Richard Warburton
1980s

The Estey was originally built for the German Lutheran Church at Terry & Stewart in downtown Seattle. It was removed, electrified, and reinstalled by Balcom and Vaughan without tonal changes and only electric primaries added to the original Estey ventil chests.

Richard Warburton made extensive tonal changes to the organ utilizing used pipework, and added an electro-mechanical chest to hold a 2' Flautina on the Great.

In 1993, the organ was de-piped, cleaned, failed chest pneumatics releathered, and the pressure
raised/restored as a gift by Jim Stettner and Michael Gagnon assisted by parishioners. This was done the day before a notable anniversary in which the bishop would be in attendance.

In 1997, with dwindling membership, the building was temporarily closed and reorganized as Gift of Grace Lutheran Church. Jim Stettner was called-in to examine the organ by a new Music Dir. and discuss the possibility of a movable console and tonal work. Later, he found the console cable severed and the console stored in a corner, and the pastor had made his office in the ante-room outside the organ chamber.

The present status and even presence of the organ is unknown.