Olympia, Washington
First Baptist Church
BALCOM and VAUGHAN, Opus 454, 1947 - Electrify & Install Used 2-7 Kimball
Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, 1966 - Add 2-Rank Exposed Great
Unknown Builder, 19?? - Add Gt III Mixture
<u>GREAT</u> <u>COUPLERS</u>
8' Spitz Flöte 61 Swell to Pedal 8
8' Dulciana [in Sw] 61 Great to Pedal 8
4' Principal 61
2' Octave 12 Swell to Great 16,8,4
III Mixture 1⅓' 183
<u>Duplexed from Swell</u> <u>FINGER PISTONS</u>
8' Principal (Sw) 12 General 1 – 3
8' Bourdon (Sw) –- Swell & Pedal 1 - 3
4' Harmonic Flute (Sw) –- Great & Pedal 1 – 3
<u>SWELL (Expressive)</u> <u>TOE STUDS</u>
8' Bourdon 61 None
8' Salicional 61
8' Voix Celeste (tc) 49
4' Principal 61 <u>PEDAL MOVEMENTS</u>
4' Harmonic Flute 61 Swell Expression (bal.)
2' Harmonic Flute 12 Crescendo (bal.)
8' Trumpet 61
Tremulant
Great Chimes (18)
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Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
<u>ACTION</u>: E-P unit and primary
<u>PEDAL (Expressive)</u> <u>VOICES</u>: 10
16' Bourdon (Sw) 12
8' Principal (Sw) –- <u>STOPS</u>: 22; inc. chimes
8' Bourdon (Sw) –-
4' Octave (Sw) –- <u>RANKS</u>: 12
8' Trumpet (Sw) –-
4' Trumpet (Sw) –- <u>PIPES</u>: 756
<u>NOTES</u>
This organ began life as a 2-manual, 7-rank, tubular-pneumatic Kimball. Its
original home is not documented. It was electrified by Balcom and Vaughan of
Seattle and installed in 1947 on new E-P unit chests. In 1966, the 2-rank
exposed Great was added bringing the total to 9 ranks.
The Swell 8' Principal, 16'/8' Bourdon, 4' Harmonic Flute. 8' Dulciana, 8'
Salicional, and 8' Voix Celeste (originally the Great 4' Violina) are all
original Kimball ranks. The added Great 8' Spitz Flöte and 4'/2' Principal
are new pipework in 1966.
The Great III Mixture 1⅓' was added by an unknown person or firm at an
unknown time. It's composition is:
1-18 19-22-26
19-30 15-19-22
31-42 12-15-19
43-61 8-12-15
<u>Sources</u>: Balcom and Vaughan opus list; JRS; extant organ.
First Baptist Church
904 Washington St. SE
Olympia, WA. 98501 Documented: December 22, 2019