Seattle, Washington
University Temple United Methodist Church
W.W. KIMBALL, Opus 6983, 1927
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 822RB, 1977 - Major Rebuild & Enlargement
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 822A, 1989 - Tonal Change and Additions
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., SC ___, 1991 - Tonal Additions and new Comb. Action
GREAT SWELL (Expressive)
16' Quintaten 61 16' Gedeckt 12 K
8' Principal 61 8' Diapason 68 K
8' Rohrflöte 61 8' Gedeckt 68 K
8' Gemshorn 61 K 8' Salicional 68 K
4' Octave 61 8' Voix Celeste 68 K
2' Principal 61 4' Principal 68
[IV] Gr. Cornet [37 n] (tg) 148 4' Koppel Flöte 61
IV Mixture 15-19-22-26 244 2-2/3' Nasat 61
8' Trompette I 61 2' Koppel Flöte 12
8' Trompette II 61 1-3/5' Terz 61
4' Clairon 12 IV Mixture 19-22-26-29 244
8' Krummhorn (pos) -- 16' Trompette 12
16' Fagotto 12 K
Great 4' 8' Trompette 61
8' Oboe 68 K
8' Clarinet 68 K
POSITIV (Expressive *) 4' Clairon 12
8' Bordun 61 Tremulant
8' Quintaten (gt) --
8' Dulciana* [in Sw] 61 K Swell 16'
8' Unda Maris* [in Sw] 61 K Unison Off
4' Spill Flöte 61 Swell 4'
2' Klein Prinzipal 61
1-1/3' Klein Nasat 61
1' Sifflöte 61 PEDAL
8' Krummhorn 61 32' Resultant --
8' English Horn* [in Sw] 61 K 16' Diapason 32 K
Tremulant 16' Gamba 32 K
Cymbelstern [Harp] (49) 16' Subbass 32
16' Quintaten (gt) --
Positiv 16' 16' Gedeckt (sw) --
Unison Off 8' Octave 32
Positiv 4' 8' Gemshorn (gt) --
8' Quintaten (gt) --
8' Gedeckt (sw) --
ECHO (Expressive – Antiphonal) 4' Choral Bass 32
8' Stopped Flute 61 K 4' Nachthorn 32
8' Flute Celeste 61 K 2' Quintaten (gt) --
8' Viole Aetheria 61 K III Mixture 22-26-29 96
8' Vox Angelica 61 K 16' Bombarde [Gt] 12
8' Vox Humana 61 K 16' Trompette (sw) --
Tremulant 16' Fagotto (sw) --
Chimes (20) K 8' Trompette (sw) --
4' Clairon (gt) --
4' Krummhorn (pos) --
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal 8,4 General 1 – 12
Great to Pedal 8,4 Echo 1 – 5
Positiv to Pedal 8,4 Swell 1 – 7
Echo to Pedal 8 Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Sw. to Gt. (rev)
Swell to Great 16,8,4 Sw. to Pos. (rev)
Positiv to Great 16,8,4 Great 1 – 7
Echo [on Great] 8,4 Gt. to Ped. (rev)
Positiv 1 – 7
Positiv to Swell 8 Pos. to Ped. (rev)
Echo [on Swell] 8 Pos. to Gt. (rev)
Sforz. (rev)
Swell to Positiv 16,8,4 Set
Cancel
MEMORY
Up / Down 99 levels TOE STUDS
General 1 – 12
Pedal 1 – 7
PEDAL MOVEMENTS (l - r) Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Echo Expression (bal.) Gt. to Ped. (rev)
Swell Expression (bal.) Pos. to Ped. (rev)
Crescendo (bal.) Sforz. (rev)
ACTION: E-P Slider VOICES: 43 STOPS: 66 RANKS: 54 PIPES: 3,070
E-P Unit (inc. chimes)
E-P Pitman (and harp)
NOTES
Stops marked with a "K" in the preceding specification indicate ranks retained from the
original 1927 Kimball.
In this tonal change from the 1977 organ, the original plan was to take the original Pedal
16' Posaune pipes 1-12 and chest, and move them to the Swell to play with the existing 8'
Trompette/4' Clarion unit. Then a new 16-8-4 Bombarde unit was to be placed in the Great
chamber and take the place of the former Pedal 16' Posaune, and the 8' Trompette and 4'
Clarion borrowed from the Swell on the Pedal. Also the original Kimball 16' Fagotto was
going to be eliminated from the Swell stoplist, but remain in the Pedal. And the remaining
Posaune was to be stored in the Swell for future use as an 8' Hautbois (notes 1-20). The
materials for this – pipework and windchests – was to cost $9,910.00
A decision was made to expand the added 16-8-4 Bombarde for use on the Great manual up
thru the 4' Clairon, so pipes 57 – 85 were added to the plan. The Great chimes drawknob
and the blank drawknob were used for this addition.
On the Swell, the 16' Trompette took the place of the original 4' Oboe, and the Kimball
16' Fagotto was retained as a manual stop.
This work was contracted in 1988 and completed in 1989. The material costs for pipes and
windchests was $11,860.00 and the labor was an additional $5,320.00.
In 1991, a IV-rank “Mounted Cornet” [of sorts] was added to the Great on a new windchest
suspended from the roof of the Great slider chest enclosure. It's compass is 37-notes,
tenor G thru g 56. It took the place of the original 4' Quintaten stop.
The remote combination added in 1959 by Wicks representative Charles W. Allen was also
replaced in 1991 with a new Peterson solid state combination action installed in the
console. The number of General pistons was increased from 8 to 12. This required the
removal of the Echo to Ped. reversible piston. Four additional toe studs were also added
to the lower knee panel for the added Generals.
The Harp was added later, and plays from the former Positiv Cymbel Stern drawknob.
Sources: Balcom and Vaughan files; email from David Di Fiore; personal notes
(I was a B&V employee when this was done); JRS; extant organ.
[Received from James R. Stettner 2012-07-02.]