St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Virginia City, MT
Opus 96
Great
8'  Grt. Open Diapason         61
8'  Grt. Melodia                    61
8'  Grt. Dulciana           (tc)   49
4'  Grt. Principal                   61
  
Swell (Enclosed)
8'  Sw. Stopped Diapason     61
8'  Sw. Salicional          (tc)   49
4'  Sw. Harmonic Flute          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:  9
 
Stops:  9
 
Ranks:  9

Pipes:  482
 
 
Notes
This parish is the oldest Episcopal congregation in the State of Montana. The present stone edifice was built in 1902 and paid for by a $10,000.00 donation from Mary B. Elling. The building was dedicated in memory of her husband, Henry Elling, who had been
a prominent local banker and businessman. The windows are Tiffany
 
The Estey pipe organ is an original installation, and happily remains tonally and mechanically unmolested. The instrument is free-standing and encased with an attached, projecting keydesk. The beautiful case is of cherry. The organ is placed on the front, left side of the chancel. The Pedal 16' Bourdon forms the sides of the case, but are not visible since the organ is recessed into a side room. The facade is divided into three sections arranged: 5 - 17 - 5. Of these 27 gold pipes, 17 are from the Great 8' Open Diapason.  The outer towers of five pipes each contain notes CC 1 through A 10 - diatonically divided. Notes 11 - 17 are located in the center flat of 17 pipes. The Great 8' Dulciana borrows its bottom 12 notes from the stopped wood basses of the 8' Melodia.
 
The Swell 8' Stopped Diapason is mostly made of wood, but does have some open metal trebles. The 8' Salicional borrows its bottom 12 notes from the Stopped Diapason. The 4' Harmonic Flute is entirely of metal. Several basses are of zinc before it changes to spotted metal. The pipes become harmonic length at middle c.  And the reedless, labial 8' Oboe is a special gem. It
is made of wood, and is both rectangular and pyramidal in form.

The Pedal 16' Bourdon is entirely of stopped wood.

 


Sources
Estey opus list
Extant organ
James R. Stettner

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