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Balcom and Vaughan Opus 637 (1957)

University Lutheran Church
1604 NE 50th St.
Seattle, WA

Images


1993-03-17 - Console from rear gallery (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1993-03-17 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Unknown - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2011-07-13 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the addition of a used 2-manual, 6-rank Reuter, Opus 306, 1928 from an A.M.E. church in Boise, Idaho. The transplanted Reuter was installed in a chamber at the rear of the church as an Echo organ. Stopkeys were added to the coupler rail to control Echo Great, Echo Swell, and Echo Pedal. The original 1928 console was installed in the rear gallery as well. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console March 17, 1993 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Seattle, Washington
University Lutheran Church

The REUTER ORGAN CO., Opus 1047, 1954
Balcom and Vaughan, 1954 - Original Installation
Balcom and Vaughan, Opus 637, 1957 - Addition of Echo Organ


GREAT (Expressive – Right)                   ECHO GREAT (Expressive)
8      Open Diapason             73          8     Open Diapason              61
8      Melodia                   73          8     Flute                (Sw)  --
8      Gemshorn                  73          8     Dulciana             (tc)  49 
8      Dulciana                  73          4     Flute                (Sw)  --
8      Unda Maris          (tc)  61                Chimes      (Maas: tf-f2) (25)
4      Octave                    73         [4]    Harp   (Wurlitzer: tg-g3) (49)
4      Nachthorn                 73
II     Rauschquint   [12-15]    122
       Tremolo                               ECHO SWELL (Expressive)
       Chimes (Maas; tf-f2)     (25)         16    Bass Flute                 12
                                             8     Flute                      61
Great to Great 16'                           8     Salicional                 73
Great Unison Off                             8     Voix Celeste         (tc)  61
Great to Great 4'                            4     Flute                      12
                                             2-2/3 Nazard                      7
                                             2     Piccolo                     5
SWELL Expressive – Left)                     8     Vox Humana                 61
16     Rohr Bourdon              12                Tremolo
8      Geigen Diapason           73
8      Rohr Flute                61
8      Viola                     73          ECHO PEDAL (Expressive)
8      Viola Celeste       (tc)  61          16    Bourdon              (Sw)  --
8      Aeoline                   73          16    Gedeckt              (Sw)  --
4      Spitz Principal           73          8     Flute                (Sw)  --
4      Rohr Flute                12
2-2/3  Rohr Nasat                 7
2      Flautino                   5          MAIN ORGAN
16     Fagotto                   12
8      Trumpet                   73          Action: E-P pitman and unit
8      Oboe                      61
8      Vox Humana                73          Voices: 18
4      Oboe Clarion              12          
       Tremolo                               Stops: 34; inc. chimes

Swell to Swell 16'                           Ranks: 19
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'                            Pipes: 1,346
                            

PEDAL (Expressive)                           ECHO ORGAN
16     Diapason                  32
16     Bourdon             (Sw)  --          Action: E-P unit
16     Gedeckt             (Sw)  --
10-2/3 Quint               (Sw)  --          Voices: 6
8      Principal                 12
8      Flute               (Sw)  --          Stops: 17 inc. chimes & harp
4      Principal                 12
4      Flute               (Sw)  --          Ranks: 6
16     Fagotto             (Sw)  --
8      Oboe                (Sw)  --          Pipes: 402


COUPLERS                                     FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal                  8,4          General                       1 - 6
Great to Pedal                  8,4          Swell                         1 – 6
                                               Sw. to Ped.                 (rev)
Swell to Great               16,8,4          Great                         1 – 6
                                               Gr. to Ped.                 (rev)
                                             Gen. Can.

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression             (bal.)
Great Expression             (bal.)          TOE STUDS
Crescendo                    (bal.)          General                       1 - 6
                                             Gr. to Ped.                   (rev)



NOTES
Then organ was installed for Reuter by Balcom and Vaughan of Seattle. The
drawknob console sits at the front right side with the organist facing
forward.

The Echo division was added by Balcom and Vaughan in 1957 as their opus
637. It is a used Reuter from an A.M.E. Church in Boise, Idaho, and was
built as that firm's opus 306 in 1928. While the pipework is Reuter, the
windchests appear to be typical Balcom and Vaughan Kilgen-style E-P unit
chests. The Wurlitzer Harp was also likely added to the organ at this
time. It is playable from its own original console in the rear gallery,
or via stopkeys from the main organ console.

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2011-10-26.]

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