M. L. Bigelow & Co.
2024
Originally M. L. Bigelow & Co. (Opus 31, 2004)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Sanctuary; rear gallery
5050 8th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA, US
30 Ranks - 1,582 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 69517 ● Builder ID: 597 ● Location ID: 31934
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CONSOLES
Builder: M. L. Bigelow & Co.
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)30 Note Pedal3 Divisions24 Stops27 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Sequencer✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Dedication recital was played by Paul Tegels, former professor of organ at Pacific Lutheran University. Information received online from Geoffrey Liu on 2025-05-10
Jim Stettner on September 23rd, 2024:
Updated through online information from Geoffrey Liu (September 22, 2024): The dedication was 21 September 2024 at 7:30 PM.
Jim Stettner on March 3rd, 2023:
This entry represents the installation of a used organ by its original builder. Identified via email by parish Music Dir. Michael Plagerman. The Bigelow was originally built for the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, Illinois. The School is relocating and the organ had to be sold and removed before the lease was up. Blessed Sacrament acquired the organ at a handsome price, and Bigelow fit its relocation and reinstallation into his schedule to accomodate imminent and inflexible timelines.
The Bigelow displaced a used Francis Tallman organ - itself a rebuild of an Erben - which Blessed Sacrament had gotten from St. Dominics in San Francisco in 2005. Sadly, the Erben/Tallman was not saved excepting some pipework and perhaps select parts.
Related Instrument Entries: M. L. Bigelow & Co. (Opus 31, 2004)
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