Balcom and Vaughan Opus 633 (1957)

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2023-07-13 - Great stoptabs (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2023-07-13 - Swell stoptabs (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2023-07-13 - Pedal Stoptabs (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2023-07-13 - Steinway piano, console and pipe screen (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2023-07-13 - Sanctuary (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2023-07-13 - Altar, console and pipe screen (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2023-07-13 - Console underneath pipe screen (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2023-07-13 - Console (Photograph by Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

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Notes

2016-06-13 - Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, based on personal knowledge of the organ. <br><br>The Estey was originally built for First Methodist Episcopal Church in Missoula, Montana. It was replaced there in 1956. The Estey was electrified with two additions and installed in side-by-side chambers at St. John's Lutheran in Seattle, Washington. -Database Manager

2016-06-24 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2016-06-29 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. <br>The congregation started life as St. John's Lutheran - a Danish American congregation at 26th and Spruce. In 1955 they moved to their present location. In 1967, Emmaus Lutheran (Swedish-Finnish] merged with them and the 's' was dropped to become St. John Lutheran. In 2001, St. Paul's [English] Lutheran in the Fremont neighborhood merged and the name was changed again to St. John United Lutheran. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console November 20, 1991; verified & updated December 7, 2005 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Seattle, Washington St. John's [Danish] Lutheran CHurch ESTEY ORGAN CO., Opus 908, 1911 Balcom and Vaughan, Opus 633, 1957 - “Electrification & Re-installation” GREAT (Expressive - Left) COUPLERS 8' Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal 8,4 8' Melodia 61 Great to Pedal 8,4 8' Gamba 61 8' Dulciana 61 Swell to Great 16,8,4 4' Octave 61 Tremolo Chimes (M-R: TF-f42) (25) FINGER PISTONS Great to Great 16' General 1 - 3 Great Unison Off Swell & Pedal 1 - 3 Great to Great 4' Great & Pedal 1 - 3 SWELL (Expressive - Right) TOE STUDS 16' Bass Flute –- Gr. to Ped. (rev) 8' Violin Diapason 61 8' Stopped Flute 61 8' Salicional 61 8' Voix Celeste 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS 4' Spitz Principal 61 Swell Expression (bal.) 4' Harmonic Flute 61 Great Expression (bal.) 2-2/3' Nazard –- Crescendo (bal.) 2' Piccolo 24 blank 8' Trompette 61 Tremolo Swell to Swell 16' Swell Unison Off Swell to Swell 4' ACTION: E-P ventil & unit PEDAL (Expressive) VOICES: 15 16' Open Diapason (in Gt) 32 16' Bourdon (in Sw) 32 STOPS: 23; inc. chimes 16' Gedeckt (Sw) –- 8' Open Diapason 12 RANKS: 15 8' Flute (Sw) –- 4' Flute (Sw) –- PIPES: 881 NOTES The organ was originally built by the Estey Organ Co. of Brattleboro, Vermont in 1911 as their opus 908 for the Methodist Episcopal Church (now, First United Methodist) in Missoula, Montana. The facade contained __ pipes which included a 16' Open Diapason. These pipes are stenciled in colors of blue, green, and gold. The organ played by means of tubular-pneumatic action. The Estey was replaced in 1956 by a new 2-manual, 15-rank Reuter built as that firm's opus 1215 for a new worship space. The Estey was made available for sale, and was removed by Balcom and Vaughan of Seattle, Washington. The original windchest primaries were electrified as were the ventil stop actions. New regulators were provided. The Swell 8' Stopped Flute was moved to new unit chests to play at four pitches in the Swell, and to be borrowed to the Pedal at three pitches. A new Balcom and Vaughan console replaced the original Estey tubular-pneumatic console/keydesk. Two tonal additions were also made at this time. The Swell 4' Spitz Principal was added as was the Swell 8' Trompette, which has flared bells. The rebuilt organ was installed at what was then called St. John's Evangelical Danish Lutheran Church on Phinney Ave. across from Woodland Park Zoo. All of the pipes are installed in two, side-by-side chambers at the front of the room on the right side of the chancel. The Swell is in the left chamber and the Great in the right chamber. The Pedal is divided between both chambers with the Swell housing the 16' Bourdon and the Great housing the 16' Open Diapason – some of whose pipes are installed horizontally. The Pedal 16' Gedeckt borrows notes 1-12 from the Pedal 16' Bourdon on soft wind, and the balance from the Swell Stopped Flute. Sources: Estey opus list; Balcom and Vaughan opus list; JRS; extant organ [Received from James R. Stettner 2016-06-14.]

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