2013-12-08 - Console (Photograph by Christina Hertel/Database Manager)
2013-12-08 - Stopkeys (Photograph by Christina Hertel/Database Manager)
2008-04-07 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was allegedly tonal changes to an existing organ. The Balcom and Vaughan was supposed to have been essentially a used Morton of unknown provenance, installed with a new Balcom and Vaughan console. The church does not appear on the Balcom and Vaughan Master Opus list under this name. -Database Manager
2014-01-14 - Updated through online information from James Conners. -Database Manager
Source: Stoplist copied from the console December 10, 2013
Seattle, Washington
St. Thomas the Apostle Assyrian Catholic and Apostolic Church
ROBERT MORTON, 1920's
Balcom and Vaughan, 1940's
Olympic Organ Builders, 1964 - Tonal Revision
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
8 Open Diapason 16 Bass Flute 16 Bourdon
8 Gedeckt 8 Gedeckt 16 Gedeckt
8 Salicional 8 Salicional 8 Flute
8 Dulciana 8 Voix Celeste 8 Cello
4 Octave 8 Dulciana 4 Choral Bass
4 Flute 4 Flute 2 Octave
4 Salicet 2 2/3 Nazard
4 Dulcet 2 Piccolo
2 Fifteenth 1 3/5 Tierce
1 1/3 Octave Quinte Tremolo
1 Twenty-Second
Chimes
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Bourdon (Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
16 Gedeckt (Ped) –- Same as the 16', but 1-12 on soft wind.
16 Bass Flute (Sw) –- Same as the 16' Bourdon. Tenor C.
8 Open Diapason (Gt) 61
8 Gedeckt (Sw/Gt) 61
8 Flute (Ped) –- Same as the 8' Gedeckt.
8 Salicional (Sw/Gt) 61
8 Cello (Ped) –- Same as the 8' Salicional.
8 Voix Celeste (Sw) 49 Tenor C.
8 Dulciana (Sw/Gt) 61
4 Octave (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Open Diapason.
4 Choral Bass (Ped) –- Same as the 4' Octave.
4 Flute (Sw/Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
4 Salicet (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Salicional.
4 Dulcet (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Dulciana.
2 2/3 Nazard (Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
2 Fifteenth (Gt) –- From the Open Diapason unit. Top 8ve
from the 2' Piccolo.
2 Octave (Ped) –- From the Open Diapason unit.
2 Piccolo (Sw) 5 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt
1 3/5 Tierce (Sw) –- From the Gedeckt unit. 57 notes.
1 1/3 Octave Quinte (Gt) __
1 Twenty-Second (Gt) __
Tremolo (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
Chimes (2_)
PIPE SUMMARY
Diapason Gedeckt Salicional Voix Celeste Dulciana
73 pipes 97 pipes 73 pipes 49 pipes 73 pipes
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 5 STOPS: 27 RANKS: 5 PIPES: 365
NOTES
The organ is reportedly a used Robert Morton from an unknown location which Balcom
and Vaughan installed used with a new B&V console. It had later tonal changes by
Olympic Organ Builders of Seattle.
Sources: Balcom and Vaughan opus list; JRS; extant organ
St. Thomas the Apostle Armenian Apostolic Church
165 NW 65th St.
Seattle, WA. 98107 Documented: June 27, 1991
[Received from James Conners 2013-12-12.]
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