Better Pipe Organ Database

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 850 (1981)

Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church
3001 24th Ave. S.
Seattle, WA

Images

2015-04-16 - Console (Photograph by Ron Koenig/Database Manager)

2015-04-16 - Console, Chimes, and Choir Area (Photograph by Ron Koenig/Database Manager)

2015-04-16 - Great Pipe Display (Photograph by Ron Koenig/Database Manager)

2015-04-16 - Swell Pipework (Photograph by Ron Koenig/Database Manager)

2015-04-16 - Swell Pipework (north wall) (Photograph by Ron Koenig/Database Manager)

2015-04-16 - Swell Pipework (Photograph by Ron Koenig/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
11 stops
27 registers
2 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2006-10-17 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is installed in a chamber on a 45 degree angle in the front, right corner of the sanctuary. The Great is exposed in front of the chamber grille. The console is on the right side of the church about halfway back with the organist facing the front. Contract price of the organ was $62,970.00. -Database Manager

2010-03-06 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console May 17, 1991 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Seattle, Washington
Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 850, 1981

GREAT
   8      Principal            (Sw)  12
   8      Bourdon                    61
   8      Flute a Cheminee     (Sw)  --
   4      Prestant                   61
   4      Flute a Fuseau       (Sw)  --
   2      Doublette                  61
   III-IV Mixture  1-1/3'           226   Beginning composition: 19-22-26
   8      Hautbois             (Sw)  --
          blank stoptablet
   Great to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   8      Flute a Cheminee           61
   8      Gambe                      61
   8      Voix Celeste         (tc)  49
   4      Principal                  61
   4      Flute a Fuseau             61
   2      Flute a Fuseau             12
   1-1/3  Larigot                    56
   II     Sesquialtera         (tc)  98   Composition: 12-17
          blank
   8      Hautbois                   61
          Tremulant
   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell to Swell 4'

PEDAL
   16     Soubasse             (Sw)  12
   8      Principal            (Sw)  --
   8      Bourdon              (Gt)  --
   8      Gambe                (Sw)  --
   4      Octave               (Sw)  --
   4      Flute a Fuseau       (Sw)  --
          blank
   8      Hautbois             (Sw)  --
   4      Hautbois             (Sw)  --

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                   8
   Great to Pedal                   8

   Swell to Great                16,8,4

FINGER PISTONS
   General                       1 - 10
   Swell                          1 - 6
     Sw. to Ped.                  (rev)
   Great                          1 - 6
     Gt. to Ped.                  (rev)
   Pedal                          1 - 6
   Set
   Can.

TOE STUDS
   General                       1 - 10
   Gt. to Ped.                    (rev)

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

ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic unit (Kilgen-style)
VOICES: 11
STOPS:  27; inc. chimes
RANKS:  15
PIPES:  904
   
[Received on line from James R. Stettner March 06, 2010.]