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Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 835 (1978)

St. Clare Roman Catholic Parish
8535 SW. 19th Avenue
Portland, OR

Images

2007-03-13 - Exposed Great pipework (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2007-03-13 - Chancel and organ from rear gallery (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2007-03-13 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
33 stops
12 registers
3 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 coupler toe pistons

Notes

2007-03-14 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2010-07-13 - Updated through online information from Stanley R. Clarke. -Database Manager

2017-11-11 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by James R. Stettner, who has heard or played the organ.<br> -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console July 31, 1990 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Portland, Oregon
St. Clare Parish

Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 835, 1978 - "Original Specifications"

GREAT
   8      Prinzipal                  61
   8      Spill Flöte                61
   8      Bordun               (Sw)  --
   8      Spitz Gamba          (Sw)  --
   4      Oktave                     61
   4      Italian Principal    (Sw)  --
   4      Spill Flöte                12   Extension of the 8' Rohr Flöte.
   2      Super Oktave               12   Extension of the 4' Oktave.
   III-IV Mixtur  1-1/3             232   Beginning composition 19-22-26.
   8      Hautbois             (Sw)  --
          blank tablet
          blank tablet
   Great to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   8      Bordun                     61
   8      Spitz Gamba                61
   8      Spitz Gamba Celeste  (tc)  49
   4      Italian Principal          61
   4      Bordun                     12   Extension of the 8' Bordun.
   2-2/3  Nasat                       7   Extension of the 8' Bordun.
   2      Bordun                      5   Extension of hte 8' Bordun.
   1-1/3  Quint Flote                --   From the Bordun unit.
   II     Sesquialtera         (tc)  98   Tenor C. Added.
   16     Basson                     12   Extension of the 8' Hautbois.
   8      Hautbois                   61
          Tremulant
   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell to Swell 4'

PEDAL
   32     Resultant                  --   Added.
   16     Sub Bass                   32
   16     Sanft Bass           (Sw)  12   Extension of the 8' Bordun.
   8      Oktave                     32
   8      Bordun               (Sw)  --
   8      Spitz Gamba          (Sw)  --
   4      Choral Bass                12   Extension of the 8' Oktave.
   4      Spill Flote          (Gt)  --
   2      Octavin                    12   Extension of the 8' Oktave.
   16     Basson               (Sw)  --
   4      Haubois              (Sw)  --   

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

FINGER PISTONS
   General                        1 - 8
   Swell                          1 - 8 
     Sw. to Ped.                  (rev)
   Great                          1 - 8
     Gt. to Ped.                  (rev)
   Pedal                          1 - 8
   Setter
   Cancel

TOE STUDS
   General                        1 - 8
   Sw. to Ped.                    (rev)
   Gt. to Ped.                    (rev)

MEMORY
   5-level                A, B, C, D, E

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

ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic unit (Kilgen-style)
VOICES: 12
STOPS: 33
RANKS: 16
PIPES: 978

NOTES
The Pedal 16' Sub Bass is enclosed in the Swell chamber.

The Pedal 32' Resultant and Swell II Sesquialtera have been added since
the original 1978 installation.

A note in the Catholic Sentinel, November 10, 1978 reads:

     St. Clare Parish
     To Dedicate Organ
     St. Clare Parish, Portland, will
     dedicate its new pipe organ at an 8
     p.m., Sunday Nov. 12,  liturgy and
     concert, announced Father Patrick
     Evard, OFM, pastor.  The  concert
     will include works for brass, organ,
     choir  and  soloist.  Cynthia  Ram-
     pone will play the organ and Bru-
     netta Mazzolini will be the soprano.

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner April 22, 2009.]

Stoplist from PortlandORgans.com (now inoperative) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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