2009-02-20 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a rebuild and enlargement of the existing Wicks with some existing ranks switched between divisions or transposed by an octave. Other new ranks were added. A 4th manual was added to the existing console. Much of the manual unification was replaced by independent registers on new chests. The 4th manual was prepared for a Bombarde division of 2 independent registers, 4 speaking stops, and 5 ranks: IV Grand Jeu & 16' Bombarde/8' Trompette Harmonique/4' Clarion Harmonique. -Database Manager
Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from Balcom and Vaughan files and the existing original specification Date not recorded
Portland, Oregon
First United Methodist Church
WICKS ORGAN CO., Opus 3622, 1955
Wicks Organ Co., Opus 3622, 1969 - Antiphonal Division
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 817, 1976 - Rebuild & Tonal Changes
GREAT CHOIR (Expressive)
16 Violone 12 ◘ 8 Geigen 68
8 Principal 68 8 Gedeckt 68 ●
8 Viola 68 ◘ 8 Dolce 68 ֍
8 Doppel Gedeckt 68 8 Dolce Celeste (GG) 61
4 Octave 68 4 Principal 68
4 Wald Flöte 68 4 Zauber Flute 68
2-2/3 Twelfth 61 2-2/3 Rohr Nazard 61
2 Fifteenth 61 2 Block Flöte 61
IV-V Fourniture [19-22-26-29] 293 1-3/5 Tierce 61
III Scharf [26-29-33] 183 III Cymbal [36-39-43] 183
Tremulant 16 Corno d'Bassetto 68
Chimes (tc - c2) (25) 8 Tuba 68
Carillon 8 Clarinet 61
4 Schalmei 68
Great to Great 16' Tremulant
Great Unison Silent [2] Celesta (CC – c 49) (49)
Great to Great 4'
Choir to Choir 16'
Choir Unison Silent
SWELL (Expressive) Choir to Choir 4'
16 Gemshorn 12 *
8 Viola Pomposa 68
8 Viola Celeste 68 PEDAL
8 Rohr Flute 68 32 Untersatz [1-12 elec.] –-
8 Gemshorn 68 * 16 Diapason 32 ≈
8 Gemshorn Celeste (tc) 61 16 Violone (Gt) –- ◘
4 Prestant 68 16 Bourdon 32 ◊
4 Harmonic Flute 68 16 Gemshorn (Sw) –- *
2 Octavin 61 16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Ch) 12 ●
1-1/3 Larigot 61 16 Dolce (Ch) 12 ֍
IV Plein Jeu [22-26-29-33] 244 8 Octave 12 ≈
III Sesquialtera [12-17] 122 8 Major Flute 12 ◊
16 Contra Fagot 12 ▼ 8 Gemshorn (Sw) –- *
8 Trompette 68 ♠ 8 Gedeckt (Ch) –- ●
8 Fagot 68 ▼ 4 Choral Bass 32
8 Vox Humana (tc) 49 4 Flute (Gt 8') –-
4 Clarion 12 ♠ IV Full Mixture [2'] 128
Tremulant 32 Contra Bombarde –- □
16 Ophicleide 32 □
Swell to Swell 16' 16 Contra Fagot (Sw) –- ▼
Swell Unison Silent 8 Tromba 12 □
Swell to Swell 4' 4 Clarion 12 □
4 Chalumeau (Ch) –-
BOMBARDE (IV)
IV Grand Jeu [15-19-22-16] –-
16 Bombarde –-
8 Trompette Harmonique –-
4 Clarion Harmonique –-
GREAT ANTIPHONAL ANTIPHONAL ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
16 Gemshorn 8 Rohr Flöte 16 Gemshorn
8 Principal 8 Gemshorn 16 Rohr Bourdon
8 Rohr Flöte 4 Principal 8 Octave
8 Gemshorn 4 Spill Flöte 8 Rohr Gedeckt
4 Octave 2-2/3 Nazat 4 Choral Bass
4 Spill Flöte 2 Gemshorn
2 Hohl Flöte 1 Sifflöte
III Mixture 8 Trumpet
8 Trumpet Tremulant
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Antiphonal On
Great Ant. On Antiphonal 4'
Great Ant 4'
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Gemshorn (GA/AP) 12 Extension of the 8' Gemshorn.
16 Rohr Bourdon (AP) 12 Extension of the 8' Rohr Flöte.
8 Principal (GA) 61
8 Octave (AP) –- Same as the 8' Principal.
8 Rohrflöte (A/GA) 61
8 Rohr Gedeckt (AP) –- Same as the 8' Rohr Flöte.
8 Gemshorn (A/GA) 61
4 Octave (GA) 12 Extension of the 8' Principal.
4 Choral Bass (AP) –- Same as the 4' Octave.
4 Principal (A) 61
4 Spill Flöte (A/GA) 61
2-2/3 Nazat (A) –- Derived from the Rohr Flöte unit.
2 Hohl Flöte (GA) 61
2 Gemshorn (A) 24 Extension of the 8' Gemshorn.
1 Sifflöte (A) 24 Extension of the 8' Rohr Flöte. Top
octave repeats.
III Mixture (GA) 183
8 Trumpet (A/GA) 61
PIPE SUMMARY
Principal Rohr Flöte Gemshorn Principal
73 pipes 97 pipes 97 pipes 61 pipes
Spill Pfeife Hohl Flöte Mixture Trumpet
61 pipes 61 pipes 183 pipes 61 pipes
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal 8,4 Undocumented
Great to Pedal 8,4
Choir to Pedal 8,4
G.A. to Pedal 8 TOE STUDS
Ant. to Pedal 8 Undocumented
Swell to Great 16,8,4
Choir to Great 16,8,4 PISTON COUPLERS
Manual IV to Great 8 Undocumented
Swell to Choir 16,8,4
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
Great Expression (bal.)
Choir Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P & D-E ™ VOICES: 49 STOPS: 86 RANKS: 67 PIPES: 4,173
NOTES
The church's previous two instruments in the previous edifice were: (1) a III-manual,
26-rank tracker-action instrument built by Geo. H. Ryder of Boston, Mass. in 1899 as
his opus 151. The disposition of the Ryder is not known. (2) a III-manual, 29-rank,
electro-pneumatic Estey built in 1943 as that firm's opus 3147. When the new [present]
church was built in the 1950's, the Estey was sold to Millwood Presbyterian Church in
Spokane, Washington and installed there by Balcom and Vaughan.
The new church was provided with a new, III-manual Wicks pipe organ installed in three
expressive chambers across the front of the church. The organ was dedicated by Lauren
B. Sykes who thereafter was invited by the church to become their organist. The Chimes
and Celesta were added after the original installation.
The Swell 8' Vox Humana was installed inside its own enclosure within the Swell chamber.
It had its own Tremulant – called vibrato. The Vox Humana enclosure was also fitted with
a lid that was normally in the open position, but which could be closed by drawing on
the Swell stop labeled Vox Humana Softer which allowed a pneumatic to exhaust - closing
the lid.
In 1968, the unified 8-rank, unenclosed Antiphonal division was installed at the rear of
the sanctuary – cantilevered off of the back wall. It was named in memory of former pastor,
Dr. Laurence E. Nye. A permanent bronze plaque mointed to the west side of the Antiphonal
Division cabinet reads:
Antiphonal Division
In Memory of
The Rev.
Laurence E. Nye, D.D.
Minister, 1945 – 63
The contract for the construction of the Antiphonal organ was signed on September 16, 1966.
The cost was $21,342.00 which covered its construction and installation. Local carpentry and
electrical preparations cost another $3,500.00. It was installed by regional Wicks represent-
ative Mr. Charles W. Allen of Seattle. Installation began in the spring and was completed in
September. The wind pressure was 2½”. It was dedicated in worship on Sunday, November 24,
1968, and with a dedicatory recital that afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Three organists and one
soloist participated in the dedication.
A new IV-manual console was also provided as part of this project.
In 1976, Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. of Seattle Washington was contracted to make
tonal changes and additions to the existing Wicks instrument. Some ranks were swapped between
divisions. Some ranks were transposed an octave in pitch – from 8' to 4'. The Bombarde divi-
sion was prepared for and to have played from the 4th manual.
In subsequent years, the organ was rebuilt, modified, and enlarged yet again.
Sources: Wicks opus list; Antiphonal Division Dedicatory Concert program; Balcom
and Vaughan opus list and files; JRS
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