2004-10-30 - From Trinity Lutheran, Oakland, CA; via Grace Lutheran, Visalia, CA. Altered Glenn White 1978, 2-14. Rebuilt Olympic Org. Co. (no indication whether before or after White). -Database Manager
2007-05-01 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- N.B. --- In reference to the above note, Glenn White founded Olympic Organ Builders, so they are one and the same. -Database Manager
2008-11-05 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2008-11-13 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The facade has been substantially altered from the original. All that is left is a pipe fence of 15 stenciled pipes which are notes 9-18 of the 8' Open Diapason plus 4 dummies. The original Gt. 8' Dulciana was replaced by a IV Mixture. The Gt. 4' Octave is not original. The original Sw. 8' "string" was replaced with a 2' register. The original Gt. 8' Stopd Bass knob now controls an added Pedal 4' open metal register, and the original Bellows Signal now controls an added Pedal 8' open metal register. The Tremolo has been intentionally disabled. The original double-rise reservoir was replaced at an undocumented time in the past. Source: extant organ documented November 11, 2008. -Database Manager
2011-10-26 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2016-07-26 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. <br>The Great 4' Octave of German manufacture added by Olympic Organ Builders, and replaced by Puget Sound Pipe Organs in 2011, was added in July 2016 to the 1970 Reuter (Op. 1702) at Emmanuel Lutheran in Moscow, Idaho by Puget Sound Pipe Organs. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console December 17, 1994; verified and updated February 17, 2000 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Des Moines, Washington
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Whalley & Genung, ca. 1890
Olympic Organ Builders, ca. 1978 - “Reinstallation”
GREAT
8 ft. Open Diapason. 61 GG# 9 thru F 18 en facade.
8 ft. Melodia. 61
4 ft. Octave. 61
2 ft. Fifteenth 61
3 Rks Mixture 244 Replaced the original 8' Dulciana.
SWELL (Expressive)
8 ft. Stopd Diapason. (tc) 49
8 ft. Stopd Bass 12
4 ft. Flute. 61
2 ft. Flautino. (tc) 49 Replaced the original 8' string.
8 ft. Oboe. (tc) 49
Tremolo.
PEDAL
16 ft. Pedal Bourdon. 30
8 ft. Open Bass 30 Added.
4 ft. Choral Bass 30 Added.
COUPLERS (Drawknob)
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Swell to Great
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
ACTION: Mechanical Key & Stop
VOICES: 12
STOPS: 13
RANKS 15
PIPES: 798
NOTES
The organ was originally built for First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran in
Oakland, CA. The Great 8 ft. Open Diapason originally had its first 18
pipes in the stenciled façade. It was replaced there in 1946 by Aeolian-
Skinner, Opus 1102.
At that time, the organ was relocated to Grace Lutheran in Visalia, CA.
by an undocumented person or firm.
Ca. 1978, the organ was relocated through the Organ Clearing House to
Resurrection Lutheran in Des Moines, WA. where it was reinstalled by
Glenn D. White dba Olympic Organ Builders. Tonal changes were made at
the time of installation in WA.
The façade has been substantially altered for the Resurrection Lutheran
installation. Pipes 1 thru 8 of the Great 8 ft. Open Diapason once
originally in the façade are now offset inside. Only the original center
section of the façade over the keydesk exists - partially altered - and
contains pipes GG# 9 thru F 18 of the Great 8 ft. Open Diapason. The
Great 8 ft. Dulciana has been replaced with a IV Mixture.
On the Swell, the original 8’ “string” register has been replaced with
a 2’ register. The Swell Tremolo has been intentionally disabled.
The Pedal had two ranks added: an 8 ft. open metal which is controlled
by the original Bellows Signal drawknob; and a 4 ft. open metal which
is controlled by the original Great 8’ Stopd Bass drawknob.
SOURCES: OHS Database; extant, altered organ documented November 11, 2008.
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