2006-11-28 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This organ was built for the original Evangelical Lutheran Church in Anacortes, Washington. In 1966, it was relocated by an unidentified person/firm to their new building. In 1969, a scant 3 years later, it was sold to Vashon Island Lutheran Church and reinstalled here by an unidentified person/firm where it exists in original form. -Database Manager
2015-07-21 - Updated through online information from Carl Kishline. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console June, 1999 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Vashon Island, Washington Vashon Island Lutheran Church M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 7659, 1947 - Original Specifications GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive) 8 Diapason Conique 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Bourdon 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Salicional 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Salicional 8 Quintadena (Syn.) 4 Octave Conique 4 Octave Conique 4 Flute 4 Flute 2-2/3 Quint 4 Salicet 2 Super Octave 2 Super Octave 2-2/3 Nazard 2 Piccolo 8 Oboe (Syn.) Tremolo STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS 16 Bourdon (Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt. 8 Diapason Conique (Gt) -- From the 4' Octave Conique. 1-12 from the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt. 8 Lieblich Gedeckt (Gt/Sw/Ped) 61 8 Salicional (Gt/Sw) -- From the 4' Salicet. 1-12 from the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt. 8 Quintadena (Syn.) (Sw) -- Synthetic. Derived from the 8' Salicional and 2-2/3' Nazard. 4 Octave Conique (Gt/Ped) 49 Top octave from the 4' Flute. 4 Octave (Ped) –- Same a the 4' Octave Conique. 4 Flute (Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Lieblich Gedeckt. Pipes break back to 8' pitch at g# 57 for the last 5 pipes. 4 Salicet (Sw) 61 2-2/3 Quint (Gt) -- From the 4' Salicet. Top 7 notes repeat. 2-2/3 Nazard (Sw) -- From the Lieblich Gedeckt. Breaks back to 4' pitch at c# 50, and to 8' pitch at c# 57. 2 Super Octave (Gt) -- From the 4' Salicet. Top octave repeats. 2 Super Octave (Ped) -- From the 4' Octave Conique. 2 Piccolo (Sw) -- From the Lieblich Gedeckt. Breaks back to 4' pitch at g# 45, and to 8' pitch at g# 57. 8 Oboe (Syn.) (Sw) -- Synthetic. Derived from the 8' Salicional, 4' Lieblich Flute, and 2-2/3' Nazard. Tremolo (Sw) -- Affects the entire instrument. PIPE SUMMARY Octave Conique Lieblich Gedeckt Salicet 49 pipes 85 pipes 61 pipes COUPLERS PEDAL MOVEMENTS Swell to Great [8] Expression (bal.) Crescendo (bal.) ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 3 STOPS: 19 RANKS: 3 PIPES: 195 NOTES This organ was originally built for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Anacortes, Washington. In 1966, it was moved to their new church and re-installed by an unknown person or firm. In 1969, only three years later, it was sold to the Lutheran Church on Vashon Island and installed here by an unknown person or firm. The organ was installed in a central-axis, elevated chamber at the front with the console below and to the right (if facing the front) with the organist facng the congregation. Sources: M.P. Möller opus list; Eugene M. Nye compilation; JRS; extant organ [Received from James R. Stettner 2014-01-19.]
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