Balcom and Vaughan
1954

Originally Wicks Pipe Organ Co. (Opus 74, 1912)

St. James Catholic Church

Sanctuary; rear gallery

218 W. 12th St.
Vancouver, WA, US

14 Ranks - 828 Pipes
Instrument ID: 24842 ● Builder ID: 299 ● Location ID: 21994
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions20 Stops14 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on December 31st, 2012:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- While the new pedalboard compass is 32-notes, the two original Pedal ranks were not extended and still play for only 30 notes.

Database Manager on November 28th, 2006:

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was an electrification of the existing 1914 tubular-pneumatic Wicks organ. Despite the Balcom and Vaughan, the work was actually done by Clele d'Autrey of Portland, Oregon. The organ was electrified, a new console was provided, and the original Swell 8' Stopped Diapason was placed on a new unit chest, expanded to 97 pipes playing at 16, 8, 4, 2-2/3, and 2' pitches on the Swell, and borrowed to the Pedal at 16' and 8' pitches.

Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 74, 1912) , St. James Organ Co. (1990after) , Puget Sound Pipe Organs (2021)

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