Morrell Organ Co.
1960
Originally Leathurby-Smith (1927 ca.)
Sellwood United Methodist Church
sanctuary; front
1422 SE Tacoma St.
Portland, OR, US
5 Ranks - 353 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Leathurby-Smith
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal1 Divisions5 Stops20 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ CrescendoStop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
I called the Portland Methodist Conference headquarters in 2020, and was told that the congregation had disbanded and the building had been sold. The fate of the organ is unknown.
Database Manager on August 7th, 2018:
This entry describes the removal, moving, and reinstallation of an existing organ from the church's previous edifice. This included tonal alterations to an existing organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, who has heard or played the organ.
The Balcom and Vaughan opus list says this organ (which they installed in 1941) came from the Roseway Theatre in Portland. But the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society shows that organ going to a private residence in Portland. It further shows that the Sellwood Methodist instrument came from the Alameda Theatre in Portland.
Related Instrument Entries: Balcom and Vaughan (1941)
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