ca. 1993 - Used Moller console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Unknown - Great pipework (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
Unknown - Pedal 16' Bourdon (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2006-11-25 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the purchase, removal, moving, rebuilding, and reinstallation of a used J. W. Steere & Son organ built in 1913 for a church in Amsterdam, New York. All this was done for only $4,600.00. Additional ranks were acquired from Seattle (likely Balcom and Vaughan) but were never added. The original Steere was only 14 ranks (Gt. - 4; Sw. - 9; Ped. - 1). A used 3-man. Möller console from Pennsylvania was used to control the organ. The building was originally Christ Memorial Church, and was later sold and became Liberty Bay Presbyterian. The organ had been placed for sale by the Presbyterian congregation, but is now being slowly refurbished as funds permit under the auspices of the Pipe Organ Foundation of Mercer Island, Washington. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console October 17, 1995 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Poulsbo, Washington
Liberty Bay Presbyterian Church (formerly, Christ Memorial Church)
RODNEY TROSTAD, 1963-6_, Original Specifications
GREAT SWELL (Expressive)
8 Diapason -- 8 Diapason 61
8 Geigen 61 8 Bourdon [16'] (tc) 49
8 Gemshorn 61 8 Gedackt 61
4 Principal 61 8 Viola 61
2-2/3 Twelfth -- 8 Viola Celeste 61
2 Fifteenth [Aeoline] 61 8 Aloline [sic] [Dulciana] 61
1-3/5 Tierce -- 4 Harmonic Flute 61
IV Fourniture -- 2-2/3 Nasat --
8 Trumpet -- 2 Nachthorn 61
Chimes 8 Cornopean 61
8 Oboe --
Great 16' Tremulant
Great Unison [Off]
Great 4' Swell 16'
Swell Unison [Off]
Swell 4'
CHOIR (Expressive)
8 Melodia --
8 Dulciana -- PEDAL
blank -- 16 Open Diapason --
blank -- 16 Bourdon 32
8 Clarinet -- 16 Violone --
Tremolo 16 Gedackt 32
Chimes (Gt) -- 8 Bourdon --
4 Fifteenth --
Choir 16' 16 Posaune --
Choir Unison [Off]
Choir 4'
COUPLERS TOE STUDS
Swell to Pedal [8],4 Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Great to Pedal [8],4 Gt. to Ped. (rev)
Choir to Pedal [8],4 Ch. to Ped. (rev)
Sforz. (rev)
Swell to Great 16,[8],4
Choir to Great 16,[8],4
COMBINATION COUPLERS
Swell to Choir 16,[8],4 Pedal to Swell On / Off
Pedal to Great On / Off
Pedal to Choir On / Off
FINGER PISTONS
Full Organ 1 - 5
Swell 1 - 6 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Great 1 - 6 Swell Expression (bal.)
Choir 1 - 6 Great Expression (bal.)
Pedal 1 - 6 Choir Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P primary VOICES: 15 STOPS: 15 RANKS: 15 PIPES: 845
& unit
NOTES
This organ has its origins in an instrument built by J.W. Steere and Son from Springfield,
Mass. c. 1915 for a church in Auburn, New York. The organ was placed for sale in 1963, and
was discovered by Christ Memorial Church parishioner and organ technician Rodney Trostad.
After purchase approval was given by the Board, Mr. Trostad and church treasurer Glen Odle
flew to New York to dismantle and pack the instrument for shipping. A used, c. 1929, III-
manual, M.P. Möller console, opus 6753, was purchased from a church in Pennsylvania. Six
additional ranks of pipes were secured in Seattle.
By Christmas 1965, the Great had three ranks sounding and one Pedal rank was playing. Bit
by bit the organ continued to grow. By the time of the dedication of the new church, the
organ was up to 14 ranks, and well on its way to the planned total of 23 voices. One addi-
tional rank was added before work on the instrument was stopped. The Church was able to
purchase, ship, renovate, and install this instrument for only $4,600.00.
Christ Memorial Church later moved to a new, much larger facility and acquired a used,
III-manual Reuter from the closed First Methodist in Yakima, WA., which Mr Trostad installed
in the new facility. The former church housing the Steere-Trostad organ was sold to Liberty
Bay Presbyterian Church, who in the mid 1990-s advertised the instrument for sale.
The Great 2' Fifteenth stoptablet actually controls an 8' Aeoline rank. The Swell 8' Aloline
[sic] stoptablet actually controls an 8' Dulciana. The Swell 8' Bourdon has been transposed
as a tenor C 16' Bourdon. The 2' Nachthorn is actually a common metal 2' Fifteenth. The Pedal
8' Bourdon has been wired as a Pedal-to-Pedal 4' coupler.
Sources: Christ Memorial Church files; JRS; extant organ
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