Better Pipe Organ Database

Unknown Builder (1976)

Bethany Baptist Church
4545 NW Kaiser Road
Portland, OR

Images

1992-07-03 - Chancel Area and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-07-03 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-07-03 - Great Pipework and Chimes (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-07-03 - Swell Pipework (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
20 stops
12 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
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

2007-02-24 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was originally built for the congregation's 2nd building on the same site. It was relocated to the present edifice in 1976 by an unknown person or firm without tonal changes or additions. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console July 3, 1992 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Portland, Oregon
Bethany Baptist Church

Guenther Organ Co., 1929

GREAT (Expressive)
   8     Diapason                     73
   8     Gamba                        73
   8     Melodia                      73
   8     Erzahler                     73
   4     Flute Harmonic               61
         Tremolo
         Chimes                      (21)   (Deagan "A"; ta - f2)
   2     blank drawknobs

SWELL (Expressive)
   16    Bourdon                      12   Extension of the Stopped Flute.
   8     Viole Diapason               73
   8     Stopped Flute                61
   8     Salicional                   73
   8     Vox Celeste            (tc)  49
   4     Flute d'Amour                12   Extension of the Stopped Flute.
   2-2/3 Nasard                        7   Extension of the Stopped Flute.
   2     Flautino                      5   Extension of the Stopped Flute.
   8     Oboe                         73
   8     Vox Humana                   73
         Tremolo
   3     blank drawknobs
 
PEDAL (Expressive)
   16    Bourdon                      32
   16    Lieblich Gedeckt       (Sw)  --
   8     Flute                        12
   8     Gedeckt                (Sw)  --

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

FINGER PISTONS
   General                         1 - 3
   Swell & Pedal                 C,1 - 3
     S. to P.                      (rev)
   Great & Pedal                 C,1 - 3
     G. to P.                      (rev)
   S              [Sforzando]      (rev)
   Cancel         [unlabeled]
 
TOE STUDS
   Pedal                           1 - 3
   Sw. to Ped.                     (rev)
   Gr. to Ped.                     (rev)
   Sforzando                       (rev)

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Swell Expression               (bal.)
   Great Expression               (bal.)
   Crescendo                      (bal.)

ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic Primary & Unit
VOICES: 12
STOPS:  20; inc. chimes
RANKS:  12
PIPES:  835

NOTES
The organ was originally built for the church's previous (second) building
which was located on the site of the present building.

The chambers are located high on the front wall above the baptistery, and
tonal egress is not the best. The acoustic is also quite poor with the
room heavily carpeted.

The "C" piston for the Swell division cancels both Swell and Pedal stops.
But the "C" piston for the Great division cancels the Great stops and
couplers, but NOT the Pedal stops registered by the Great & Pedal pistons.

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner April 18, 2009.]