Battle Ground, Washington
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Elmer E. Goetz, 1985 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Expressive *) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive)
8' Principal 8' Rohr Flöte 16' Bourdon
8' Spitz Gedeckt (*) 8' Gedeckt 8' Principal
4' Octave 4' Gemshorn 8' Gedeckt
4' Rohr Flöte (*) 4' Open Flute 5-1/3' Quint
2-2/3' Nasat (*) 2' Principal 4' Choral Bass
2' Super Octave 2' Gemshorn 4' Rohr Flöte
2' Wald Flote [sic] (*) 1-1/3' Quint 2' Wald Flote [sic]
1-3/5' Terz (*) 1' Octave
Chimes 1' Sifflöte
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16' Bourdon (Ped) 12 Extension of 8' Gedeckt. En façade.
8' Principal (Gt/Ped) 61 Exposed
8' Gedeckt (Sw/Ped) 61
8' Rohr Flöte (Sw) -- From 4' Rohr Flöte. 1-12 from 8' Gedeckt.
8' Spitz Gedeckt (Gt) -- From 2' Wald Flöte. 1-24 from 8' Gedeckt.
5-1/3' Quint (Ped) -- From the Gedeckt unit.
4' Octave (Gt) -- 1-32 from 4' Choral Bass. 33-61 from 8'
Principal unit.
4' Choral Bass (Ped) 32 Exposed.
4' Rohr Flöte (Gt/Ped) 61
4' Open Flute (Sw) -- From 2' Wald Flöte. 1-14 from 4' Rohr
Flöte.
4' Gemshorn (Sw) -- Preparation.
2-2/3' Nasat (Gt) -- From 4' Rohr Flöte. 54 notes: CC - f 54.
2' Super Octave (Gt) 12 Extension of 8' Principal. 49 notes. No
top octave.
2' Principal (Sw) 61 1-11, exposed.
2' Wald Flote [sic] (Gt/Ped) 61
2' Gemshorn (Sw) -- Preparation.
1-3/5' Terz (Gt) -- From 2' Wald Flote. 49 notes. No top 8ve.
1-1/3' Quint (Sw) -- From 2' Principal. 49 notes. No top 8ve.
1' Octave (Sw) -- From 2' Principal. 49 notes. No top 8ve.
1' Sifflöte (Sw) -- From 2' Wald Flote. 49 notes. No top 8ve.
Chimes (Gt) (25) Compass: Tenor G thru g 44.
PIPE SUMMARY
8' Principal 16' Bour./8' Gedeckt 4' Choral Bass
73 pipes 73 pipes 32 pipes
4' Rohr Flöte 2' Principal 2' Wald Flöte
61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal 8 Swell Generals C,1 – 4
Great to Pedal 8 Swell 1 & 2
Great Generals C,1 - 4
Swell to Great 8 Great 1 & 2
PEDAL MOVEMENTS TOE STUDS
Swell Expression (bal.) Pedal Generals 1 & 2
Crescendo (bal.) Pedal 1 & 2
ACTION: E-M VOICES: 6 [7] STOPS: 25 RANKS: 6 [7] PIPES: 361 [422]
(inc. chimes)
NOTES
The organ has its origins in Mr. Goetz's former home organ in California. The pipework
is from Aug. Laukhuff GmbH.
The organ was voiced and tonally finished by Allan Van Zoeren of Portland, OR. Mr. Van
Zoeren had a Gemshorn unit he was willing to sell to the church for only $500.00 but
the church declined to spend the additional funds, so that stop was a full preparation
awaiting only pipes.
The only unexpressive pipes are the 12-pipe extension for the 16' Bourdon, the 8' Prin-
cipal unit, the 4' Choral Bass, and pipes 1-11 of the Swell 2' Principal. The Swell
division was originally under expression, but whomever built the shutters for Mr. Goetz
used unseasoned lumber which warped badly and no longer fit properly – so they were
removed.
Before Mr. Goetz moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, he added an 8' Oboe to the organ on
the prepared-for Gemshorn windchest. Again, the church declined to expend funds for
properly-engraved rocker tablets, so the 16' octave plays from the Pedal 5⅓' rocker
tablet, and the manual 8' Oboe plays on the Swell only from the 1' Sifflöte rocker
tablet. The top octave of treble pipes is missing. The Oboe pipes were from Jacques
Stinkens in Holland.
The mutation stops are engraved in red print. The organ does have a 10-level memory.
A plaque at the console reads:
The Junior Haberman
Memorial Organ
Elmer Goetz. Designer & Builder
Dedicated July 7, 1985
Sources: JRS; phone conversation with Elmer Goetz in June 1994; extant organ
[Received from James R. Stettner 2015-04-24.]