Better Pipe Organ Database

Balcom and Vaughan Opus 417 (1945)

Advent Christian Church
1300 E. Olive
Seattle, WA

Images

1991-11-25 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Horseshoe
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
7 stops
9 registers
2 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Blind Action
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2014-06-24 - Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- The Wicks organ was originally built for the St. Maries Theatre in St. Maries, Idaho. Originally it had only 4 ranks and was highly unified. For the Seattle installation, the pipes were placed on new Kilgen-style, Balcom and Vaughan unit chests, and the console was refurbished. -Database Manager

2014-06-26 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console November 25, 1991 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Seattle, Washington
Advent Christian Church (DoC)

WICKS ORGAN CO., Opus 458, 1923
Balcom and Vaughan, Opus 417, 1945 - Moving, Rebuild, & Installation


GREAT (Expressive)                           COUPLERS
   8  Open Diapason                 61          Swell to Pedal                 [8]
   8  Melodia                       61          Great to Pedal                 [8]
   8  Dulciana                      61
      Chimes   (Unknown; ta-e41)   (20)         Swell to Great               16,8,4

   2  blank, yellow tablets
                                             FINGER PISTONS (fixed, blind, unlab.)
   Great to Great 4'                            Sw 1 – 8' Sal., 8' V. Cel., Ped. 16'

                                                Sw 2 – 8' S.F., 8' Sal., 4' Harm.Fl.;
SWELL (Expressive)                                     Ped. 16'; Sw. to Ped. coupler 
   8  Stopped Flute                 61
   8  Salicional                    61          Clear
   8  Voix Celeste            (tc)  49
   4  Harmonic Flute                61          Gt 1 – 8' Mel., 8' Dul., Ped. 16';
      Tremolo                                          Gt. to Ped. coupler 

   2  blank, yellow tablets                     Gt 2 – 8, 8, 8; Gt. to Gt. 4' coup.;
                                                       Sw. to Gt. 8' & 4' couplers;
   Swell to Swell 16'                                  Ped. 16'; Gt. to Ped. coupler
   Swell Off 8'
   Swell to Swell 4'
                                             TOE STUDS
                                                Removed [likely orig. sound effects]
PEDAL (Expressive)
   16 Bourdon                 (Sw)  12
                                             PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   2  blank, yellow tablets                     Expression                    (bal.)
                                                Crescendo                     (bal.)


ACTION: E-P unit        VOICES: 7        STOPS: 9        RANKS: 7        PIPES: 415
                                      (inc. chimes)


NOTES
The Wicks was originally built for the St. Maries Theatre in St. Maries, Idaho. It was a
highly unified 4-rank organ. When moved and rebuilt, the Wicks windchests were replaced
with new Kilgen-style, Balcom and Vaughan E-P unit chests, other ranks were added, and the
console was refurbished.


Sources: Eugene M. Nye list; B&V opus list; The Encyclopedia of the American Theatre organ,
         Vol. II, JRS; extant organ.

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2015-12-05.]