vox Humana blank [Chimes On]
8 Vox Humana blank [Chimes Echo]
8 Orch. Oboe Syn. blank [Chimes Soft]
Tremulant blank
blank blank
blank blank
blank blank
blank blank
blank
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16' Bourdon (Gt/Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Flute.
16' Viola T.C. (Gt) -- From the 8' Violin.
8' Open Diapason (Gt/Sw/Ped) 61
8' Concert Flute (Gt) 61
8' Flute (Sw) -- Same as the 8' Concert Flute.
8' Bass (Ped) -- Same as the 8' Concert Flute.
8' 1st Violin (Gt/Sw) 61
8' Cello (Ped) -- Same as the 8' 1st Violin.
8' Viol Celeste (Gt/Sw) 49 Tenor C.
8' Cello II (Ped) -- Draws both the 8' 1st Violin and 8'
Viol Celeste.
4' Octave (Gt/Sw/Ped) -- From the 8' Open Diapason. 49 notes
on the manuals.
4' Flute (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Concert Flute.
4' Wald Flute (Sw) -- Same as the 4' Flute.
4' Violin (Gt/Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' 1st Violin.
4' Celeste (Gt/Sw) -- From the 8' Viol Celeste. 49 notes.
2-2/3' Twelfth (Gt/Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Concert Flute.
2' Piccolo (Gt/Sw) 5 Extension of the 8' Concert Flute.
1-3/5' Tierce (Sw) -- From the Concert Flute unit. 57 notes.
16' Vox Humana (Gt) -- From the 8' Vox Humana. Tenor C.
8' Vox Humana (Gt/Sw) 61
8' Orch. Oboe Syn. (Gt) -- Synthetic. Derived from the 8' 1st
Violin and 2-2/3' Twelfth.
Tremulant (Gt) Affects the entire instrument.
[Chimes] (Sw) 20 Compass: a34 – e53.
PIPE SUMMARY
Open Diapason Concert Flute 1st Violin
61 pipes 97 pipes 73 pipes
Viol Celeste Vox Humana
49 pipes 61 pipes
FINGER PISTONS FOOT LEVERS
Swell [Solo] 1 - 5 Sforzando [broken] (rev)
Great [Accomp] 1 - 5
Pedal 1 - 3
PEDAL MOVEMENTS (Orig. 3)
Solo Expression (bal.)
Accomp Expression (bal.)
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 5 STOPS: 35 RANKS: 5 PIPES: 341
inc. chimes
NOTES
The organ was originally built for Seattle's Gala Theatre, and was one of two, II-
manual, 5-rank Smith unit organs in Seattle. The other was installed in the Madrona
Gardens Theatre.
It was moved to First A.M.E. Church by Balcom and Vaughan in the 1930's, and was re-
placed there in 1956 by a new, II-manual, 10-rank Wicks pipe organ.
The organ then was moved to Port Madison Lutheran Church from First A.M.E. in Seattle,
presumably by Balcom and Vaughan in 1956, and was installed as a memorial. A plaque at
the console reads:
MEMORIAL PIPE ORGAN
dedicated to the
GLORY of GOD
May 6, 1956
In Loving Memory Of
Bert Torvanger Elinore A. Skartvelt
Richard B. Pederson Emily Yankowsky
Jette Monsaas Trangen
In 1997, Port Madison Lutheran contracted Steven Cook of Edmonds, WA. to build for them
a new, II-manual, tracker action pipe organ to be installed in 1998. The Smith was sub-
sequently sold to Dr. Robert Schladetzky of Port Ludlow for inclusion with a private
lodge installation on his property. The Smith was removed from Port Madison Lutheran by
Dr. Schladetzky and Clint Meadway in October, 1998. The console will not be used in Port
Ludlow.
Sources: Balcom and Vaughan opus list; Encyclopedia of the American Theatre
Organ, Vol. II; JRS; extant organ.
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