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Estey Organ Co. Opus 2281 (1925)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
902 Market Street
Tacoma, WA

Images


1925 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2023-05-06 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Elliott Sander, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

1960's - 'Estey 'luminous' console (Photograph by William J. Bunch, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

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Notes

2007-10-16 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager

2016-06-24 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. <br>The organ had a 'luminous' console. That was replaced by Olympic Organ Builders at an unknown date before 1976. In 1976, Tacoma organ technician Homer R. Johnson made tonal changes to the organ. The chambers are along the ceiling in front. The Echo plays from the Great and is affected by the Great couplers. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed Specification Source: From builder's website Date not recorded

Tacoma, Washington
First Baptist Church

Estey Organ Co.   Opus 2281   1925                 3 manuals, 41 stops, 43 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN (enc. with Choir)         SWELL ORGAN
     16' Open Diapason             61      16' Lieblich Gedeckt          73
      8' Open Diapason             61       8' Open Diapason             73
      8' Second Open Diapason      61       8' Stopped Diapason          73
      8' Gamba                     61       8' Quintadena                73
      8' Doppel Flute              61       8' Salicional                73
      8' Concert Flute             61       8' Viole d'Orchestre         73
      8' Gemshorn                  61       8' Voix Celeste (TC)         61
      4' Octave                    61       8' Aeoline                   73
      4' Flute Harmonic            61       4' Flauto Traverso           73
  2 2/3' Twelfth                   61       2' Piccolo                   61
      2' Fifteenth                 61          Dolce Cornet III         183
      8' Tuba                      61       8' Cornopean                 73
         Tremolo                            8' Oboe                      73
         Chimes (Echo)                      8' Vox Humana                73
         Harp (Choir)                          Tremolo
         Great to Great 16                     Swell to Swell 16
         Great to Great 8                      Swell to Swell 8
         Great to Great 4                      Swell to Swell 4
         Swell to Great 16
         Swell to Great 8                      ECHO ORGAN
         Swell to Great 4                   8' Lieblich Gedeckt          61
         Choir to Great 16                  8' Muted Viol                61
         Choir to Great 8                   8' Viole Celeste (TC)        49
         Choir to Great 4                   4' Flute                     61
                                            8' Vox Humana                61
         CHOIR ORGAN                           Tremolo
     16' Contra Gamba              73          Chimes
      8' Diapason                  73      
      8' Clarabella                73          PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Viole d'Amour             73      16' Open Diapason             44
      8' Dulciana                  73      16' Second Open Diapason (Gt) --
      8' Unda Maris (TC)           61      16' Bourdon                   44
      4' Flute d'Amour             73      16' Contra Gamba (Choir)      --
      8' Clarinet (labial)         73      16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Swell)  --
         Tremolo                           16' Echo Bass (ext Echo)      12
         Harp                               8' Octave (fr. Open Diap)    --
         Choir to Choir 16                  8' Flute (fr. Bourdon)       --
         Choir to Choir 8                   8' Cello (Choir)             --
         Choir to Choir 4                  16' Tuba Trombone (ext Great) 12
         Swell to Choir 16                     Pedal to Pedal 4
         Swell to Choir 8                      Great to Pedal 8
         Swell to Choir 4                      Swell to Pedal 8 
                                               Choir to Pedal 8

         COMBINATIONS                          PEDAL MOVEMENTS
         General        10                     Great to Pedal Reversible
         Swell           6                     Balanced Swell Pedal
         Great           6                     Balanced Gt/Ch Pedal
         Choir           6                     Balanced Echo Pedal
         Echo            3                     Crescendo Pedal
         Pedal           4
         Echo ON/OFF
         Great ON/OFF


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-06-06]


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