Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: historicmt.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2005-11-21 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a console replacement for the original 1944 M.P. Möller console which had been failing electrically/mechanically for some time. A used, III-manual Balcom and Vaughan console (Op. 771, 1969) with an existing Peterson solid state coupler and combination system was located in Seattle from First Free Methodist Church . This proved to be a far more cost-effective answer than rebuilding the original Moller drawknob console (which is now for sale). Additional stops were added to the Swell, Great, and Pedal utilizing the existing unit stops. The Choir retained the same number of stops, but had its stoplist altered on the unit Gemshorn. The organ is now MIDI-compatible and has a Yamaha sequencer. The Choir to Pedal 4' coupler was also added. Installation at the church was completed in October, 2005 by Clinton B. Meadway assisted by James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2006-10-25 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The original Möller drawknob console was sold in 2006 to a private party in Florida for a planned residence organ. -Database Manager
2009-06-26 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Source: Stoplist copied from the console August, 2005
Butte, Montana
St. John's Episcopal Church
M.P. Möller, Opus 7088, 1944
Clinton B. Meadway - Replacement Console, Solid-State Relay, Tonal Changes.
GREAT (Expressive w/CH)
8' Open Diapason 73
8' Flute Harmonique (Ch) --
8' Gemshorn (Ch) --
4' Octave 73
4' Flute (Ch) --
4' Gemshorn (Ch) --
2-2/3' Gemshorn (Ch) -- Stop added 2005.
2' Octavin (Ch) -- Stop added 2005.
Tremolo
Chimes -- Prepared-for.
MIDI
Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Off
Great to Great 4'
SWELL (Expressive)
16' Bourdon 12 Extension of the 8' Stopped Flute.
8' Stopped Flute 61
8' Salicional 61
8' Vox Celeste (tc) 61
4' Orchestral Flute 12 Extension of the 8' Stopped Flute.
4' Salicet 12 Extension of the 8' Salicional.
2-2/3' Twelfth -- Derived from the Stopped Flute unit.
2' Piccolo 12 Extension of the 8' Stopped Flute.
1-3/5' Tierce -- Derived from the Stopped Flute unit. 57
notes. Stop added 2005.
8' Trumpet 73
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Tremolo
MIDI
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
CHOIR (Expressive w/GT)
8' Flute 73 Harmonique.
8' Gemshorn 61
4' Flute 12 Extension of the 8' Flute.
4' Gemshorn 12 Extension of the 8' Gemshorn.
2' Gemshorn 12 Extension of the 8' Gemshorn.
1-1/3' Larigot -- Derived from the Gemshorn unit. 54
notes. Stop added 2005.
1' Sifflote -- From the Gemshorn unit. 49 notes.
Stop added 2005.
8' Clarinet 73
Tremolo
MIDI
Choir to Choir 16'
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4'
PEDAL (Expressive)
32' Resultant (Gt) -- Stop added 2005. From the Open Diapason.
16' Open Diapason (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Open Diapason.
16' Bourdon 32 In the Swell chamber.
16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) --
8' Octave (Gt/Ch) -- Stop added 2005. From the Open Diapason; partially from the Flute Harmonique.
8' Major Flute 12 Extension of the 16' Bourdon.
8' Flute Dolce (Sw) --
8' Gemshorn (Ch) -- Stop added 2005.
4' Flute Ouverte (Ch) -- Stop added 2005. From the Flute Harmonique.
4' Clarinet (Ch) -- Stop added 2005.
INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal 8,4
Great to Pedal 8,4
Choir to Pedal 8,4
Swell to Great 16,8,4
Choir to Great 16,8,4
Swell to Choir 16,8,4
FINGER PISTONS
Full Organ 1 - 8
Swell 1 - 5
Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Sw. to Gt. (rev)
Sw. to Pos. [Ch] (rev)
Great 1 - 5
Gt. to Ped. (rev)
Positiv [Choir] 1 - 5
Pos. to Ped. (rev)
Pos. to Gt. (rev)
Pedal 1 - 5
Sforz (rev)
Set
Cancel
TOE STUDS
General 1 - 8
Pedal 1 - 5
Gt. to Ped. (rev)
Sforz. (rev)
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
Gt/Ch Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P pitman & unit
VOICES; 10
STOPS: 36
RANKS: 10
PIPES: 737
NOTES
This was the installation of a used, 3-man. Balcom and Vaughan console
from First Free Methodist in Seattle, which itself had been upgraded to a
solid state combination action by Peterson. The Möller drawknob console,
while of quarter-sawn oak and beautiful, had come to the end of its
useful life. Electrical contacts for notes, couplers, and even pistons
were all breaking at an increasing rate, and the expense to convert it to
solid state was not cost-effective. It was also too big to allow it to be
re-oriented in the space allowed for the console. The Balcom and Vaughan
console was purchased inexpensively and refurbished with new engraved
rocker tablets as required.
A new Syndyne relay was used to operate the switching for the organ. This
new relay allowed some opportunities to enlarge the stoplist by eight
additional speaking stops not previously present. The organ is also now
MIDI compatible and has a sequencer to allow record and playback.
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