First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Forest Grove, OR
Opus 1510
Great
8' Gr. Open
Diapason
61
8' Gr.
Melodia
61
8' Gr.
Dulciana
61
4' Gr. Flute
d'Amour
61
Great Unison
ON/OFF
Swell
(Enclosed)
8' Sw. Stopped
Diapason 61
8' Sw.
Salicional
61
4' Sw. Flute
Harmonic
61
8' Sw.
Oboe [labial] (tc)
49
Sw.
Tremolo
Swell to Swell
16'
Swell Unison
ON/OFF
Swell to Swell
4'
Pedal
16 Ped.
Bourdon
30
Couplers
Swell to
Pedal [8]
Great to
Pedal [8]
Swell to
Great 16,
[8], 4
Foot Levers
(Labeled)
REV [Great to Pedal] reversible
Pedal
Movements
Swell
Expression
balanced
Crescendo
balanced
Action:
Tubular-Pneumatic
Voices:
9
Stops:
9
Ranks:
9
Pipes:
506
Notes
The organ was installed
in a chamber behind a wooden grille on the right side of the front wall
near the corner.
Only the console was visible.
The tremolo affects
the entire instrument. The Unison Off function is operated by means of ON/OFF
pistons located
on the top, right side of each manual key
frame.
The
congregation dwindled, the church closed, and the organ was given to a local man
who removed it. He, in turn, sold it to St. Aidan's Episcopal Church of
Portland and they had expectation to install it in their church to replace a
II-manual, 3-rank M.P. Moller "Artiste" unit organ. However, after purchasing
the Estey for $2,000.00, St. Aidan's learned of a III-manual, 18-rank Balcom and
Vaughan organ available for $5,000.00 and purchased that.
At present
[July 2004] the Estey is stored at St. Aidan's pending its sale to another
interested party.
Plans are afoot to move it to a church in
Seattle.
Update: The organ was purchased by and moved to the residence
of William C. Gustafson III, Gresham, OR, in March 2009.
Sources
Estey
Opus List
Extant original installation
James
R. Stettner
William C.
Gustafson III
