Des Moines, Washington
St. Philomena's Catholic Church

AUSTIN ORGAN COMPANY, Opus 412, 1912
Richard Warburton, ca. 1971 - Moving, Rebuilding, & Re-Installation


MANUAL I (Great)                             COUPLERS
   8   Open Diapason                73          Manual II to Pedal               8
   8   Flute                  (II)  --          Manual I to Pedal                8,4
   4   Octave                       73
   4   Harmonic Flute         (II)  --          Manual II to Manual I         16,8,4
   2   Super Octave                 61
   II  Mixture      [19-22]        122
   II  Mixture      [26-29]        122       FINGER PISTONS
       blank                                    General                        1 - 3
                                                Swell                          1 - 5
   Manual I to Manual I 16'                     Great                          1 - 3
   Manual I Unison Off                          Choir                          1 - 3
   Manual I to Manual I 4'

                                             TOE STUDS
MANUAL II (Choir)                               Sw. to Ped.                    (rev)
   8  Flute   [Concert]             73          Gr. to Ped.                    (rev)
   8  Dulciana                      73
   8  Celeste                 (tc)  61
   4  Octave                   (I)  --       PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   4  Harmonic Flute                73          Gt/Ch Expression              (bal.)
   2  Super Octave             (I)  --          Swell Expression              (bal.) 
   8  Oboe                          73          Crescendo                     (bal.) 
      blank
      blank
      blank                                  SWITCHES (Unlabeled)
                                                Unknown                     On / Off
   Manual II to Manual II 16'                   Unknown                     On / Off
   Manual II Unison Off                         Unknown                     On / Off
   Manual II to Manual II 4'

                                             ACTION: Austin Universal™ (E-P)
PEDAL
   16 Bourdon                       32       VOICES: 11           STOPS: 16
   8  Bourdon                       12
      blank                                  RANKS: 13          PIPES: 848


NOTES
The exact time-line of this organ is not fully known, but it began life as a 2-manual,
9-rank instrument built by the Austin Organ Co. in 1912 as their opus 412 for the Globe
(aka, Circuit) Theatre in Salem, Oregon.

Ca. 1919, it was moved to Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington by an unknown
person or firm. What changes and/or additions were made at that time are undocumented. It
was replaced at Immanuel in 1971 by a new Casavant.

The organ was moved for a second time – this time to St. Philomena's Catholic Church in Des
Moines, Washington by Richard Warburton. While installation was begun ca. 1971, Rev. Steve
Woodland of St. Philomena's reported in a June 28 phone conversation that the organ wasn't
actually dedicated until ca. 1977.

The main windchest is Austin and some of the pipework is original. This includes the Diapason,
Concert Flute, Harmonic Flute, Oboe, and Pedal Bourdon. The console is not the original Austin,
whose disposition is unknown. The console style seems to suggest Kimball as it bears a striking
resemblance to the 1914 Kimball console from Seattle's Colonial Theatre. The top manual is not
utilized in this installation, and none of the combination action works. The unidentified On/Off
switches are located on the top, right side of each manual keycheek. These may have been the
original Unison Off controls.

The organ was removed ca. 1993 and Fr. Woodland reports that he had been told that the organ was
possibly sold to a Baptist Church in the Grey's Harbor area on the Washington coast.


Sources: Eugene M. Nye compilation; JRS; extant organ

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2013-07-02.]