Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2006-12-28 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Electrification of and additions to existing Estey, Op. 720, 1909. Balcom and Vaughan added an 8' Melodia to the Great and a tc 8' Voix Celeste to the Swell on a new chest. A set of Maas chimes was also added to the organ. The "new" console was a rebuilt Everett 'Orgatron' console retro-fitted for pipe organ use. The Estey was replaced with a new Möller in 1952 - at which time it was relocated to Seattle's First Church of the Nazarene by Balcom and Vaughan and installed "as is." -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the relocated organ console May 1, 1991 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Wenatchee, Washington
First Presbyterian Church
ESTEY ORGAN CO., Opus 720, 1909
Balcom and Vaughan, 1940 - Electrification, Additions, & New Console
GREAT (Expressive) COUPLERS
8 Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal 8
8 Melodia 61 Great to Pedal 8
8 Dulciana 61
4 Octave 61 Swell to Great 8,4
Chimes (Maas; t - 2) (2 )
Great to Great 16'
Great Off 8' PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Great to Great 4' Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
1 blank stoptablet
SWELL (Expressive)
8 Stopped Diapason 61
8 Salicional (tc) 49
8 Voix Celeste (tc) 49
4 Flute Harmonic 61
8 Oboe [labial] (tc) 49
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Off 8' ACTION: E-P primary & unit
Swell to Swell 4'
VOICES: 10
STOPS: 13; inc. chimes
PEDAL (Expressive - 32 notes)
16 Bourdon 30 RANKS: 10
16 Lieblich Gedeckt --
8 Flute (Gt/Ped) -- PIPES: 543
NOTES
This organ was originally free-standing and encased, and likely had an attached,
projecting keydesk. The façade was most likely 3-sectional containing 23 gold-painted
pipes arranged 5-13-5. 17 of these were from the Great 8' Open Diapason. The stops and
couplers were controlled by a miniature keyboard over the Swell keys. Pressing a labelled
white key activated that stop or function. Pressing the adjacent black key canceled it.
In 1939-40, the organ was electrified by Balcom and Vaughan of Seattle, WA. A 'new'
console was provided, which was actually a recycled Everett Orgatron console. Tonally,
a new 8' Melodia was added on the Great and a new tenor C, 8' Voix Celeste was added to
the Swell. Both ranks were added on a new E-P unit chest. The entire instrument was placed
inside a chamber under expression.
The bass of the Swell 8' Salicional is borrowed to the bottom of the 8' Stopped Diapason.
The original pedal compass was 30 notes. The present, original, 16' Bourdon has only 30
pipes, so the top two notes are borrowed from the Great 8' Melodia. The 16' Pedal Lieblich
Gedeckt is the same as the 16' Bourdon but with notes 1-12 on soft wind. The Pedal 8' Flute
takes notes 1-18 from the 16' Bourdon, and notes 19-32 from the Great 8' Melodia.
In 1951, this organ was replaced by a new M.P. Möller. Balcom and Vaughan moved the Estey
and reinstalled it at the Seattle First Church of the Nazarene.
Sources: Estey opus list; Balcom and Vaughan opus list and files; JRS; extant,
moved organ.
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