First Presbyterian Church
Astoria, OR
Opus 817
Great
(Enclosed)
8' Gr. Open
Diapason
61
8' Gr. Melodia
61
8' Gr.
Dulciana
61
4' Gr.
Principal
61
4' Gr. Flute
d'Amour
61
Swell
(Enclosed)
16' Sw.
Bourdon
61
8' Sw. Violin
Diapason
61
8' Sw. Stopped
Diapason 61
8' Sw.
Salicional
61
8' Sw. Aeoline
61
4' Sw. Flute
Harmonic
61
8' Sw. Oboe [labial]
61
Sw.
Tremolo
Pedal
16' Ped.
Bourdon
32
8' Ped.
Violoncello
32
Couplers
Four
Foot Levers
Undocumented
Pedal
Movements
Swell
Expression
balanced
Crescendo
Action: Tubular-Pneumatic
key & stop
Voices:
15
Stops:
15
Ranks:
14
Pipes: 796
Notes
The organ is installed
in an elevated loft designed just for the pipe organ - at the front of
the church and above/behind the chancel.
The console was detached. It is believed that the organ was originally
hand-pumped and that an
electric blower was added later. Both the Swell and Great are enclosed
together in a common expression box.
The facade contains 75 pipes painted gold with brown trim and
highlights of which only 17 are from the Great 8' Open Diapason.
All the remaining pipes are dummies. The organ was contracted, built,
and installed in 1910,
and the dedication took place on January 13, 1911.
In the mid 1960's,
organ technician and Casavant Rep. Clele d'Autrey was contracted to
electrify the organ.
A used II-manual console was provided, and tonal changes were made. On
the Great, the original 8' Dulciana was
replaced with a 2' Fifteenth. On the Swell, the 16' Bourdon was
replaced with a full-compass 2' Piccolo.
A tenor C 8' Voix Celeste on a new chest was also added to the Swell.
In the 1990's, under
the care of Bond Pipe Organs of Portland, OR., an 8' French
Trompette was added.
Sources
Estey Opus List
Church history
Extant organ
James R. Stettner
