Residence: Frank B. Robinson
Moscow, ID
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
after 1931 - Dr. Robinson at his organ console (Photograph from an archival source: Photo in the archives of Balcom and Vaughan, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1931 - Dr. Robinson at his transplanted 1924 Smith theatre organ. (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage ad about Dr. Robinson's, 'Psychiana" in the Nov. 1, 1931 Spokane, Washington "Spokesman Review", submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1931 - Home exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage ad about Dr. Robinson's, 'Psychiana" in the Nov. 1, 1931 Spokane, Washington "Spokesman Review", submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Horseshoe
- 2 manuals
- 5 registers
- 1 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Notes
2015-06-08 - Organ relocated without any change.
Identified by James R. Stettner, using information found in Balcom and Vaughan opus list; other media.
-- The organ was originally built for the Madrona Garden Theatre on Cherry St. in Seattle, Washington. According to the Balcom and Vaughan opus list, it was removed by B & V in 1931 and reinstalled in Dr. Robinson's residence in Moscow, Idaho. However, an article in the magazine section of the Spokane, Washington Spokesman-Review, on Sunday, November 1, 1931 lists the installer as J. Riley Chase of Spokane. It is not improbably that Balcom and Vaughan did the removal in Seattle, and then sub-contracted the installation to Mr. Chase. The pipes were installed in a basement chamber with a 9" x 5' grille in the living room floor for sound egress. The five ranks were: Flute, Tibia, Vox Humana, Violin, and Celeste. The console as a standard horseshoe-style console. -Database Manager
2015-06-14 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
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