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Estey Organ Co. Opus 2527 (1927)

Scottish Rite Temple
196 North Third Street
San Jose, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
32 stops
62 registers
6 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Removed 1980 by E. Millington Stout and stored for reinstallation in new building. Replaced by electronic substitute. Moved to Forrest Ridley residence, Grants Pass, OR. -Database Manager

2007-06-18 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Great, Swell, Echo Swell, Choir, Echo Choir, and Pedal. -Database Manager

2007-09-17 - Updated through online information from Philip Stimmel. -Database Manager

2023-01-13 - In 1981, the building was rehabilitated as the San Jose Athletic Club. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From builder's website Date not recorded

San Jose, California
Scottish Rite Temple

Estey Organ Co.   Opus 2527   1927               3 manuals, 32 stops, 35 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
     16' Double Open Diapason    97        16' Contra Salicional       85
      8' First Open Diapason     61         8' Diapason Phonon         73
      8' Second Open Diapason    --         8' Rohr Flute              73
      8' Major Flute             61         8' Viol d'Orchestre        73
      8' Melodia                 61         8' Voix Celeste            73
      8' Gemshorn                61         8' Salicional (fr. 16')    --
      4' Open Diapason (fr. 16') --         4' Flauto Traverso         73
      4' Harmonic Flute          61         4' Salicional (fr. 16')    --
  2 2/3' Open Diapason (fr. 16') --            Mixture IV             244
      2' Open Diapason (fr. 16') --        16' Double Trumpet          85
      8' Tuba                    73         8' Trumpet (fr. 16')       --
      4' Tuba (fr. 8')           --         8' French Horn             73
                                            8' Oboe                    73
         CHOIR ORGAN                        4' Trumpet (fr. 16')       --
     16' Dulciana               101            Tremulant
      8' Tibia Plena             73            Chimes (prepared)
      8' Concert Flute           73
      8' Gamba                   73            PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --        16' 1st Open Diapason       44
      8' Dulciana Celeste (TC)   61        16' 2nd Open Diapason (Gt)  --
      4' Wald Flute              73        16' Bourdon                 44
      4' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --        16' Salicional (Sw)         --
  2 2/3' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --        16' Dulciana (Ch)           --
      2' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --        16' Gedeckt (Ant)           --
  1 3/5' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --         8' Open Diapason (fr. 1st) --
      8' Clarinet                73         8' Bourdon (fr. 16')       --
         Tremulant                          8' Salicional (Sw)         --
         Harp (prepared)                    8' Gedeckt (Ant)           --
                                           16' Tuba (ext Gt)           12
         ANTIPHONAL ORGAN (on Choir)       16' Double Trumpet (Sw)     --
     16' Gedeckt                 97         8' Trumpet (Sw)            --
      8' English Diapason        73         4' Trumpet (Sw)            --
      8' Gedeckt (fr. 16')       --
      8' Salicional              73
      8' Flute Celeste II       134
      4' Gedeckt (fr. 16')       --
  2 2/3' Gedeckt (fr. 16')       --
      2' Gedeckt (fr. 16')       --
      8' English Horn            73
      8' Vox Humana              61
         Tremulant

Luminous Console
Pedal Stops on Pistons, 2nd Touch
Sustaining Pedal on Choir


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-06-07]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON June 1926 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield

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