2007-03-22 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a new organ, created from existing pipes and chests from the 4-manual Kimball organ originally built for the Clemmer Theatre in Spokane and later moved to the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane. The reed ranks were new. -Database Manager
Original document from James R. Stettner. Source: Stoplist copied from Balcom and Vaughan files 2018-08-15
Portland, Oregon
St. Michael's Lutheran Church
W.W. KIMBALL CO., Opus ____, 1914
Balcom and Vaughan, Opus 675, 1960 - Rebuild & Installation
GREAT (Expressive w/Choir) SWELL (Expressive)
8 Open Diapason 61 16 Bass Flute 12
blank 8 Gedeckt 61
blank 8 Salicional 73
4 Octave 61 8 Voix Celeste (tc) 61
2-2/3 Twelfth 61 blank
2 Fifteenth 61 4 Flute 12
blank 2-2/3 Nazard 7
2 Flautina 5
Great to Great 16' 8 Trumpet 61
Great Unison Off 8 Oboe Horn 73
Great to Great 4' 4 Clarion 12
Tremolo
CHOIR (Expressive w/Great) Swell to Swell 16'
8 Concert Flute 73 Swell Unison Off
8 Viola 73 Swell to Swell 4'
8 Dulciana 73
blank
blank PEDAL
4 Harmonic Flute 73 16 Bourdon 32
blank 16 Gedeckt (Sw) –-
8 Clarinet 73 16 Violone (Ch) 12
Tremolo 8 Flute (Sw) –-
4 Flute (Sw) –-
Choir to Choir 16' 8 Trumpet (Sw) –-
Choir Unison Off 4 Clarion (Sw) –-
Choir to Choir 4'
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal 8,4 Universal 1 – 4
Great to Pedal 8,4 Swell 1 – 4
Choir to Pedal 8,4 Great 1 – 4
Choir 1 – 4
Swell to Great 16,8,4 Pedal 1 – 4
Choir to Great 16,8,4
Swell to Choir 16,8,4 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Gt/Ch Expression (bal.)
Swell Expression (bal.)
TOE STUDS Crescendo (bal.)
Gt. to Ped. (rev)
ACTION: E-P ventil VOICES: 15 STOPS: 26 RANKS: 15 PIPES: 1,030
NOTES
The pipework was from the 1914, IV-manual Kimball originally built for the Clemmer
Theatre in Spokane, and later moved into the new Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the
Evangelist where it remained until they contracted fora new Aeolian-SKinner.
Balcom and Vaughan supplied a new console, new shutters, new tremolos, new regulators,
and new Orgelectra rectifier. The reed ranks were also new.
The spare stoptablets in each division were planned for the following stops:
Great Swell Choir
8 Open Flute 61 4 Principal 73 8 Unda Maris (tc) 61
8 Gemshorn 61 4 Koppel Flute 61
Chimes 2 Piccolo 61
With these planned additions the organ would have had 21 voices, 33 stops, 21 ranks, and
1,408 pipes. The chimes were to be used Deagan chimes with a Maas action. The additional
cost would have been $2,510.00 on top of the $10,000.00 contract price, and included
having the 4' Koppel Flute and the Great 2-2/3' Twelfth and 2' Fifteenth exposed on a
chest in front of the Great/Choir expression louvers.
In 1987-88, organ builder Rene Marceau of Portland, Oregon built an essentially new organ
for St. Michael's, which utilized 9 of the 15 ranks from the 1960 Balcom and Vaughan
installation. The Great division was moved out of the Choir chamber and placed in a free-
standing case of red oak with the 8' Prinzipal of polished tin and flamed copper en
façade with the 8' Trompette-en-Chamade below. Further tonal changes and addition were
made in 1991.
Sources: Balcom and Vaughan files
St. Michael's Lutheran
6700 NE 29th Ave.
Portland, OR. 97211
(503) 282-0000
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