Spokane, Washington
Messiah Lutheran Church (ELCA)
BOSCH, Opus 526, 1968 - Original Specifications
Olympic Organ Builders, 1969 – Tonal Design & Voicing
MANUAL I COUPLERS (hitch-down; l – r)
16 Quintade 56 II – P.
8 Principal 56 I – P.
8 Rohrflöte 56
4 Octave 56 M.II – I
2 Flachflöte 56
IV Mixture [19-22-26-29] 224
8 Trompete 56 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Tremulant Swell Expression (bal.)
Zimbelstern
MANUAL II (Expressive)
8 Spitzgedackt 56
4 Koppelflöte 56
2 Principal 56
III Scharf [19-22-26] 168
II Sesquialter [12-17] 112
8 Krummhorn 56 ACTION: Mech. Key & Stop
Tremulant
INDEPENDENT VOICES: 17
PEDAL SPEAKING STOPS: 18; inc. zimbelstern
16 Subbass 32
8 Gedacktbass 32 RANKS: 23
4 Choralbass 32
16 Fagott 32 PIPES: 1,192
NOTES
The organ is housed in a free-standing, 3-sectional case. Each section has its own facade
with a combined total of 62 pipes. The left flat is comprised of notes 1-13 of the Man. I
8' Principal. The center flat continued with notes 14-36 of the Man. I 8' Principal. The
right flat contains notes 1-26 of the Pedal 4' Choralbass.
The specification was designed by David P. Dahl in collaboration with Olympic Organ
Builders. Mr. Dahl also played the Dedicatory Recital on March 9, 1969.
Sources: Bosch opus list; JRS; extant organ
Messiah Lutheran Church (ELCA)
4202 N. Belt St.
Spokane, WA. 99205 Documented: October, 1995