Bethany Presbyterian Church
Seattle, WA
Opus 541

 
Great
8'  Gr. Open Diapason                61
8'  Gr. Melodia                           61
8'  Gr. Dulciana                          61
4'  Gr. Octave                             61
4'  Gr. Flute d'Amour                   61
 
Swell (Enclosed)
16' Sw. Bourdon Treble       (tc)   49
16' Sw. Bourdon Bass               12
8'  Sw. Violin Diapason               61
8'  Sw. Stopped Diapason           61
8'  Sw. Salicional                       61
4'  Sw. Flute Harmonic               61
8'  Sw. Oboe   [labial]          (tc)   49
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:  12
 
Stops:  13
 
Ranks:  12

Pipes:  689
 
 
Notes
The organ was installed at the front of the former Bethany Presbyterian Church at the south base of Queen Anne Hill.
 
The organ was a chambered installation with green and gold stencilled pipes in the facade. These pipes would likely have included the first 10 or 17 pipes of the Great 8' Open Diapason.  The console was likely detached and separate.
 
In 1934, Bethany moved to the top of Queen Anne Hill on Queen Anne Ave. N. to a handsome, new brick edifice. The new facility was provided with music by M.P. o`llers' opus 6216.  The old building with its Estey pipe organ was sold to Central Church of Latter-day Saints. In 1945, Balcom and Vaughan releathered all the pneumatics of the organ.
 
 
Sources
Estey opus list
Balcom and Vaughan files
Extant, electrified and altered organ
James R. Stettner
 
 
In 1965, Central L.D.S. moved further west to the Magnolia section of Seattle and became Magnolia 1st Ward. 
The organ was electrified, provided with a new console, and installed in side-by-side chambers by Bolcom & Vaughan
at the front of the room.
A new Swell 8' Trumpet on a new chest was also added at this time.

Great
8'  Open Diapason                    61
8'  Melodia                                 61
8'  Dulciana                                61
4'  Octave                                  61
4'  Flute d'Amour                        61

Great to Great 16'                          
Great Unison Off                           
Great to Great 4'                            
 
 
Swell (Enclosed)
16' Bourdon                       (tc)   49
8'  Violin Diapason                     61
8'  Stopped Flute                       61
8'  Salicional                             61
4'  Flute Harmonic                     61
8'  Trumpet                               61
8'  Sw. Oboe   [labial]         (tc)   49
Tremulant                           
 
Swell to Swell 16'                         
Swell Unison Off                           
Swell to Swell 4'                           
 
 
Pedal (32 notes  -  Enclosed)
16'  Bourdon                             30
16'  Lieblich Gedeckt                 - -
8'   Flute                                  - -
 
1  blank stoptablet                      
 
 
Couplers
Swell to Pedal                        8,4
Great to Pedal                        8,4

Swell to Great                    16,8,4
 
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression           balanced
Crescendo                    balanced


Action: Electro-Pneumatic primary & stop
 
Voices:  13
 
Stops:  15
 
Ranks:  13

Pipes:  738
 
 
Notes
 
The primaries were releathered by
Balcom and Vaughan in the early 1990's.
 
The Pedal 16' Lieblich Gedeckt is the same as the 16 Bourdon, but the first 12 pipes are on soft wind. 
The 8' Flute is from the 16' Bourdon, but without an extension, so it only plays for 18 notes.

Sources
Estey Opus List
Balcom & Vaughan opus list & files
Extant organ
James R. Stettner

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