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Unknown Builder (1966after)

First Baptist Church
904 Washington St. SE
Olympia, WA

Images

2019-12-22 - Facade (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2019-12-22 - Console: Great stops (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2019-12-22 - Console: Swell stops (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2019-12-22 - Console: Pedal stops (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
22 stops
10 registers
2 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2019-12-23 - This was the addition of a III Mixture to the Great by an unknown person or firm utilizing the chimes tablet - which was moved to one of the blank tablets in the Swell stoprail. The chimes continue to play from the Great. No other changes were made. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from the console December 22, 2019 Date not recorded

Olympia, Washington
First Baptist Church

BALCOM and VAUGHAN, Opus 454, 1947 - Electrify & Install Used 2-7 Kimball
Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, 1966 - Add 2-Rank Exposed Great
Unknown Builder, 19?? - Add Gt III Mixture


<u>GREAT</u>                                        <u>COUPLERS</u>
8'  Spitz Flöte                  61          Swell to Pedal                  8
8'  Dulciana            [in Sw]  61          Great to Pedal                  8
4'  Principal                    61
2'  Octave                       12          Swell to Great               16,8,4
III Mixture  1⅓'                183

<u>Duplexed from Swell</u>                          <u>FINGER PISTONS</u>
8'  Principal              (Sw)  12          General                       1 – 3
8'  Bourdon                (Sw)  –-          Swell & Pedal                 1 - 3
4'  Harmonic Flute         (Sw)  –-          Great & Pedal                 1 – 3


<u>SWELL (Expressive)</u>                           <u>TOE STUDS</u>
8'  Bourdon                      61          None
8'  Salicional                   61
8'  Voix Celeste           (tc)  49
4'  Principal                    61          <u>PEDAL MOVEMENTS</u>
4'  Harmonic Flute               61          Swell Expression             (bal.)
2'  Harmonic Flute               12          Crescendo                    (bal.)
8'  Trumpet                      61
    Tremulant
    Great Chimes                (18)    
    blank
    blank
    blank

Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
                                             <u>ACTION</u>: E-P unit and primary

<u>PEDAL (Expressive)</u>                           <u>VOICES</u>: 10
16' Bourdon                (Sw)  12
8'  Principal              (Sw)  –-          <u>STOPS</u>: 22; inc. chimes
8'  Bourdon                (Sw)  –-
4'  Octave                 (Sw)  –-          <u>RANKS</u>: 12
8'  Trumpet                (Sw)  –-
4'  Trumpet                (Sw)  –-          <u>PIPES</u>: 756


<u>NOTES</u>
This organ began life as a 2-manual, 7-rank, tubular-pneumatic Kimball. Its
original home is not documented. It was electrified by Balcom and Vaughan of
Seattle and installed in 1947 on new E-P unit chests. In 1966, the 2-rank
exposed Great was added bringing the total to 9 ranks.

The Swell 8' Principal, 16'/8' Bourdon, 4' Harmonic Flute. 8' Dulciana, 8'
Salicional, and 8' Voix Celeste (originally the Great 4' Violina) are all
original Kimball ranks. The added Great 8' Spitz Flöte and 4'/2' Principal
are new pipework in 1966.

The Great III Mixture 1⅓' was added by an unknown person or firm at an
unknown time. It's composition is:

                    1-18               19-22-26
                   19-30            15-19-22
                   31-42         12-15-19
                   43-61       8-12-15


<u>Sources</u>: Balcom and Vaughan opus list; JRS; extant organ.


First Baptist Church
904 Washington St. SE
Olympia, WA. 98501                           Documented: December 22, 2019

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