Better Pipe Organ Database

Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs Opus 732 (1965)

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
15236 21st Ave SW
Seattle, WA

Images

1991-11-11 - Facade and pipe chamber (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
30 stops
9 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

Notes

2006-10-25 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The Great 8' Principal I and 4' Kupfer Prinzipal are exposed. The remaining pipework is under expression. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the console November 11, 1991

Seattle (Burien), Washington
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

BALCOM & VAUGHAN PIPE ORGANS, Opus 732, 1965
Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, 1966-67 - Improvements


GREAT (Unenclosed *)        SWELL (Expressive)          PEDAL (Expressive)
8     Principal I  (*)      8     Rohr Floete           16    Sub Bass
8     Principal II          8     Gemshorn              16    Zart Bass
8     Gedackt Floete        8     Gemshorn Celeste      8     Prestant
8     Gemshorn              4     Oktave                8     Gedackt Floete
4     Kupfer Principal      4     Octav Floete          8     Gemshorn
4     Rohr Floete           4     Gemshorn Oktav        4     Koral Bass
2 2/3 Nasat                 2     Prinzipal             4     Rohr Floete
2     Octav Floete          1 1/3 Quint                 II    Pedal Mixtur 19-22
II    Mixture  22-26        1     Siffloete             4     Fagott
8     Fagott                8     Fagott
      Chimes                      Tremulant


STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16    Sub Bass               (Ped)  12  Extension of the 8 Gedackt Floete.
16    Zart Bass              (Ped)  –-
8     Principal I  (*)        (Gt)  61  Center and right side of façade.
8     Prestant               (Ped)  –-  Same as 8 Principal I.
8     Principal II            (Gt)  –-  From Sw. 4' Oktave. 1-12 from Gemshorn.
8     Gedackt Floete      (Gt/Ped)  61
8     Rohr Floete             (Sw)  –-  From 4 R.F. 1-12 from 8 Gedackt Floete.
8     Gemshorn         (Sw/Gt/Ped)  61
8     Gemshorn Celeste        (Sw)  49  Tenor C.
4     Kupfer Principal        (Gt)  61  Left side of façade.
4     Koral Bass             (Ped)  –-  From the 8 Principal I.
4     Oktave                  (Sw)  61
4     Rohr Floete         (Gt/Ped)  61
4     Octav Floete            (Sw)  –-  Same as the 4 Rohr Floete.
4     Gemshorn Oktav          (Sw)  –-  From 8 Gemshorn. 49-61 from 4 Rohr Floete.
2 2/3 Nasat                   (Gt)   7  Extension of the 4 Rohr Floete.
2     Prinzipal               (Sw)  12  Extension of the Sw. 4 Oktave.
2     Octav Floete            (Gt)  24  Extension of the 8 Gedackt Floete. Breaks
                                        back to 4 at c# 50 from top octave.
1 1/3 Quint                   (Sw)  –-  From the 4 Rohr Floete. Top octave repeats.
1     Siffloete               (Sw)  –-  From the 4 Rohr Floete. Breaks back to 2'
                                        pitch at c# 38, and to 4' pitch at c# 50.
II    Mixture  22-26          (Gt) 122
II    Pedal Mixtur 19-22     (Ped)  –-  From the Great 8 Principal I.                   
8     Fagott               (Sw/Gt)  –-  Notes 1-12 are 4' pitch. Breaks back to 8'
                                        at c 13.
4     Fagott                 (Ped)  –-  From the 8 Fagott.
      Tremulant               (Sw)      Affects the entire instrument.
      Chimes                       (25) Schulmerich. Compass: tenor G thru g 44.


PIPE SUMMARY

Principal I                 Gedackt Floete              Gemshorn
61 pipes                    97 pipes                    61 pipes

Gemshorn Celeste            Kupfer Prinzipal            Oktave
49 pipes                    61 pipes                    73 pipes

Rohr Floete                 Mixture                     Fagott
68 pipes                    122 pipes                   49 pipes


COUPLERS                                     FINGER PISTONS
None                                         General                    1 – 4
                                             Swell                      1 – 4
                                             Great                      1 – 4
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression                   (bal.)
Crescendo                    (bal.)          TOE STUDS
                                             General                    1 – 4


ACTION: E-P unit      VOICES: 9      STOPS: 30      RANKS: 10      PIPES: 641
                                   (inc. chimes)

NOTES



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

St Francis of Assis Catholic Church
15236 21st Ave. SW
Seattle (Burien), WA. 98166
(206) 242-4575                               Documented: November 11, 1991