2006-11-25 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Originally built for the church's 2nd (1916) building. There, it was installed in a center chamber at the front with no exposed pipes. The conosle was in fixed position, left. The organ was transplanted without changes to the new (present) edifice in 1962 by the original builder as their opus 707. At this location, the organ is installed in a chamber toward the front of the room on the right - between the side choir gallery and the front of the sanctuary. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console October 15, 1994 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Prosser, Washington
First Presbyterian Church
BALCOM and VAUGHAN, Opus 519, 1950 - Original Specifications
Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, Opus 707, 1962 - Moving
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Enclosed) Pedal (Enclosed)
16 Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Bourdon
8 Open Diapason 8 Open Diapason 16 Gedeckt
8 Gedeckt 8 Gedeckt 8 Open Diapason
8 Salicional 8 Salicional 8 Flute
8 Dulciana 8 Dulciana 8 Cello
4 Octave 4 Flute 4 Octave
4 Flute 4 Salicet 2 Super Octave
4 Salicet 2-2/3 Nazard
4 Dulcet 2 Flautina
2-2/3 Twelfth 8 Oboe
2 Fifteenth Tremolo
Chimes
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Open Diapason (Gt) -- Tenor C. Borrowed from the 8' Open
Diapason.
16 Bourdon (Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
16 Gedeckt (Ped) -- Same as the 16' Bourdon, but with notes
1-12 on soft wind.
8 Open Diapason (Gt/Sw/Ped) 61
8 Gedeckt (Gt/Sw) 61
8 Flute (Ped) -- Same as the 8' Gedeckt.
8 Salicional (Gt/Sw) 61
8 Cello (Ped) -- Same as the 8' Salicional.
8 Dulciana (Gt) 49 Borrows its bottom octave from the
Salicional.
4 Octave (Gt/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Open Diapason.
4 Flute (Gt/Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
4 Salicet (Gt/Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Salicional.
4 Dulcet (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Dulciana.
2-2/3 Twelfth (Gt) -- From the Open Diap. unit. Top 7 notes
borrowed from the Gedeckt unit.
2-2/3 Nazard (Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
2 Fifteenth (Gt) -- From the Open Diap. unit. Top octave
borrowed from the Gedeckt unit.
2 Super Octave (Ped) -- From the Open Diapason unit.
2 Flautina (Sw) 5 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
8 Oboe (Sw) -- Synthetic. Derived from the 8' Salicional
and 2-2/3' Nazard.
Tremolo (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
Chimes (Gt) (25) Maas-Rowe amplified. Compass: tenor F
through f 42.
PIPE SUMMARY
Open Diapason Gedeckt Salicional Dulciana
73 pipes 97 pipes 73 pipes 61 pipes
ACTION: E-P & D-E unit VOICES: 4 STOPS: 29 RANKS: 4 PIPES: 304
(inc. chimes)
NOTES
This organ was originally built for the previous edifice which stood on this same site. The
organ was installed in a single chamber at the center of the chancel. The Choir sat in front
of the chamber, and the console was at the front, left side with the organist facing across
the chancel and the congregation on his right. When the new church was built, Balcom and
Vaughan removed the organ, stored it, and re-installed it in the new facility.
In the new (present) church the chamber is on the right side of the church towards the front.
Two sets of shutters direct the volume into the sanctuary and the side choir gallery. The
shutters into the choir gallery are used shutters from an organ built by M.P. Möller as their
opus 7382. The shutters that open into the sanctuary also appear to be used, but their origins
are unknown.
The 8' Dulciana borrows its bottom 12 notes from the Salicional. The 2-2/3' Twelfth is from
the Open Diapason unit and borrows its top seven notes from the Gedeckt unit. Similarly, the
2' Fifteenth borrows its top octave from the Gedeckt unit. The Chimes are Maas-Rowe amplified
chimes which play for 25 notes from tenor F through f 42. The 8' Oboe is synthetic, being
derived from the 8' Salicional and 2-2/3' Nazard. The Tremolo affects the entire instrument.
Source: Balcom and Vaughan opus list; extant organ.
[Received from James R. Stettner 2012-05-20.]Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.