2013-09-03 - This entry describes alterations to an existing organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- This was a solid state conversion of both the relay and combination action. While no new ranks were added, some additional stops were borrowed to the Pedal; the Swell 4' Flachflote was revoiced as a 4' Principal and also programmed to play at 8' pitch with the bottom octave being borrowed from the 8' Spitz Gamba. A 1-3/5' Tierce taken from the Rohrflute unit was added - though it only plays for 45 notes as the 2' extension of the Rohrflute was never re-connected and only plays for 49 notes. Concussion bellows have also been removed from the Balcom and Vaughan windchests. -Database Manager
2013-09-05 - Updated through online information from James R.Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console August 31, 2013 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Seattle, Washington
Hope Lutheran Church (MS)
BALCOM and VAUGHAN PIPE ORGANS, INC., Opus 785, 1971
Marceau & Associates, 2008 - Solid State Conversion, Tonal Changes & Additions
GREAT COUPLERS
16 Rohr Bass (Sw) -- Swell to Pedal 8,4
8 Principal (façade) 61 Great to Pedal 8
8 Gedackt 61 MIDI to Pedal
8 Rohrflute (Sw) --
8 Spitzgamba (Sw) -- Swell to Great 16,8,4
4 Octave 61 MIDI to Great
4 Gedackt 12
2 Octave (Sw) -- MIDI to Swell
1-1/3 Nasat (Sw) --
III Mixture 1-1/3' 183
8 Hautbois (Sw) -- FINGER PISTONS
General 1 - 8
Enclosed Great to Great 4' Swell & Pedal 1 - 5
Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Sw. to Gt. (rev)
SWELL (Expressive) Great & Pedal 1 - 5
8 Principal -- Gt. to Ped. (rev)
8 Rohrflute 61 Set
8 Spitzgamba 68 Cancel
8 Spitzgamba Celeste (GG) 61
4 Octave 73
4 Rohrflute 12 TOE STUDS
2-2/3 Nasard 73 General 1 - 8
2 Rohrflute 12 Gt. to Ped. (rev)
1-3/5 Tierce (Rf) --
III Plein Jeu 1' 183
8 Hautbois 68 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Tremulant Swell Expression (bal.)
Zimbelstern Crescendo (bal.)
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
1 blank stoptablet
PEDAL
16 Subbass 32
16 Rohr Bordun (Ped/Sw) --
8 Principal (façade) 32 ACTION: E-P unit (Kilgen-style)
8 Gedackt (Gt) --
8 Rohrflute (Sw) -- VOICES: 14
8 Spitzgamba (Sw) --
4 Octave 32 STOPS: 34; inc. Zimbelstern
4 Gedackt (Gt) --
16 Hautbois (Sw) 12 RANKS: 18
8 Hautbois (Sw) --
4 Hautbois (Sw) -- PIPES: 1,097
NOTES
The façade contains 10 pipes of the Great 8' Principal (FF – D#), and the first 15 pipes
of the Pedal 8' Principal. The first 12 notes of the Pedal 16' Rohr Bordun are from the
16' Subbass on soft wind with the balance from the Swell 8' Rohrflute.
As originally built, the organ had 14 voices, 28 stops including chimes, 18 ranks, and
1,097 pipes. The chimes were later replaced by the present 4-bell Zimbelstern.
During the Marceau & Associates work, the old relays and console components were replaced
with Syndyne ™ solid state controls. The original stops had been tilting tablets, and were
converted to rocker tablets.
On the Great, the only addition was to borrow the Swell 16' Rohr Bordun to the Great. The
Enclosed Great to Great 4' coupler actually affects all of the Great stops; be they indig-
enous or borrowed from the Swell. The Great 1-1/3' Nasat is engraved as a 2-2/3' Nasat,
and is an extension of the swell 2-2/3' Nasard.
On the Swell, the original 4' Flach Flöte was revoiced to be a 4' Octave, and an 8' Principal
was derived from it. The bottom octave is borrowed from the 8' Spitz Gamba. The added 1-3/5'
Tierce is taken from the Rohrflute unit.
On the Pedal, three additional stops were borrowed from the manuals: Great 8' Gedackt, Swell
8' Spitzgamba, and Swell 8' Hautbois.
Sources: B&V opus list; Marceau & Associates files; JRS; extant organ
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