Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2020-07-28 - This organ was originally built for Norwegian Zion Lutheran Church on So. 59th Street in So. Tacoma, and was installed in a chamber. The church later (before 1963) modified its name to Mt. Zion Lutheran to avoid confusion with the Zion Lutheran on 6th Avenue. At an unknown date in the 1960's, the Mt. Zion Lutheran built a new edifice on Thompson St. The organ was brought along and again installed in a chamber under expression with an ornamental grille containing gold dummy pipes. -Jim Stettner
Source: Stock model Moller stoplist July 27, 2020
Tacoma, Washington
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church [Unsure]
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 7135, 1944 - Original Specifications
Unknown Person or Firm, 19__ - Moving & Re-installation
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
8 Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Bourdon
8 Gedeckt 8 Gedeckt 8 Diapason
8 Viole Dolce 8 Viole Dolce 8 Flute
4 Octave 4 Flute 4 Octave
4 Flute 4 Fugara 4 Flute
4 Fugara 2-2/3 Flute Twelfth
2-2/3 Viole Twelfth 2 Flautino
2 Viole Fifteenth 8 Trumpet
8 Trumpet 4 Clarion
Tremolo
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Bourdon (Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt. Tenor C on
the Swell.
8 Diapason (Gt/Ped) 61
8 Gedeckt (Gt/Sw) 61
8 Flute (Ped) -- Same as the 8' Gedeckt.
8 Viol Dolce (Gt/Sw) 61
4 Octave (Gt/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Diapason.
4 Flute (Gt/Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
4 Fugara (Gt/Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Viol Dolce.
2-2/3 Viol Twelfth (Gt) 7 Extension of the 8' Viol Dolce. Top 2
pipes break back to 4' pitch.
2-2/3 Twelfth (Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt. Top 2 pipes
break back to 4' pitch.
2 Viol Fifteenth (Gt) 5 Extension of the 8' Viol Dolce. All 5
pipes break back to 4' pitch.
2 Flautino (Sw) 5 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt. All 5 pipes
break back to 4' pitch.
8 Trumpet (Gt/Sw) 61
4 Clarion (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Trumpet.
Tremolo (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
PIPE SUMMARY
Diapason Bourdon/Gedeckt Viole Dolce Trumpet
73 pipes 97 pipes 85 pipes 73 pipes
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 4 STOPS: 23 RANKS: 4 PIPES: 328
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal [8] Full Organ 1 – 4
Great to Pedal [8]
Swell to Great [8] PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
FOOT LEVERS
Gt. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
NOTES
This organ was originally built for Norwegian Zion Lutheran Church on So. 59th Street in So. Tacoma, and was installed in a chamber. The church later (before 1963) modified its name to Mt. Zion Lutheran to avoid confusion with the Zion Lutheran on 6th Avenue.
At an unknown date in the 1960's, the Mt. Zion Lutheran built a new edifice on Thompson St. The organ was brought along and again installed in a chamber under expression with an ornamental grille containing gold dummy pipes.
Another subsequent merger between congregations in 1998 resulted in the organ being
moved to a third home and the new congregation name was United Lutheran Church.
Sources: Moller Opus List; Tim Drewes (former organist) by phone and email; Erik
McLeod; JRS; extant, relocated organ
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
5917 S. Thompson Ave.
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