Better Pipe Organ Database

Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs Opus 721 (1963)

St. Alban's Episcopal Church
21405 82nd Place W
Edmonds, WA

Images

1993-03-26 - Organ case and 16' Bourdon extension (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1993-03-26 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
6 stops
23 registers
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: None

Notes

2005-12-30 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console March 26, 1993 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Edmonds, Washington
St. Alban's Episcopal Church

Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, Opus 721, 1963


GREAT (Expressive)            SWELL (Expressive)            PEDAL (Expressive)
8     Gedackt Floete          8     Gedackt                 16  Sub Bass
8     Gemshorn                8     Gemshorn                16  Zart Bass
4     Principal               8     Gemshorn Celeste        8   Gedackt Bass
4     Gedackt                 4     Octav Floete            4   Prinzipal
2-2/3 Nasat                   2     Prinzipal               2   Octav Floete
2     Octav Floete            1-1/3 Quint                   II  Mixtur  19-22
II    Mixtur   19-22          1     Siffloete               4   Fagot
8     Fagot  T.C.             4     Fagot                       blank
      Chimes                        Tremulant
      blank                         blank

STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
   16    Sub Bass            (Ped)  12   Extension of the 8' Gedackt. Unenclosed.
   16    Zart Bass           (Ped)  --   From the 8' Gedackt. 1-12 resultant.
   8     Gedackt              (Sw)  61
   8     Gedackt Floete       (Gt)  --   Same as the 8' Gedackt.
   8     Gedackt Bass        (Ped)  --   Same as the 8' Gedackt.
   8     Gemshorn          (Gt/Sw)  49   Tenor C.
   8     Gemshorn Celeste     (Sw)  49   Tenor C.
   4     Principal            (Gt)  61
   4     Prinzipal           (Ped)  --   Same as the 4' Principal.
   4     Gedackt              (Gt)  12   Extension of the 8' Gedackt.
   4     Octav Floete         (Sw)  --   Same as the 4' Gedackt.
   2-2/3 Nasat                (Gt)  --   From the Gedackt unit.
   2     Prinzipal            (Sw)  12   Extension of the 4' Principal.
   2     Octav Floete     (Gt/Ped)  12   Extension of the 8' Gedackt.
   1-1/3 Quint                (Sw)  --   From the Gedackt unit. Top 7 notes repeat.
   1     Siffloete            (Sw)  --   From the Gedackt unit. Top octave repeats.
   II    Mixture  19-22   (Gt/Ped) 122
   8     Fagot  T.C.          (Gt)  --   Tenor C. From the 4' Fagot.
   4     Fagot            (Sw/Ped)  61
         Tremulant            (Sw)       Affects the entire instrument.
         Chimes               (Gt)  --   Prepared-for.

PIPE SUMMARY
   16    Sub Bass/Gedackt           97   pipes
   8     Gemshorn             (tc)  49   pipes
   8     Gemshorn Celeste     (tc)  49   pipes
   4     Principal                  73   pipes
   II    Mixture                   122   pipes
   4     Fagot                      61   pipes

COUPLERS
   None

FINGER PISTONS
   None

TOE STUDS
   None

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Expression                   (bal.)
   Crescendo                    (bal.)

ACTION: E-P unit (Kilgen-style)
VOICES: 6
STOPS: 23
RANKS: 7
PIPES: 451

NOTES
This was one of Balcom and Vaughan's stock model "Positiv" organs. It is
housed in a free-standing walnut case at the front on the left side -
speaking across the chancel towards the console on the right.  The 12-
note 16' Sub Bass is on the front, left wall beside the organ case.



 [Received on line from James R. Stettner May 31, 2009.]