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Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 777 (1971)

Covenant Christian Church
57th & Palouse Hwy.
Spokane, WA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Unknown - Console (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Unknown - Console: manuals and stops (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1972-05-28 - Organ and console (Photograph from Balcom and Vaughan Scrapbook; submitted by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
42 stops
28 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-01-31 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This is the Central Christian congregation. Their 1903 old church at 3rd & Stevens was purchased by Union Oil Co. in 1969 for $163,500.00. While the new church was being built, they met at the Moran Grange Hall. The Balcom and Vaughan was installed in the new edifice, and made use of some of the former Möller ranks. The organ was dedicated November 14, 1971 at 4:00 p.m. by Robert Kee, F.A.G.O. The name was changed from Central Christian to Covenant Christian in 1993. The congregation dwindled and closed in 2006. The Balcom and Vaughan was sold to Trinity Episcopal in Everett, Washington, where it is to be reinstalled by Frans W.M. Bosman. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console December 17, 1991 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Spokane, Washington
Covenant Christian Church

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 777, 1971 - Original Specifications

GREAT
   8'     Prinzipal                 61
   8'     Bordun                    61
   8'     Dolce               (Ch)  --
   4'     Oktave                    61
   4'     Bordun                    12
   2'     Super Oktave              61
   IV     Mixtur  19-22-26-29      244
   8'     Krumm Horn          (Ch)  --
          blank
   Great to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   8'     Cor de Nuit               68   Original 1915 Moller Sw. 16' Bourdon
   8'     Viola                     68
   8'     Viola Celeste       (GG)  61
   4'     Principal E'troit         68
   4'     Flute A Cheminee          68
   2'     Octavin                   61
   III    Plein Jeu  22-26-29      183
   16'    Basson                    68
   8'     Trompette                 68
   4'     Hautbois                  24   Extension of the 16' Basson
          Tremulant
          blank
   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell Unson Off
   Swell to Swell 4'

CHOIR (Expressive)
   8'     Gedackt                   68   Original 1915 Möller Sw. 8' Stopped Diapason
   8'     Gemshorn                  68   Original 1915 Moller
   8'     Quintadena                68   Original 1915 Moller Sw. 8' Quintadena
   8'     Dolce                     68   Original 1915 Möller Gt. 8' Dulciana
   8'     Dolce Celeste       (tc)  56   Original 1915 Möller Sw. 8' Muted Viol
   4'     Koppel Flöte              61
   2-2/3' Nasat                     61
   2'     Block Flöte               61
   1-3/5' Tierce                    61
   1-1/3' Quinte                    12   Extension of the 2-2/3' Nasat.
   1'     Sifflöte                  12   Extension of the 4' Koppel Flöte
   8'     Krumm Horn  (*)           68
          Tremulant
          blank
   Choir to Choir 16'
   Choir Unison Off
   Choir to Choir 4'

PEDAL
   16'    Kontra Bass               32
   16'    Subbass                   32   Original 1915 Möller Ped. 16' Subbass
   16'    Gedackt             (Ch)  12   Extension of the Ch. 8' Gedackt
   8'     Oktav Bass                12   Extension of the 16' Kontra Bass
   8'     Gedackt             (Ch)  --
   8'     Viola               (Sw)  --
   4'     Koral Bass                32
   III    Mixtur  19-22-26          56   Actually 12-15-19
   16'    Basson              (Sw)  --
   8'     Trompette           (Sw)  --
   4'     Hautbois            (Sw)  --
   4'     Krumm Horn          (Ch)  --
          blank

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                  8,4
   Great to Pedal                  8
   Choir to Pedal                  8

   Swell to Great               16,8,4
   Choir to Pedal               16,8,4

   Swell to Choir               16,8,4

FINGER PISTONS
   General                       1 - 8
   Swell                         1 - 5
     Sw. to Ped.                 (rev)
   Great                         1 - 5
     Gt. to Ped.                 (rev)
   Choir                         1 - 5
     Ch. to Ped.                 (rev)
   Pedal                         1 - 5
   Full Organ                    (rev)
   Set
   Cancel

TOE STUDS
   General                       1 - 8
   Pedal                         1 - 5
   Gt. to Ped.                   (rev)
   Full Organ                    (rev)

PEDAL MOVEMENTS (l - r)
   Choir Expression             (bal.)
   Swell Expression             (bal.)
   Crescendo                    (bal.)

ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic pitman & unit
VOICES: 28
STOPS: 42
RANKS: 33
PIPES; 2,084

[Received on line from James R. Stettner January 27, 2010.]

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