2006-01-09 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Originally built for the Circuit Theatre in Salem, Oregon. It was moved to Immanuel Presbyterian Church by an unknown person or firm at a time that has not been documented and replaced there by a new 2-manual, 24-rank Casavant in 1971. Installed here by Richard Warburton with some tonal changes. -Database Manager
2007-11-12 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console November 25, 1992 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Des Moines, Washington
St. Philomena's Catholic Church
AUSTIN ORGAN COMPANY, Opus 412, 1912
Richard Warburton, ca. 1971 - Moving, Rebuilding, & Re-Installation
MANUAL I (Great) COUPLERS
8 Open Diapason 73 Manual II to Pedal 8
8 Flute (II) -- Manual I to Pedal 8,4
4 Octave 73
4 Harmonic Flute (II) -- Manual II to Manual I 16,8,4
2 Super Octave 61
II Mixture [19-22] 122
II Mixture [26-29] 122 FINGER PISTONS
blank General 1 - 3
Swell 1 - 5
Manual I to Manual I 16' Great 1 - 3
Manual I Unison Off Choir 1 - 3
Manual I to Manual I 4'
TOE STUDS
MANUAL II (Choir) Sw. to Ped. (rev)
8 Flute [Concert] 73 Gr. to Ped. (rev)
8 Dulciana 73
8 Celeste (tc) 61
4 Octave (I) -- PEDAL MOVEMENTS
4 Harmonic Flute 73 Gt/Ch Expression (bal.)
2 Super Octave (I) -- Swell Expression (bal.)
8 Oboe 73 Crescendo (bal.)
blank
blank
blank SWITCHES (Unlabeled)
Unknown On / Off
Manual II to Manual II 16' Unknown On / Off
Manual II Unison Off Unknown On / Off
Manual II to Manual II 4'
ACTION: Austin Universal™ (E-P)
PEDAL
16 Bourdon 32 VOICES: 11 STOPS: 16
8 Bourdon 12
blank RANKS: 13 PIPES: 848
NOTES
The exact time-line of this organ is not fully known, but it began life as a 2-manual,
9-rank instrument built by the Austin Organ Co. in 1912 as their opus 412 for the Globe
(aka, Circuit) Theatre in Salem, Oregon.
Ca. 1919, it was moved to Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington by an unknown
person or firm. What changes and/or additions were made at that time are undocumented. It
was replaced at Immanuel in 1971 by a new Casavant.
The organ was moved for a second time – this time to St. Philomena's Catholic Church in Des
Moines, Washington by Richard Warburton. While installation was begun ca. 1971, Rev. Steve
Woodland of St. Philomena's reported in a June 28 phone conversation that the organ wasn't
actually dedicated until ca. 1977.
The main windchest is Austin and some of the pipework is original. This includes the Diapason,
Concert Flute, Harmonic Flute, Oboe, and Pedal Bourdon. The console is not the original Austin,
whose disposition is unknown. The console style seems to suggest Kimball as it bears a striking
resemblance to the 1914 Kimball console from Seattle's Colonial Theatre. The top manual is not
utilized in this installation, and none of the combination action works. The unidentified On/Off
switches are located on the top, right side of each manual keycheek. These may have been the
original Unison Off controls.
The organ was removed ca. 1993 and Fr. Woodland reports that he had been told that the organ was
possibly sold to a Baptist Church in the Grey's Harbor area on the Washington coast.
Sources: Eugene M. Nye compilation; JRS; extant organ
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