Homer R. Johnson
1970ca.

According to notes by Ron Hemmi in 2004 on the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society website, "It all started around 1970 when Homer Johnson acquired the Echo organ from the Bible Presbyterian Church in Tacoma. He put a little console on it and had something to practice on. It had a stopped flute, a string celeste, vox and diapason. In ’73, there was a need for a studio organ for Homer's new wife, Jane McKee, to give lessons. A Rodgers model 33e console was ordered without any generators and a Peterson relay was built to play the pipes. A Meidinger blower provided wind and Organ Supply regulators and trems were purchased. This was all installed into the basement of their home. An organ chamber was constructed in the basement, and the stairwell provided a sound path to the upstairs portion of the house. Around ’77 and ’78, Homer purchased a Tibia and a 4 rank Wurlitzer chest originally from the Paris theatre in Denver, Colorado Opus 17 Style 6. He also acquired a Cornopean from somewhere that provided the reed tone.

This was the way it played as an 8 rank until he died in ’98. The organ was kept in storage for 2 years..." It was then acquired by Ron Hemmi for his Tacoma home.