Better Pipe Organ Database

Unknown Builder

St. Joseph's Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
1503 West Dean
Spokane, WA

Images

1992-12-07 - Gallery and Organ Case (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-12-07 - Keydesk (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-12-07 - Manuals and Stop Controls (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
7 stops
7 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2007-01-31 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This is not an original installation, and may be the Bennett organ originally built for Westminster Congregational in Spokane. Above each stop and coupler tablet is a small round "window." When a stop is registered, a white disc appears in the window to indicate the stop is in use. The pistons also actuate these discs without moving the stop tablets - as does the Crescendo. The Swell and Crescendo pedals are reversed -- with the crescendo on the left and the Swell on the right. This appears to be original and the swell shoe is mechanically linked to the shutters. Thirteen pipes of the Great 8' Open Diapason are in the façade from EE 5 thru E 17. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console December 7, 1992 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Spokane, Washington
St. Joseph Catholic Church

The BENNETT ORGAN CO. (Bennett-System), Opus ___, 1920's - Original Specifications
Unknown Builder, 19__ - Moving and Re-installation


GREAT                                        COUPLERS
   8  Gr. Open Diapason             61          Swell to Pedal                  8
   8  Gr. Melodia                   61          Great to Pedal                  8
   8  Gr. Dulciana                  61
                                                Swell to Great               16,8,4
   Great to Great 4'

                                             FINGER PISTONS
SWELL (Expressive)                              Swell                         1,2,0
   8  Sw. Stopped Diapason          61          Great                         1,2,0
   8  Sw. Salicional                61          0
   4  Sw. Flute d'Amour             61
      Tremolo
                                             TOE STUDS
   Swell to Swell 16'                           Reversible   [Gr. to Ped.]    (rev)
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'
                                             PEDAL MOVEMENTS
                                                Swell Expression             (bal.)  
PEDAL                                           Crescendo                    (bal.)
   16 Ped. Bourdon                  30


ACTION: T-P         VOICES: 7         STOPS: 7         RANKS: 7         PIPES: 396


NOTES
This is one of Spokane's older original organs, though not in its original home. It
may be the Bennett organ originally built for Westminster Congregational in Spokane.
Who moved it to St. Joseph's and when are not yet known.

Above each stop and coupler tablet is a small round "window." When a stop is registered,
a white disc appears in the window to indicate the stop is in use. The pistons also
actuate these discs without moving the stop tablets - as does the Crescendo.

The Swell and Crescendo pedals are reversed -- with the Crescendo on the left and the
Swell on the right. This appears to be original and the swell shoe is mechanically
linked to the shutters.

Thirteen pipes of the Great 8' Open Diapason are in the façade from EE 5 thru E 17.

Sources: JRS; extant organ

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2015-04-10.]