Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2006-12-27 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Estey Op. 580. 1908. Originally built for Sherman Clay & Co. of Seattle. Installed at First Congregational in Wenatchee in 1910. Moved here to Methodist church at an undocumented time. Sold in 1972 to Patrick Swayze. Picked-up in January 1973. Great 4-rank chest to be electified as unit chest. Swell chest sold to Art Hawn of for Choir division of existing home organ. -Database Manager
2006-12-29 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from Balcom and Vaughan files Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Wenatchee, Washington
First Methodist Church
ESTEY ORGAN CO., Opus 580, 1908 - Original Specifications
Unknown Person or Firm, 19__ - Moving & Installation
GREAT COUPLERS
8 Grt. Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal [8]
8 Grt. Melodia 61 Great to Pedal [8]
8 Grt. Dulciana 61
4 Grt. Principal 61 Swell to Great [8]
Swell to Great 8ves [uncertain] [4]
SWELL (Expressive)
16 Sw. Bourdon 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
8 Sw. Violin Diapason 61 Swell Expression (bal.)
8 Sw. Stopped Diapason 61 Crescendo (bal.)
8 Sw. Salicional 61
4 Sw. Harmonic Flute 61
8 Sw. Oboe [labial] (tc) 49
Sw. Tremolo ACTION: T-P
VOICES: 11 STOPS: 11
PEDAL
16 Ped. Bourdon 30 RANKS: 11 PIPES: 628
NOTES
This organ was free-standing and encased a façade of gold pipes, 17 of which were from
the Great 8' Open Diapason. The keydesk was likely attached and projecting. It was
originally built for Sherman, Clay & Co. in Seattle, and was purchased by and installed
at First Congregational Church in Wenatchee in 1910. It was sold to the Methodists in
19__.
The organ was sold to Mr. Roger D. Swayze of Eugene, OR. in 1972. He retrieved it from
Wenatchee in late January, 1973, and had plans to move it to his home in Eugene where
he was going to use the electrified, Great 4-rank chest to make a unit organ for his
home. The 6-rank Swell chest was to be sold to a Mr. Art Hawn to become the Choir
division of an existing home pipe organ.
The stoplist presented is taken from a letter from Roger Swayze to Bill Bunch of Balcom
and Vaughan in February, 1973. No pipe counts were given. The exact nomenclature of stops
and controls is not known. The information presented here is based on the letter, and on
extant and other documented examples of the builder's work from this period.
The Great 8' Melodia had a stopped wood bass. The Great 8' Dulciana was full-length with
no Haskelled basses. The Swell 8' Violin Diapason and 8' Salicional both very likely had
Haskelled basses. The Pedal 16' Bourdon was diatonically divided on two chests placed on
either side of the Swell of the original organ installation.
Sources: Estey opus list; letter to Bill Bunch from Roger Swayze.
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