Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2016-06-22 - Built by Dr. Orpha Ochse, organist and choir director of the church, and Dr. Hunter Mead of Pasadena. Dr. Ochse and some of her choir members built the windchests and relays. Pipework was from Gebruder Kas and Gieske of Germany, the 2m console was purchased from Klann, and Reisner supplied the direct electric action units.<br> Organ was dedicated in the fall of 1961 and featured in the 1962 AGO Convention in Los Angeles.<br> The organ was later moved to Dr. Ochse's residence, and later sold to the Valley of the Flowers Congregational Church of Lompoc (Vandenberg Village), California. -Database Manager
Stoplist from <i>The King of Instruments in the Crown City 1888-2000</i> by James Lewis (The Ascensius Press: 2010) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Pasadena, California
First Congregational Church - John Alden Hall
Dr. Orpha Ochse & Dr. Hunter Mead 1961
2 manuals, 11 stops, 12 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN (61 notes)
8' Gedeckt
8' Quintadena
4' Principal
4' Quintadena
2' Block Flute
Mixture II
16' Rankett
POSITIV ORGAN (61 notes)
8' Gedeckt
8' Quintadena
4' Block Flute
2 2/3' Nazard
2' Principal
2' Gedeckt
1 3/5' Tierce
1 1/3' Larigot
1' Block Flute
Scharf II
8' Trumpet
PEDAL ORGAN (32 notes)
16' Bourdon
8' Bourdon
8' Quintadena
4' Principal
4' Bourdon
4' Quintadena
2' Block Flute
Mixture II
32' Rankett
16' Rankett
8' Trumpet
4' Trumpet
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2016-06-22]
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