2005-07-18 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- B&V allowed a $2,500.00 trade-in for the Moller organ. Cost of the new B&V was $11,133.00 minus the trade in = $8,633.76. Organ installed in an elevated chamber on the left side of the chancel. Organ dedicated September 25, 1966 at 4:00 p.m. by Eugene M. Nye. -Database Manager
2012-07-26 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2012-09-07 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console June, 1992 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Burlington, Washington
Nurlington Lutheran Church
BALCOM & VAUGHAN PIPE ORGANS, Opus 749, 1966 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
8' Principal 8' Rohr Floete 16' Subbass
8' Gedackt Floete 8' Dolce 16' Zart-Bass
8' Dolce 8' Dolce Celeste 8' Prestant
4' Oktave 4' Octav Floete 8' Gedackt Floete
4' Rohr Floete 4' Oktav Dolce 8' Dolce
2-2/3' Nasat 2' Principal 4' Koral Bass
2' Octav Floete 1-1/3' Quint 2' Rohr Floete
II Mixture 1' Siffloete II Pedal Mixtur
8' Fagott 4' Fagott 8' Fagott
Chimes Tremulant 4' Fagott
4 blank tablets 4 blank tablets 2 blank tablets
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16' Subbass (Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedackt Floete.
16' Zart-Bass (Ped) -- Same as the 16' Subbass, but with
notes 1-12 on 'soft wind'.
8' Principal (Gt) 61
8' Prestant (Ped) –- Same as the 8' Principal.
8' Gedackt Floete (Gt/Ped) 61
8' Rohr Floete (Sw) -- 1-12 from the 8' Gedackt Floete. 13-61
from the 4' Rohr Floete.
8' Dolce (Gt/Sw/Ped) 61
8' Dolce Celeste (Sw) 49 Tenor C.
4' Oktave (Gt) 61
4' Koral Bass (Ped) –- Same as the 4' Octave.
4' Octav Floete (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedackt Floete.
4' Rohr Floete (Gt) 61
4' Oktav Dolce (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Dolce.
2-2/3' Nasat (Gt) 7 Extension of the 4' Rohr Floete.
2' Principal (Sw) 12 Extension of the 4' Oktave.
2' Octave Floete (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedackt Floete.
2' Rohr Floete (Ped) –- From the 4' Rohr Floete.
1-1/3' Quint (Sw) 12 Extension of the 4' Rohr Floete.
1' Siffloete (Sw) -- From the 8' Gedackt Floete. Top 8ve
repeats.
II Mixture (Gt) 122
II Pedal Mixtur (Ped) -- From the 4' Oktave unit. 12-15.
8' Fagott (Gt/Ped) 61
4' Fagott (Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Fagott.
Tremulant Affects the entire organ.
Chimes (prep) --
PIPE SUMMARY
Principal Gedackt Floete Dolce Dolce Celeste
61 pipes 97 pipes 73 pipes 49 pipes
Octave Rohr Flote Mixture Fagott
73 pipes 80 pipes 122 pipes 73 pipes
FINGER PISTONS CRESCENDO PEDAL ORDER
General 1 – 4 1. Crescendo indicator light
Swell 1 – 4 2. Ped. 16' Zart-Bass
Great 1 – 4 3. Gt. 8' Dolce
Cancel 4. Sw. 8' Dolce
5. Gt. 8' Gedackt Floete
6. Sw. 8' Rohr Floete
PEDAL MOVEMENTS 7. Ped. 8' Dolce
Expression (bal.) 8. Gt. 4' Rohr Floete
Crescendo (bal.) 9. Sw. 4' Octav Floete
10. Ped. 8' Gedackt Floete
11. Sw. 4' Octav Dolce
ACTION: E-P unit 12. Gt. 8' Principal
13. Ped. 8' Prestant
STOPS: 8 14. Gt. 4' Oktave
15. Ped. 4' Koral Bass
REGISTERS: 29; inc. chimes 16. Gt. 2-2/3' Nasat
17. Sw. 2' Principal
RANKS: 9 18. Gt. 2' Octav Floete
19. Ped. 2' Rohr Floete
PIPES: 628 20. Sw. 1-1/3' Quint
21. Ped. 16' Subbass
22. Gt. II Mixture
23. Ped. II Mixtur
24. Sw. 1' Siffloete
25. Gt. 8' Fagott
26. Ped. 8' Fagott
27. Sw. 4' Fagott
28. Ped. 4' Fagott
NOTES
The organ as originally built was 8 independent voices and 9 ranks arranged over 28
speaking stops with 616 pipes. The chimes were prepared-for in the console, and added
later. The cost of the organ was $10,685.00, and with 4.2% sales tax of $448.76 the
total came to $11,133.76. Balcom and Vaughan allowed a $2,500.00 credit on the 1947
M.P. Möller 'Portable' taken in trade for a final net cost of $8,644.76.
Stop switching was via stop slides behind the keys, thus eliminating the need for a
remote relay. But this meant a large bundle of cables had to be led from the console
to the chamber junction.
On the original contract, the Nasat is specified as being 80 pipes: 61 for the Nasat,
12 for the 1-1/3' Quint extension, and 7 as a bass extension for the 4' Rohr Floete.
The the rank was always tuned pure throughout the 4' Rohr Floete compass, and then the
19 extension pipes were tuned pure as a quint-pitch rank.
The organ was enlarged to 10 registers and 13 ranks in 1992, and all functions were
converted to solid state in 2007.
The wind pressure is 2-1/2” (65mm).
Sources: Balcom and Vaughan opus list and files; JRS; extant organ.
Burlington Lutheran Church (ELCA)
134 E. Victoria Ave.
Burlington, WA. 98233
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