Methodist Episcopal Church
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Opus 667

 

 
Great
8'  Gr. Open Diapason                61
8'  Gr. Melodia                           61
8'  Gr. Dulciana                          61
4'  Gr. Octave                             61
 
 
Swell (Enclosed)
16' Sw. Bourdon                         61
8'  Sw. Violin Diapason               61
8'  Sw. Stopped Diapason           61
8'  Sw. Salicional                        61
4'  Sw. Flute Harmonic                61
8'  Sw. Oboe   [labial]                   61
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)
REV    [Great to Pedal]     reversible
 
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression           balanced

Action: Tubular-Pneumatic key & stop
 
Voices:  11
 
Stops:  11
 
Ranks:  11

Pipes:  640
 
 
Notes
The organ was installed at the front of the church facing down the center axis.
It was housed in a quarter-sawn oak case having 65 gold-colored facade pipes.
This facade consisted of five flats of pipes divided by four towers arranged: 5 - 7 - 5 - 9 - 13 - 9 - 5 - 7 - 5.
Seventeen of these were from the Great 8' Open Diapason.
The keydesk was attached and projecting.

The exact nomenclature of stops and controls can not be verified since the original keydesk was replaced in 1978. It is
taken from writing on the extant pipes, and from other extant and documented examples of the builder's work from this period.
 
The Great 8' Dulciana and Swell 8' Violin Diapason, 8' Salicional, and 8' Oboe each have 12 Haskelled basses. The first 12
pipes of the Great 8' Melodia are of stopped wood.  The Swell 4' Flute Harmonic pipes become harmonic at middle c. The
first 12 pipes of the Swell 16' Bourdon were located outside the swellbox on diatonically divided chests on each side. The
wind was tubed through the walls of the swellbox.
 
 
In 1978, the church contracted Harold B. Curryer from nearby Spokane, WA. to electrify and enlarge the organ. This was done when Mr. Curryer was the M.P. Moller Rep. and was assigned the Moller rebuild number M-9130. The Estey Great and Swell became the new Swell divison with some tonal changes. A new Great divison of Moller pipes on a Moller chest was added. And a new, electro-pneumatic M`ller console was provided.  The resulting stoplist was:

 
Great (new)
8'  Principal                               61
8'  Rohrflote                               61
8'  Dulciana                               61
4'  Principal                               61
2'  Flach Flote                           61
III Mixture        [15-19-22]             183
8'  Trumpet                               61
     Chimes  (Mayland; ta - f2)         (21)

Great 4                                         
 
Swell (Enclosed)  (Estey)
16' Lieblich Gedeckt            (tc)  49
8'  Violin Diapason                      61
8'  Bourdon                                61
8'  Salicional                              61
8'  Voix Celeste  [orig. Dulc.]   (tc)  49
4'  Principal                                61
4'  Harmonic Flute                      61
2-2/3'  Nazard           [orig. Melodia]     61     
2'  Block Flote            [new]         61
8'  Oboe   [labial]                         61
Tremolo                               
 
Swell 16                                        
Swell Unison Off                            
Swell 4                                         
 
Pedal
16'  Bourdon                             32
16'  Lieblich Gedeckt                 32
8'  Principal             [orig. O.D.]     32
8'  Gedeckt                               12
4'  Choral Bass                         12
4'  Flute                                    12
8'  Trumpet                      (Gt)   - -
4'  Trumpet                      (Gt)  - -
 
 
Couplers
Swell to Pedal                         8,4 
Great to Pedal                         8    

Swell to Great                     16,8,4 
 
Finger Pistons
General                                 1 - 4
Swell                                    1 - 4
Great                                    1 - 4
Pedal                                    1 - 4

Toe Studs
General                                 1 - 4
Gr. to Pedal                           (rev)
  
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression                  (bal.)
Crescendo                            (bal.)

Action: Electro-Pneumatic primary & unit
 
Voices:  20
 
Stops:  26; inc. chimes
 
Ranks:  22

Pipes:  1,267

The organ was removed from the old church by Clint Meadway of Meadway & Stettner Pipe Organs with the help of church volunteers on two days in October, 1994 - just days before escrow closed on the sale of the church to a new TV sitcom starring Patty Duke. The organ was placed in storage pending the completion of the new facility. The organ was reinstalled in the new church between February 12 and March 19, 1995 in "as is" condition by Meadway & Stettner Pipe Organs of Monroe, WA. The organ is in side-by-side chambers. The wood grille was built by church parishioner Klaus Rau. The 'sanctuary' in the new edifice is actually a multi-purpose room used as a worship space, a parish hall, and a basketball court! A separate sanctuary is planned to
 be built when the present, new building is paid-for.
 
During the reinstallation, Meadway & Stettner corrected as many flaws and as much of the damage possible within the time frame allowed. About 20 notes between the Estey primaries were damaged by volunteers and had to be releathered as was one of the stop actions. Meadway & Stettner also donated several used/refurbished chests.

Much work remains to be done to return the organ to good mechanical condition.
 
 
Sources
Estey Organ Opus List
Extant organ
Postcard
James R. Stettner

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