2007-02-01 - Identified through online information from theorganman@hotmail.com. -- The building was originally Second Church of Christ, Scientist. When the congregation dwindled, they sold the building to a Church of God in Christ congregation. The organ is seldom used by the new congregation and may become available for sale. The Pedal has no independent registers and is entirely extensions or borrows from the manual divisions. -Database Manager
2009-04-29 - Updated through information posted to PIPORG-L by Paul Slaughter April 27, 2009: -- Listed for sale on Craigs List. -Database Manager
2009-04-30 - Updated through information posted to PIPORG-L by Jonathan Gradin April 29, 2009: -- The organ is a three-manual Kimball, K.P.O. 6659, divided into two chambers, great/choir and swell, with a third (echo) prepared for but not installed. The Echo stoptabs and swell shoe are in place, but are inoperable.<br> The Swell appears to be pretty independent, except for some derived Pedal stops. The 16' Gedeckt is in the Great/Choir chamber. The Great and Choir are duplexed.<br> It still has its original combination action and relay inside the console. The action is EP, and the stoptabs are pneumatic. The pistons (4 Generals, 6 Divisionals, and 4 Pedal) work, although some need to be hit twice or held down to work fully. The divisionals also set pedal stops.<br> There were some dead notes; I'm not entirely sure if these were at the chest or in the manual contacts. Some notes which initially were dead came to life after repeated use. I was only able to peek into one of the chambers, as the lights weren't working. Some of these, on the Great and Choir, worked intermittently on one manual while working on the other. That would be a key contact problem, right?<br> The current church occupants don't use it. They want it removed so they can replace the carpet in the sanctuary, which was damaged by snow and water (not near the organ, but the whole carpet needed to be replaced). The console sits on a carpet pad. The two chambers are high up, above the stage area, so I don't think there is any water damage at all. The roof leaked in the back, as far from the organ as possible. The Console could use some cleaning and touchup (minor scratches).<br> The stoptabs are in straight rows above the Swell manual. They are color-coded like theater organ tabs, though, sounding somewhat theater-like. The trems are very shallow, though. -Database Manager
Copied from console April 28, 2009; Echo stops from James Stettner's report; pedal couplers from memory Source: Stoplist copied from the console February 4, 2007
Spokane, Washington
Second Church of Christ, Scientist / Holy Temple COGIC
W.W. Kimball Co., Op. 6659, ca. 1922 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Expressive w/Choir) SWELL (Expressive)
16' Bourdon 12 ○ 16' Gedeckt 12 ▫
8' Diapason Phonon 73 ▲ 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Viola Diapason (Ch) –- ◘ 8' Stopped Diapason 61 ▫
8' Melodia 61 ○ 8' Salicional 73
8' Gemshorn 73 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
4' Octave (Ch) –- ◘ 8' Viole Celeste 73
4' Forest Flute 12 ○ 4' Flute d'Amour 12 ▫
2-2/3' Flute Twelfth –- ○ 2-2/3' Nazard 7 ▫
2' Fifteenth (Ch) –- ◘ 2' Flautino 5 ▫
8' Tuba Horn 73 1-3/5' Tierce 4 ▫
Harp prep) –- 8' Oboe Horn 73
8' Orch Oboe (synthetic) --
Great Sub 16' 8' Vox Humana 61
Gr. Unison ON/OFF Vox Vibrato
Great Super 4' Tremolo
Chimes (in Echo-prep) –-
Swell Sub 16'
ECHO (Expressive – Floating) Sw. Unison ON/OFF
8' Echo Flute (prep) –- Swell Super 4'
8' Viole Aetheria (prep) –-
8' Vox Angelica (prep) –-
8' Vox Humana (prep) –-
Vox Vibrato CHOIR (Expressive w/Great)
8' Viola Diapason 85 ◘
8' Melodia (Gt) –- ○
8' Dulciana 73
PEDAL (Expressive) 4' Wald Flute (Gt) –- ○
32' Acoustic Bass -– 2' Piccolo (Gt) 12 ○
16' Open Diapason (Gt) 12 ▲ 8' Clarinet 73
16' Bourdon (Gt) –- ○ Chimes (in Echo-prep) --
16' Gedeckt (Sw) –- ▫
8' Viola (Ch) –- ◘ Choir Sub 16'
8' Flute (Gt) –- ○ Ch. Unison ON/OFF
Choir Super 4'
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell Unison 8' [to Pedal] General 1 - 4
Swell Super 4' [to Pedal] Swell & Pedal C, 1 - 6
Great Unison 8' [to Pedal] Great & Pedal C, 1 - 6
Choir Unison 8' [to Pedal] Choir & Pedal C, 1 - 6
Swell Sub 16' [to Great]
Swell Unison 8' [to Great]
Swell Super 4' [to Great] FOOT LEVERS (Labeled; l - r)
Choir Sub 16' [to Great] 1. Harp Sustaining (h-d)
Choir Unison 8' [to Great] 2. Swell Lock [All Swells] (h-d)
Choir Super 4' [to Great] 3. Sforzando (rev)
4. Chimes Sustaining (h-d)
Swell Sub 16' [to Choir] 5. Chimes Soft (h-d)
Swell Unison 8' [to Choir]
Swell Super 4' [to Choir]
Choir Unison 8' [to Swell] SWITCHES (Atop right keycheek)
Echo to Swell
R
Echo to Swell Off
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Echo Expression (bal.) Echo to Choir
Swell Expression (bal.) R
Gt/Ch Expression (bal.) Echo to Choir Off
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P pitman & unit VOICES: 14 STOPS: 35 RANKS: 14 PIPES: 1,086
NOTES
The building was originally Second Church of Christ, Scientist. When the congregation dwindled, they sold the building to a Church of God in Christ congregation. The organ is seldom used by the new congregation and may become available for sale. The Pedal has no independent registers and is entirely extensions or borrows from the manual divisions. The pipes are installed in
two side-by-side chambers at the front over the proscenium arch. The Echo is
prepared-for.
Sources: JRS; extant organ
Second Church of Christ, Scientist / Holy Temple Church of God in Christ
806 West Indiana Ave.
Spokane, WA. 99205 Documented: February 4, 2007
[Received on line from Jonathan Gradin May 01, 2009.]
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