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Balcom and Vaughan (1941)

Sellwood Methodist Episcopal Church (1907): Sanctuary
Portland, OR

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

Images

1960's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Image from a 1990's church directory, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Horseshoe
2 manuals
5 stops
20 registers
1 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: None

Notes

2022-01-19 - This entry represents the first re-installation of a used organ - the first pipe organ for the church. It was later relocated to their 3rd building. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the relocated console in the 3rd church March 1, 1991

Portland, Oregon
Sellwood Methodist Episcopal Church (1907)

Leathurby-Smith, ca. 1927
Balcom and Vaughan, 1941 - 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
8     Trumpet
8     Vox Humana
      Cathedral Chimes


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.

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