Hochhalter, Inc.
1993
Originally W. W. Kimball Co. (ca. 1905)
Grace Episcopal Church
Sanctuary; front
1545 Franklin Street
Astoria, OR, US
8 Ranks - 471 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 25646 ● Builder ID: 7365 ● Location ID: 22593
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions20 Stops8 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
According to Hochhalter, the console is from Möller Opus 7539 (1948).
Database Manager on March 19th, 2007:
Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- This is a rebuild of the 1966 Balcom and Vaughan electrification, itself a rebuild of the original ca. 1905 W.W. Kimball Co. instrument. The Balcom and Vaughan work had attempted to make a "Neo-Baroque" unit organ out of the 1905 Kimball pipework with an added, exposed 4' Kupfer Principal of 73 pipes. The Hochhalter, Inc. work sought to de-unify the over-unified 1966 design, and to reinstate some divisional independence between manuals and pedals. The stoplist is reduced in the number of speaking stops, but has a better presence and cohesion now. There is still some unification, but it has been minimized. The organ is prepared for future additions which will hopefully include restoration of the original, extant Kimball facade pipes. A used, reconditioned 1946 Moller console replaced the 1966 Balcom and Vaughan console.
Webpage Links: Grace Episcopal Church, Astoria, Oregon [Builder's web site]
Related Instrument Entries: Balcom and Vaughan (Opus 751, 1966) , W. W. Kimball Co. (1905 ca.) , M. P. Möller (Opus 7539, 1948)
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