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Loren Minear (1990-)

Cleveland High School: Auditorium
3400 SE 26th Ave.
Portland, OR

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2007-03-01 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- 3/9 Kimball originally built in 1924 for the Columbia Theatre in Longview, WA. Installed by Sandy Balcom. 1937, organ moved to Benson High School by Balcom and Vaughan and enlarged to 3/24. 1990-91, relocated to Cleveland with some modifications. -Database Manager

2012-01-11 - Updated through online information from Robert Kingdom. -- The organ has been substantially rebuilt and re-installed. Many pipe ranks have been replaced with better sounding alternatives. The blower has been converted from 15 HP DC motor to a 20 HP AC motor by Bob Otey of Seattle. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed specification Source: from theatreorgans.com website Date not recorded

Portland, Oregon
Cleveland High School

Originally built by W. W. Kimball Co.   1924
3 manuals, 22 ranks                Specification in 2017
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                MAIN CHAMBER                                          SOLO CHAMBER
     16' Tuba Horn          85 pipes  10"                   8' English Post Horn  61 pipes  18½"
      8' Trumpet            61 pipes  12"                   8' Harmonic Tuba      73 pipes  10"
     16' Open Diapason      85 pipes  10"                  16' Open Diapason      85 pipes  10"
      8' Tibia Clausa       85 pipes  12"                  16' Tibia Clausa       97 pipes  14"
     16' Violin             85 pipes  10"                   8' Oboe Horn          61 pipes  10"
      8' Violin Celeste     73 pipes  10"                   8' Gamba              73 pipes  10"
     16' Concert Flute      97 pipes  10"                   8' Gamba Celeste      61 pipes  10"
      8' Flute Celeste      61 pipes  10"                   8' Quintadena         73 pipes  10"
      8' Clarinet           61 pipes  10"                   8' Saxophone          61 pipes  10"
      8' Orchestral Oboe    61 pipes  10"                   8' Kinura             61 pipes  10"
      8' Vox Humana         61 pipes   6"                   8' Vox Humana         61 pipes   9½"
         Harp               49 notes                           Piano              85 notes
         Chrysoglott        49 notes                           Glockenspiel       37 notes
         Traps                                                 Xylophone          37 notes
                                                               Cathedral Chimes   25 notes

         PEDAL                             GREAT                             SOLO
     32' Acoustic Bass                 16' English Post Horn (TC)        16' English Post Horn (TC)
     32' Cornet                        16' Trumpet (TC)                  16' Bombarde
     16' Bombarde                      16' Harmonic Trumpet (TC)         16' Tibia Clausa
     16' Open Diapason                 16' Bombarde                      16' Saxophone (TC)
     16' Diaphone                      16' Open Diapason                  8' English Post Horn
     16' Tibia Clausa                  16' Violin Diapason                8' Trumpet
     16' Contra Violone                16' Tibia Clausa (TC) (M)          8' Harmonic Trumpet
     16' Bourdon                       16' Tibia Clausa (S)               8' Harmonic Tuba
      8' English Post Horn             16' Clarinet (TC)                  8' Open Diapason
      8' Harmonic Tuba                 16' Saxophone (TC)                 8' Tibia Clausa (M)
      8' Octave                        16' Strings IV                     8' Tibia Clausa (S)
      8' Tibia Clausa                  16' Vox Humana (TC) (S)            8' Clarinet
      8' Clarinet                      16' Vox Humana (TC) (M)            8' Saxophone
      8' Flute                          8' English Post Horn              8' Orchestral Oboe
     16' Piano                          8' Trumpet                        8' Kinura
      8' Tibia Clausa (M)               8' Harmonic Trumpet               8' Oboe Horn
         Pedal Pizzicato                8' Open Diapason                  8' Strings IV
         Accomp. to Pedal               8' Violin Diapason                8' Vox Humana 2 rks
         Pedal Octave                   8' Tibia Clausa (M)               4' Tibia Piccolo (M)
         Great Octave to Pedal          8' Tibia Clausa (S)               4' Tibia Piccolo (S)
         Solo to Pedal                  8' Clarinet                   2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth (M)
         Bass Drum                      8' Saxophone                  1 3/5' Tibia Tierce
         Cymbal                         8' Orchestral Oboe            1 1/3' Tibia Larigot
         Ride Cymbal                    8' Kinura                         2' Tibia Piccolo (S)
         Crash Cymbal                   8' Violins II                     1' Tibia Fife
         Selective Percussion           8' Gambas II                      2' Tibia Piccolo (M)
                                        8' Concert Flute                  8' Piano
         ACCOMPANIMENT                  8' Vox Humana (S)                    Sub Harp
      8' English Post Horn              8' Vox Humana (M)                    Xylophone
      8' Trumpet                    5 1/3' Tibia Quint (S)                   Glockenspiel
      8' Harmonic Trumpet               4' Principal                         Chrysoglott
      8' Harmonic Tuba                  4' Octave                            Chimes
      8' Open Diapason                  4' Tibia Piccolo (M)                 Solo Sub Octave
      8' Violin Diapason                4' Tibia Piccolo (S)                 Solo Unison Off
      8' Tibia Clausa (M)               4' Violins II                        Solo Sub Tierce
      8' Clarinet                       4' Gambas II                         Solo Quint
      8' Oboe Horn                      4' Flute                             Solo Octave
      8' Violins II                 3 1/5' Tibia Tenth (S)                   Great to Solo
      8' Gambas II                  2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth (M)
      8' Concert Flute              2 2/3' Tibia Twelfth (S)
      8' Quintadena                     2' Tibia Piccolo (M)
      8' Vox Humana (S)                 2' Tibia Piccolo (S)
      8' Vox Humana (M)                 2' Fifteenth
      4' Principal                      2' Flute Piccolo
      4' Tibia Piccolo (M)              1' Tibia Fife (M)
      4' Violins II                        Harp
      4' Gambas II                      8' Piano
      4' Flute                          8' Quintadena
      4' Quintadena                        Xylophone
      4' Vox Humana (M)                    Glockenspiel
  2 2/3' Flute Twelfth                     Chrysoglott
      2' Flute Piccolo                     Great Sub Octave
      4' Vox Humana (S)                    Great Unison Off
      8' Piano                             Great Octave
         Sub Harp                       8' Oboe Horn
         Harp
         Chrysoglott                       GREAT 2nd TOUCH
         Accomp. Octave           16' & 8' English Post Horn
         Solo to Accomp.                   Solo to Great
         Snare Drum tap (roll 2T)          Solo to Great Pizzicato
         Tom Tom                           Solo to Great Sub Pizz
         Tambourine                     8' Solo to Great
         Castanets
         Wood Block
         Ride Cymbal
         High Hat Cymbal

         ACCOMPANIMENT 2nd TOUCH
      8' English Post Horn
      8' Harp (plays 8' & 4')
      8' Harmonic Tuba
      8' Open Diapason
      8' Clarinet
         Octave Glockenspiel               SWELL SHOES
         Chimes                            Main Expression
         Accomp. Traps 2nd                 Solo Expression
         Great Octave to Accomp.           Master / Sostenuto
         Solo to Accomp.                   Crescendo

         TREMULANTS                        COMBINATIONS & ACCESSORIES
         Main I                            10 pistons per manual plus cancel
         Main II                           10 general pistons plus general cancel
         Solo                              10 general pistons on toe studs
         Solo Brass                        Transposer or combination level select
         Tibia/Vox                         Piano sustain lever on master expression pedal
         Harmonic Tuba                     Great Sostenuto lever master expression pedal


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-12-07]


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