Source: Stoplist copied from the console December 1, 1992
Spokane, Washington
Grace Lutheran Church
BENNETT ORGAN CO., Opus ___, 1927
Unknown Builder, Unknown Date - Installation Used
GREAT (Expressive) COUPLERS
8 Diapason 73 Swell to Pedal 8
8 Melodia 61 ◊ Great to Pedal 8
8 Violon-Cello 73 ◘
8 Dulciana 73 Swell to Great 16,8,4
4 Flauto Traverso 12 ◊
2 Piccolo (Sw) 5
FINGER PISTONS
Great to Great 4' Swell & Pedal 1 – 3
Great & Pedal 1 – 3
SWELL (Expressive)
16 Bourdon 12 * TOE STUDS
8 Stopped Diapason 61 * None
8 Salicional 73
8 Voix Celeste (tc) 61
8 Aeoline 73 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
4 Flute d'Amour 12 * Expression (bal.)
2-2/3 Nasard 7 * Crescendo (bal.)
2 Flauto (Gt) 12 ◊
1-3/5 Tierce [57 n] (S.D.) –- *
8 Oboe [Syn.] --
8 Vox Humana (tc) 49
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison [Off] ACTION: E-P primary/unit
Swell to Swell 4'
VOICES: 10
PEDAL (Expressive) STOPS: 21
16 Bourdon 32
16 Dolce (Sw) -- * RANKS: 10
8 Violoncello (Gt) –- ◘
8 Flute (Sw) -- * PIPES: 701
NOTES
This organ does not appear on the Bennett Opus List, so it must be a second-hand
installation. It is not known who did the installation or when, though a likely
candidate is local organ technician George A. Graham. This may be the Bennett
originally built for Fourth Presbyterian Church in Spokane which disbanded and is
now home to a more fundamental/evangelical congregation called Fourth Memorial
Church.
A new relay was added to the organ in the room beneath the chamber. When this
was done, the Swell 2' Flauto was re-wired to the Great 2' Piccolo switch and
the Great 2' Piccolo was wired to the Swell 2' Flauto switch. This was done to
add some variety to the flute chorus on each manual and make it less homogenous-
sounding. The Swell 8' Oboe was synthetic, being derived from the 8' Salicional
and 2-2/3' Nasard. It has since been re-wired by eliminating the Salicional and
moving the 2-2/3' to 1-1/3' pitch which plays for 49 notes.
A set of Maas chimes is playable from a separate keyboard attached to the console.
Their compass is 25 notes, from tenor F thru f 42.
The organ was cleaned in December of 1992 by Balcom and Vaughan. Several sets of
stoppers were also re-leathered. The organ was prematurely coated with heavy dust
in 1997 when the inside of the sanctuary was re-painted and the contractor
neglected to cover the chamber opening.
Sources: JRS; extant organ
Grace Lutheran Church
1827 E. Pacific
P.O. Box 4033
Spokane, WA. 99202
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