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Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 828 (1977)

First Presbyterian Church: Chapel
1013 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
16 stops
33 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: None
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2006-06-12 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The pipes are installed at the rear of the chapel in an elevated organ gallery over the narthex. The exposed Great and Pedal are on the left and the expressive Swell is on the right. The console is at the front of the chapel on the right side with the organist facing across the chapel - congregation to the left. -Database Manager

2007-05-01 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2017-11-17 - Updated by Roger Meers, who has heard or played the organ.<br> Console has been moved to the left side, facing across the chancel. Congregation is now to the player's right. -Database Manager

Stoplist

typed stoplist Source: from Roger Meers Date not recorded

Seattle, Washington
First Presbyterian Church - Chapel

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 828, 1977 - Original Specification
2 manuals, 33 registers, 14 stops, 16 ranks
______________________________________________________
GREAT                                        COUPLERS
   8'     Prinzipal                 61          Swell to Pedal                  8
   8'     Rohr Flöte                61          Great to Pedal                  8
   4'     Oktave                    61
   4'     Rohr Pfeife               12          Swell to Great               16,8,4
   2'     Super Oktave              12
   II-III Mixtur 1-1/3'  [19-22]   171
          blank                              FINGER PISTONS
   8'     Gedeckt             (Sw)  –-          Sw. to Ped.                   (rev)
   8'     Spitz Gamba         (Sw)  –-          Gt. to Ped.                   (rev) 
   8'     Spitz Gamba Celeste (Sw)  –-          Sw. to Gt.                    (rev)
   1-1/3' Quint Flöte         (Sw)  –-
   8'     Hautbois            (Sw)  –-
                                             TOE STUDS
   Great to Great 4'                            Sw – Ped                      (rev)
                                                Gt. to Ped.                   (rev)

SWELL (Expressive)
   8'     Gedeckt                   61       PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   8'     Spitz Gamba               61          Swell Expression             (bal.)
   8'     Spitz Gamba Celeste (tc)  49          Crescendo                    (bal.)
   4'     Weit Prinzipal            61
   4'     Nachthorn                 61
   2-2/3' Nasat                     61
   2'     Prinzipal                 12
   2'     Nachthorn                 12
   1-3/5' Terz                (tc)  49
   1-1/3' Quint Flöte               12
   8'     Hautbois                  61
          blank
          Tremulant

   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'
 

PEDAL
   16'    Sub Bass                  32
   16'    Gedeckt Bass    (Ped/Sw)  –-
   8'     Octav Bass                32          ACTION: E-P unit
   8'     Gedeckt             (Sw)  –-
   8'     Spitz Gamba         (Sw)  –-          VOICES: 14
   4'     Choral Bass               12
   4'     Nachthorn           (Sw)  –-          STOPS: 33
   2'     Rohr Flöte          (Gt)  –-
   II     Rausch Pfeife 2'    (Gt)  –-          RANKS: 16
   8'     Hautbois            (Sw)  –-
   4'     Hautbois            (Sw)  –-          PIPES: 954 
          blank


NOTES
The organ is installed atop a ledge at the rear of the chapel – which is the ceiling
 of the narthex. The Swell is expressive on the right. The exposed Great and Pedal are
 on the left.

The Pedal II Rausch Pfeife is derived from the Pedal Oktav Bass unit and the Great 4'
Oktav in the lower end; and the Great 8' Prinzipal and 4' Oktave at the upper end.

The previous chapel instrument was a II-manual Conn electronic. This pipe instrument
was dedicated on December 11, 1977.


Sources: B&V opus list & files; JRS; extant organ


First Presbyterian Church
1013 8th Avenue
Seattle,  WA.  98104
(206) 624-0644                               Documented: July 16, 1991


[Received from Roger Meers  2017-12-01; corrected, updated, and expanded by
 James R. Stettner  2019-03-23]

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