2019-12-22 - Organ facade in the chancel choir gallery (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2019-12-22 - 1966 added facade: 8' Spitz Flote and 4' Principal (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2012-05-30 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is in a chamber on the right side of the chancel with a cantilevered display of pipes in front of the grille. -Database Manager
2012-05-31 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the addition of an exposed 2-rank Great to the existing organ, which was a second-hand Kimball installed by Balcom and Vaughan in 1947 as their opus 454 - a 2-manual, 7-rank organ which they electrified before installation. Cost of the 2-rank additions was $1,851.00. The congregation was originally Central Baptist, and changed its name to First Baptist in 1951. The building is the old St. John's Episcopal. -Database Manager
Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from the console December 22, 2019 Date not recorded
Olympia, Washington
First Baptist Church
BALCOM and VAUGHAN, Opus 454, 1947 - Electrify & Install Used 2-7 Kimball
Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs , 1966 - Add 2-Rank Exposed Great
<u>GREAT</u> <u>COUPLERS</u>
8' Spitz Flöte 61 Swell to Pedal 8
8' Dulciana [in Sw] 61 Great to Pedal 8
4' Principal 61
2' Octave 12 Swell to Great 16,8,4
Chimes (18)
>u>Duplexed from Swell</u> <u>FINGER PISTONS</u>
8' Principal (Sw) 12 General 1 – 3
8' Bourdon (Sw) –- Swell & Pedal 1 - 3
4' Harmonic Flute (Sw) –- Great & Pedal 1 – 3
<u>SWELL (Expressive)</u> <u>TOE STUDS</u>
8' Bourdon 61 None
8' Salicional 61
8' Voix Celeste (tc) 49
4' Principal 61 <u>PEDAL MOVEMENTS</u>
4' Harmonic Flute 61 Swell Expression (bal.)
2' Harmonic Flute 12 Crescendo (bal.)
8' Trumpet 61
Tremulant
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Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
<u>ACTION</u>: E-P unit and primary
<u>PEDAL (Expressive)</u> <u>VOICES</u>: 9
16' Bourdon (Sw) 12
8' Principal (Sw) –- <u>STOPS</u>: 21; inc. chimes
8' Bourdon (Sw) –-
4' Octave (Sw) –- <u>RANKS</u>: 9
8' Trumpet (Sw) –-
4' Trumpet (Sw) –- <u>PIPES</u>: 573
<u>NOTES</u>
This organ began life as a 2-manual, 7-rank, tubular-pneumatic Kimball. Its
original home is not documented. It was electrified by Balcom and Vaughan of
Seattle and installed in 1947 on new E-P unit chests. In 1966, the 2-rank
exposed Great was added bringing the total to 9 ranks.
The Swell 8' Principal, 16'/8' Bourdon, 4' Harmonic Flute. 8' Dulciana, 8'
Salicional, and 8' Voix Celeste (originally the Great 4' Violina) are all
original Kimball ranks. The added Great 8' Spitz Flöte and 4'/2' Principal
are new pipework in 1966. The first 5 pipes of the Spitz Flöte are stopped
wood.
<u>Sources</u>: Balcom and Vaughan opus list; JRS; extant, altered organ.
First Baptist Church
904 Washington St. SE
Olympia, WA. 98501
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