1988-12-29 - Console (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2007-03-22 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was an electrification of the existing 1908 Estey. The original pipes and chests were retained. Balcom and Vaughan added an independent 12-pipe bass to the Swell 8' Salicional, and the Pedal compass was increaed from 30 to 32 notes. 2 pipes were added to the 16' Bourdon to make it full-compass. The finger pistons - labelled PP, P, MP, MF, FF - were preset and blind. -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from the console December 29, 1988 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Portland, Oregon
St. James Lutheran
Estey Organ Co., Opus 542, 1908
Balcom and Vaughan, Opus 485, 1949 - Electrification
GREAT (Expressive)
8' Open Diapason 61 17 stencilled, zinc facade pipes
labeled, 542. 44 common metal pipes
with leathered upper lips labeled #412.
8' Melodia 61 12 stopped wood basses. 49 open wood
pipes. Labeled, 542.
8' Dulciana 61 12 bearded, canistered zinc basses
labeled, #985. 49 bearded, spotted
metal pipes labeled, A400.
4' Octave 61 Zinc bases. 55 common metal pipes
labeled, C117.
Chimes (21) Maas; Compass: tenor A thru f 42.
Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Off
Great to Great 4'
SWELL (Expressive)
8' Flute 61 61 stopped wood pipes labeled, 542.
8' Salicional 61 6 zinc basses. 55 spotted metal pipes.
All bearded. Labeled, B729.
4' Flute 61 6 zinc basses. 55 common metal pipes.
Labeled, #818. Middle c is the first
harmonic pipe.
8' Oboe (tc) 49 49 bearded, cylindrical spotted metal
pipes with a tapered top. Labeled, A58
and Pat. Pending 1905.
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
PEDAL (Expressive)
16' Bourdon 32 32 stopped wood pipes. 1-30 were the
original case sides. 31 & 32 added.
16' Lieblich Gedeckt -- Same as the 16' Bourdon but on "soft
wind".
COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal 8
Great to Pedal 8
Swell to Great 16,8,4
FINGER PISTONS (Preset; blind)
PP - Swell: 8' Salicional
Great: 8' Dulciana
Pedal: 16' Lieblich Gedeckt.
P - Swell: 8' Flute
Great: 8' Dulciana + Gt. to Gt. 4'
Pedal: 16' Lieb. Ged. + Gt. to Ped. 8'
MF - Swell: 8' Flute, 8' Salicional, 4' Flute
Great: 8' Mel., 8' Dulc. + Sw. to Gt. 8'
Pedal: 16' Bourdon + Sw. to Ped. 8' + Gt. to Ped. 8'
F - Swell: 8' Flute, 8' Salicional, 8' Oboe
Great: 8, 8, 8, 4 [full]; + Sw. to Gt. 8' & 4'
Pedal: 16' Bourdon + Sw. to Ped. 8'
FF - Swell: 8' Flute, 4' Flute, 8' Oboe + Sw. to Sw. 4'
Great: 8' O.D., 8' Dulc., 4' Octave + Sw. to Gt. 16', 8', 4'
Pedal: 16' Bourdon + Sw. to Ped 8'
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: Electric key & stop to E-P ventil chests
VOICES: 9
STOPS: 11; inc. chimes
RANKS: 9
PIPES: 508
NOTES
Where the Estey had originally been free-standing and encased, a chamber
was constructed and the entire electrified instrument recessed within
under expression. A new console was provided. The Swell 8' Salicional
which had originally been a tenor C stop was expanded to full-compass,
and the Pedal 16' Bourdon was made to play as a Lieblich Gedeckt as well.
But otherwise - no tonal changes/additions were made. A new Tremolo was
provided, and a used set of larger expression louvers were installed to
replace the original, smaller Estey set.
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