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Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 875 (1992)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
2700 Lakeshore Dr.
Bellingham, WA

Images

1992-10-01 - Church Interior and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-10-01 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-10-01 - Great Pipework (f-b): Mixture, 1-3/5' Tierce, 2-2/3' Nasard, 8' Chimney Flute, 4' Octave, 8' Principal (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-10-01 - Swell Pipework (f-b): 8' Trompette, 1-1/3' Larigot, 8' Bourdon, 8' Gambe, 4'/2' Flute Conique, 8' Celeste (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-10-01 - Pedal Pipework (16' Bourdon) (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
13 stops
25 registers
3 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: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2005-10-02 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This is an essentially new organ, retaining the console from the 1950 Balcom and Vaughan rebuild of the church's original ca. 1910 Kimball organ. The Kimball Pedal 16' Bourdon was entirely saved and used. 114 additional pipes from the original Kimball were incorporated into this new organ. -Database Manager

2006-01-09 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console August, 1992 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Bellingham, Washington
First Church of Christ, Scientist

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 875, 1992 - Original Specifications

GREAT                                   COUPLERS
   8'     Principal              61        Swell to Pedal             8
   8'     Flute a Cheminee       61        Great to Pedal             8
   8'     Bourdon           (Sw) --
   8'     Gambe             (Sw) --        Swell to Great           16,8,4
   4'     Octave                 61
   4'     Flute Conique     (Sw) --
   2-2/3' Quinte                 61     FINGER PISTONS
   2'     Octave                 12        General                  1 - 10
   1-3/5' Tierce                 61
  [II-IV] Mixture               208
   8'     Trompette         (Sw) --     TOE STUDS
                                           General                  1 - 10
   1      blank stoptablet

SWELL (Expressive)                      PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   8'     Bourdon                61        Swell Expression         (bal.)
   8'     Gambe                  61        Crescendo                (bal.)
   8'     Celeste           (tc) 49
   4'     Flute Conique          61
   2'     Flute Conique          12
   1-1/3' Larigot                61
   8'     Trompette              61
          Tremulant

   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell to Swell 4'
                                        ACTION: E-P unit
PEDAL
   16'    Bourdon                32     VOICES: 13 
   8'     Principal         (Gt) --
   8'     Flute a Cheminee  (Gt) --     STOPS: 25
   4'     Octave            (Gt) --
          blank                         RANKS: 16
   8'     Trompette         (Sw) --
   4'     Clairon           (Sw) --     PIPES: 923


NOTES
This is essentially a new organ retaining both pipes and parts of the
previous instrument.  The console from the 1950 Balcom and Vaughan
rebuild of the original ca. 1910 Kimball was retained.

On the Great, notes 1-15 of the 8' Flute a Cheminee are from the original
Kimball. Notes 1-12 of the 2-2/3' Quinte are revoiced from the original
Kimball 8' Dulciana rescaled.

On the Swell, notes 1-34 of the Bourdon are from the original Kimball 8'
Stopped Diapason. And notes 9-61 of the 8' Gambe are original Kimball,
but rescaled larger.

Notes 1-30 of the Pedal 16' Bourdon are the original Kimball pipes.

All other pipework is new Stinkens pipework.

[Received from James R. Stettner 2010-12-30.]

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