Savoy Theatre
Eugene, OR
Opus 1106

 
Great
8'  Gr. Open Diapason                61
8'  Gr. Melodia                           61
8'  Gr. Dulciana                          61
  
Swell (Enclosed)
8'  Sw. Stopped Diapason           61
8'  Sw. Salicional                       61
4'  Sw. Flute Harmonic               61
8'  Sw. Vox Humana                  61
Sw. Tremolo                         
  
Pedal
16'  Ped. Bourdon                       30
 
Couplers
Swell to Pedal                           [8]
Great to Pedal                          [8]
Swell to Great                           [8]
Swell to Great 8ves                   [4]
 
Foot Levers
Undocumented
 
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression             balanced

Action: Tubular-Pneumatic key & stop
 
Voices:  8
 
Stops:  8
 
Ranks:  8

Pipes:  457
 
Notes
The organ was originally built for the Savoy Theatre in Eugene, OR. It was likely free-standing and encased.
The extant Great 8' Open Diapason pipes are painted gold with brown banding around the tops and outlining the pipe mouth.

The Swell 8' Vox Humana is clearly Estey, but appears to have been added as an after-thought.
It is not part of the main Swell 3-rank chest, but rather its own chest provided with an external ventil action.

The organ was moved sometime in the 1930's to Seattle's Columbian Presbyterian Church on 32nd Avenue
in the Madrona neighborhood and installed as is. Who did the move and re-installation is not known. It may have been Balcom and Provorse, or it may have been a regional Estey representative like Mr. H.C. Ferris.  In 1953, Columbian Presbyterian Church merged with Grace Presbyterian at Columbian's building to form Madrona Community Presbyterian Church.
 

Offset 8' Open Diapason
basses. . .original
facade pipes.


With grill cloth removed during
a recent sanctuary renovation.


Great pipes
8' Open Diapason,
8' Melodia,
8' Dulciana



Swell pipes
 4' Harmonic Flute,
 8' Stopped Diapason,
 8' Salicional,
 8' Vox Humana


 
The organ primaries were direct-electrified by organ technician Richard Warburton of Seattle at an undocumented time,
but well after the church merger of 1953. A used Kilgen "Imperial"console was provided and a pneumatic
shutter engine was installed to replace the former mechanical linkage of the original organ. A new blower was also provided.
No tonal changes were made, and the resulting stoplist was:

Great
8'  Open Diapason                      61
8'  Melodia                                 61
8'  Dulciana                               61
blank                                    
blank                                    
 
Great to Great 4'                            
 
 
Swell (Enclosed)
8'  Stopped Diapason                 61
8'  Salicional                              61
blank                                   
4'  Flute Harmonic                     61
blank                                   
blank                                   
8'  Vox Humana                        61
Tremulant                            
 
Swell to Swell 16'                           
Swell Unsion Off                             
Swell to Swel 4'                              
 
 
Pedal
16'  Bourdon                               30
blank                                 
blank                                 
blank                                 
 
 
Couplers
Swell to Pedal                          8,4 
 Great to Pedal                          8,4  
Swell to Great                      16,8,
 
 
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression           balanced
Crescendo                    balanced


Action: D-E primary
 
Voices:  8
 
Stops:  9; inc. chimes
 
Ranks:  8

Pipes:  457

Sources
Estey Opus List
Extant, moved organ
James R. Stettner

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