ca. 1927 - Organ facade and console, ca. 1927. (Archival photograph, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved/Database Manager)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2009-05-22 - Identified through information in <i>Seattle Organ Atlas 2008</i>. "Store closed June, 1968, organ installed Seattle Center Arena May 1969." -Database Manager
2013-07-07 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was installed in a mezzanine in the Dining Room. It was chambered with a 3-sectional facade containing 57 pipes arranged: 17-23-17. Only the Great 16' Open, Pedal 16' Bourdon, and the 16' extension of the Swell 8' Oboe were non-expressive. The store closed ca. 1968 and the organ was given to the City of Seattle. It was moved to the Civic Ice Arena and installed by Glenn D. white and his crew. -Database Manager
2013-07-17 - Photograph from MOHAI courtesy of Howard Giske: -- PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle. -Database Manager
2022-03-01 - Sold through Sherman Clay & Co. Cost $25,000 plus $5,000 freight and installation. 3 h.p. Orgoblo, 1/3 h.p. Turbo Suction unit, 12ʺ 40 cu/ft. for player; 6ʺ w.p. With Aeolian Duo-Art player, purchased because of favorable experience with Aeolian installed in the Rhodes residence. Aeolian compound windchest system. -- *2008 OHS Atlas* -Paul R. Marchesano
Source: 2008 OHS Atlas
Great Organ (Enclosed section) DIAPASON 16 (sc. 32), DIAPASON 8 (sc. 40), FLUTE F 8 (Gross Flute reg.), STRING F 8 (sc. 57 Gamba), STRING P 8 (Gemshorn), FLUTE (high) 4 (Harm. Reg.), TR UMPET 8 (5" sc.), Clarinet 8 (free reed), Harp (F & P control) 61 bars, Chimes (F & P control) 20 tubes, Great to Great 16ʹ, 4ʹ, Unison Release
CHOIR ORGAN (Duplexed from Great) Flute 8, String F 8, String P 8, Flute (High) 4, Clarinet 8, Chimes, Harp, Choir to Choir 16ʹ, 4ʹ, Unison Release
SWELL ORGAN FLUTE DEEP 16 (12 pipes, 24 sc. Bourdon; 61 pipes 37 sc. Stand. Stop. Diap. 19 tapered metal), DIAPASON 8 (sc. 44), STRING MF 8 (Viole, sc. 57), STRING F (Vibrato) 8 (sc. 57), Flute 8, Flute 4, Flautina 2, Tierce 1⅗ (rewired to 12th), OBOE 8 (reg.), VOX HUMANA 8 (reg.), Chimes, Harp, Swell to Swell 16ʹ, 4ʹ, Unison Release
PEDAL ORGAN Diapason 16 (Gt.) in case 32n, FLUTE F 16 (Sc. 13 Bourdon) 32w, Flute P 16 (Swell), STRING 16 (Ext. Gt. Str. F) sc. 45 12n, Octave 8 (Gt. 8ʹ Diap), CONTRA FAGOTTA 16 (reg. 5ʺ) 32r
COUPLERS Swell to Great 16ʹ, 8ʹ, 4ʹ, Choir to Great 16ʹ, 8ʹ, 4ʹ, Swell to Choir 16ʹ, 8ʹ, 4ʹ, Great to Pedal 8ʹ, 4ʹ, Swell to Pedal 8ʹ, 4ʹ, Choir to Pedal 8ʹ, 4ʹ
COMBINATION PISTONS (Blind) Great: P M F 0; Sw, Ch, same, Great to Pedal Reversible (stud), Sforzando (stud)
EXPRESSION Gt. & Choir – Swell- Crescendo, Tremulants to Great, Swell- Choir
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