1955-01-01 - Original Kimball console after Balcom & Vaughan work in 1945. (Photograph submitted by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2006-06-20 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was originally built for the previous edifice at Broadway & Columbia. It was moved to the present edifice and installed as is. In 1945, Balcom and Vaughan placed the organ in side-by-side chambers on the front wall: Great + Ped. 16' Op. Diap. on the left, and Swell + Ped. 16' Bourdon on the right. Used Wurlitzer shutters were used to enclose both divisions. Tonal additions were made, though it's not known specifically what was added at this time. In 1953, they added two more ranks. In 1985, Portland, OR. organ tech., John Woodruff began a priject of renovation and enlargement, but over the course of many years, the organ fell into disuse since the project was never completed. It is presently in storage in the attic and chambers, and has been replaced with an electronic substitute. -Database Manager
2009-02-19 - Updated through online information from Sean M. Haley. -Database Manager
2011-10-28 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2011-10-28 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was to have been acquired by Madrona Presbyterian in Seattle in 2009. But at the last minute, they backed out and the organ was all but destroyed. The church wanted the chambers for storage, so the windchests (which had been re-leathered) were discarded. The fate of the console is unknown. Only some portions of this Kimball/Balcom and Vaughan organ now survive. -Database Manager
2013-09-13 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- In 1953, Balcom and Vaughan added two more ranks to the organ. -Database Manager
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