Casavant Frères Ltée.
Opus 1302, 1929

The sanctuary was built to seat 1,500 people; the church merged with another congregation in 2018, vacating this building. The lots across the street were sold at that time and, in 2021, the buildings were sold, as well. The 90-year-old Casavant was in need of a considerable amount of work, so it was parted out.

Updated by Robert Otey, who gave this as the source of the information: involved in removal and parting out of the organ in January 2019.

Updated through online information from Stephen Wilen. -- On "Black Tuesday," October 29, 1929, Marcel Dupré played a recital on this organ. The Seattle Public Library has original programs from this recital, and the church has copies, as well as copies of newspaper articles that announced the upcoming recital.

Updated through online information from Sean Haley.

Updated through online information from Sean Haley. -- The organ is in an urgent state of needing thorough restoration. Reservoirs are failing as are chest mechanics. Only the Swell expression was replaced with new pneumatic engines from a supply house. The Choir and Solo retain their original Casavant engines. Winding for the percussions, located behind the Choir and Solo boxes was disconnected by another organ service person, as are the tremulants to both the Choir and Solo. The mixtures of both the Great and Swell had previously been altered by removing the Tierces and the 1 1/7' in the Great. The pipes were found scattered in various cardboard boxes in the chambers and, for the Great, were recently returned as much as possible. The console and its combination action mechanics are quite worn and prone to jamming or not setting.

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- In the 1970s, the original Great 8' Trumpet was damaged beyond repair by vandals and was, indeed, replaced by a rank of Möller Trumpet pipes. However, in June 1997, Herb & Marianne Heustis located a Vintage Casavant Trumpet from the former organ at Dominion Douglas Church in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and installed these in place of the substitute Möller pipes. At that time, new slide tuners were also fitted to the Great 4' Octave and V Mixture. 1997 also saw the replacement of the original Casavant expression shutter motors and related mechanism with new motors and mechanism. The console - while still in the same location - was turned 90 degrees to the right, allowing the organist to face across the chancel with the congregation to the right. The sanctuary also had a 2-manual, Moller "Double Artiste" installed in the rear gallery; was sold in 1994 to St. Clement's (Riverdale) Anglican Church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The chapel houses a 2-manual, 11-rank Balcom and Vaughan.

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

Status Note: There 1996.

Great Trumpet 8' replaced by Möller Trumpet. Rest of stops original Casavant. Work by Hertert & Marianne Huestis underway.