2018-08-07 - This entry describes the removal, moving, and reinstallation of an existing organ from the church's previous edifice. This included tonal alterations to an existing organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, who has heard or played the organ. The Balcom and Vaughan opus list says this organ (which they installed in 1941) came from the Roseway Theatre in Portland. But the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society shows that organ going to a private residence in Portland. It further shows that the Sellwood Methodist instrument came from the Alameda Theatre in Portland. -Database Manager
2022-01-19 - I called the Portland Methodist Conference headquarters in 2020, and was told that the congregation had disbanded and the building had been sold. The fate of the organ is unknown. -Jim Stettner
Source: Stoplist copied from the console March 21, 1991
Portland, Oregon
Sellwood Methodist Episcopal Church (1907)
Leathurby-Smith, ca. 1927
Balcom and Vaughan, 1941 - Moving and re-installation of used organ
Morrell Organ Co., 1960 - Moving and re-installation of used organ
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
16 Bass 8 Tibia 16 Sub Bass
8 Tibia 8 Flute 8 Tibia
8 Concert Flute 8 Viol d'Orch 8 Bass Flute
8 1st Violin 2 2/3 Twelfth 4 Wald Flute
4 Flute 2 Piccolo 8 Trumpet
4 Violin Tremulant
2 2/3 Twelfth
2 Piccolo Swell to Swell 16'
8 Trumpet Swell Unison Off
8 Vox Humana Swell to Swell 4'
Cathedral Chimes
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Sub Bass (Ped) 12 Extension of 8' Concert Flute.
16 Bass (Gt) -- Same as the 16' Sub Bass.
8 Tibia (Gt) 49 This tablet plays a (tc) 8' Dulciana.
8 Tibia (Sw) 61 This tablet plays an 8' Salicional.
8 Tibia (Ped) -- This tablet plays an 8' Open Diapason.
8 Concert Flute (Gt) 61
8 Flute (Sw) -- Same as the 8' Concert Flute.
8 Bass Flute (Ped) -- Same as the 8' Concert Flute.
8 1st Violin (Gt) -- This tablet plays an 8' Open Diapason.
8 Viol d'Orch (Sw) -- This tablet plays an 8' Open Diapason.
4 Flute (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Concert Flute.
4 Wald Flute (Ped) -- This tablet plays the Op. Diap. at 4'.
4 Violin (Gt) 12 This tablet plays the Op. Diap. at 4'.
2 2/3 Twelfth (Sw/Gt) 7 Extension of the 8' Concert Flute.
2 Piccolo (Gt) 5 Extension of the 8' Concert Flute.
2 Piccolo (Sw) 12 This tablet plays the Op. Diap. at 2'.
8 Trumpet (Gt) -- This tablet plays an 8' Salicional.
8 Trumpet (Ped) -- This tablet controls nothing.
8 Vox Humana (Gt) 61
Tremulant (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
Cathedral Chimes (Gt) (21) Maas; A22-f42. Currently disconnected.
PIPE SUMMARY
Open Diapason Concert Plute Salicional Dulciana Vox Humana
85 pipes 97 pipes 61 pipes 49 pipes 61 pipes
INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS
None
FINGER PISTONS
None
TOE STUDS
None
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 5 STOPS: 20 RANKS: 5 PIPES: 353
NOTES
This organ was originally built for Portland's Alameda Theatre.
It was installed in Sellwood Methodist's second (1907) building in 1941
by Balcom and Vaughan of Seattle, Washington. It is not known if any
tonal changes were made at this time.
In 1961 the organ was relocated to the church's 3rd building and re-
installed with extensive tonal changes. In most cases the nomenclature
on the stop tablets does not accurately correspond to the ranks of
pipes being controlled.
The Concert Flute unit is comprised of 31 stopped wood pipes; 17 open
wood pipes; 25 harmonic open wood pipes; and 42 open metal trebles.
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