Presbyterian Church
Wenatchee, WA
Opus 720


 
Great
8'  Gr. Open Diapason                61
8'  Gr. Dulciana                          61
4'  Gr. Octave                             61
  
Swell (Enclosed)
8'  Sw. Stopped Diapason           61
8'  Sw. Salicional               (tc)   49
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]
 
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression           balanced

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

Pipes:  433
 
 
Notes
The organ was free-standing and encased with an attached, projecting keydesk. The facade was 3-sectional, arranged 5 - 13  - 5, and of these 23 gold-painted pipes, 17 were from the Great 8' Open Diapason.

The exact nomenclature of stops and controls can not be verified since the original keydesk was replaced when the organ was electrified and augmented in 1939-40. It is taken from writing on the extant pipes, and from other extant and documented examples of the builder's work from this period.
 
 
Sources
Estey opus list
Extant, rebuilt organ
James R. Stettner
 
 
In 1939-40, the church contracted Balcom and Vaughan to electrify the playing and stop actions and to add two ranks.
The resulting specification was:

 
Great (Enclosed)
8'  Open Diapason                      61
8'  Melodia                                 61
8'  Dulciana                                61
4'  Octave                                  61
     Chimes  (Massl ta - f2)                   (21)
 
Great to Great 16'                          
Great Off 8'                                   
Great to Great 4'                           

1  blank stoptablet                        
  
Swell (Enclosed)
8'  Stopped Diapason                 61
8'  Salicional                      (tc)   49
8'  Voix Celeste                  (tc)   49
4'  Flute Harmonic                      61
8'  Oboe   [labial]                 (tc)   49
Tremolo                                
 
Swell to Swell 16'                          
Swell Off 8'                                   
Swell to Swell 4'                            
 
Pedal (32 notes - Enclosed)
16'  Bourdon                              30
16'  Lieblich Gedeckt                  - -
 8'   Flute                      (Gt/Ped)   - -
 
Couplers
Swell to Pedal                         8    
Great to Pedal                         8    
Swell to Great                         8,4 
  
Pedal Movements
Expression                    balanced
Crescendo                     balanced


Action: Electro-Pneumatic primary & unit
 
Voices:  10
 
Stops:  13; inc. chimes
 
Ranks:  10

Pipes:  543
 
 
Notes
The added Great 8' Melodia and Swell 8' Voix Celeste were added on an Organ Supply unit chest.
The console was a gutted, retro-fitted Everett 'Orgatron' console.

The Pedal 16' Bourdon borrows its top 2 ntes from the added Great 8' Melodia. The 16' Lieblich Gedeckt is the same as the 16' Bourdon, but with notes 1 - 12 on soft wind. The 8' Flute takes notes 1 - 18 from the 16' Bourdon and notes 19 - 32 from the Melodia.

In 1951, the Estey was replaced by a new II-manual M.P. Moller. It was sold to Seattle First Church of the Nazarene in the Wallingford District and installed there by Balcom and Vaughan. It was installed in a ceiling chamber over the chancel.
Tonal egress is poor and the organ is under-sized for the heavily-carpeted room.
At present  [June 2004]  the organ is barely playable and not being used.
 
Sources
Balcom and Vaughan opus list
Extant organ
James R. Stettner