Portland, Oregon
First Presbyterian Church
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 5467, 1929
Minear Organbuilders, 1979 - Tonal Changes
GREAT (Expressive except for *) SWELL (Expressive)
16 Quintaton (*) 73 † 16 Bourdon 61 *
8 Second Diapason 73 8 Diapason 73
8 Gross Flute 73 8 Gedeckt 73
8 Melodia 73 8 Nason Flute 73
8 Erzahler 73 8 Viola Pomposa 73
8 Erzahler Celeste (tc) 61 8 Viola Celeste (tc) 61
4 Octave 73 8 Salicional 73
4 Quintade (*) 24 † 8 Voix Celeste (tc) 61
4 Flute Harmonic 73 8 Dolce 73
2-2/3 Twelfth 61 4 Principal 73
2 Super Octave 61 4 Violina 73
IV Mixture [1-1/3'] 244 4 Flauto Dolce 24 *
8 Trumpet 61 « 2-2/3 Flute Quint 7 *
8 Krummhorn (*) 73 2 Flautino 5 *
4 Clarion 12 « 1 Fife 4 *
Tremolo IV Cornet Separé 244
Chimes (25) 16 Double Trumpet 12 +
8 Trumpet 61 +
Great to Great 16' 8 Trompette 73
Great Unison On/Off 8 Oboe 73
Great to Great 4' 8 Vox Humana 73
4 Clarion 12 +
Tremolo
CHOIR (Expressive) Chimes (Gt) --
16 Dulciana 61 □ 8 Harp Celeste (tc) 49
8 English Diapason 73 4 Harp Celeste [49n – CC] --
8 Concert Flute 73
8 Flute Celeste (tc) 61 Swell to Swell 16'
8 Quintadena 73 Swell Unison On/Off
8 Dulciana 12 □ Swell to Swell 4'
8 Unda Maris (tc) 61
4 Koppel Flute 73
4 Dulcet 12 □ SOLO (Expressive)
2-2/3 Dulciana 7 □ 8 Stentorphone 73
2 Dulciana 5 □ 8 Flûte 73 ◘
1-1/3 Larigot 61 8 Gross Gamba 73 ◊
1 Dulciana -- □ 8 Gross Gamba Celeste (tc) 61
III Mixture [Cymbel] 219 4 Suabe Flute 73
8 English Horn 73 16 Tuba Profunda 12 ∆
8 Clarinet 73 8 Tuba Sonora 61 ∆
Tremolo 8 Tuba Mirabilis 73
8 Harp Celeste (Sw) -- 8 French Trumpet 73
4 Harp Celeste (Sw) -- 8 French Horn 73
8 Orchestral Oboe 73
Choir to Choir 16' 4 Tuba Clarion 12 ∆
Choir Unison On/Off Tremolo
Choir to Choir 4' Chimes (Gt) --
Solo to Solo 16'
Solo Unison On/Off
Solo to Solo 4'
PEDAL (Expressive) COUPLERS
32 Diapason Resultant -- Solo to Pedal 8
16 First Diapason [wood] 32 ▲ Swell to Pedal 8,4
16 Quintaton (Gt) -- † Great to Pedal 8,4
16 First Bourdon 32 ○ Choir to Pedal 8
16 Second Bourdon (So) 12 ◘
16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) -- * Solo to Great 16,8,4
16 Dulciana (Ch) -- □ Swell to Great 16,8,4
8 Major Flute (Ped) 12 ▲ Choir to Great 16,8,4
8 Claribel Flute 32
8 Cello (So) -- ◊ Solo to Choir 16,8,4
8 Still Gedeckt (Sw) -- * Swell to Choir 16,8,4
4 Flute (Sw) -- *
32 Double Trumpet (Sw) 12 +
16 TROMBONE 32 FINGER PISTONS
16 Tuba (So) -- ∆ General 1 - 8
16 Double Trumpet (Sw) -- + Solo 1 - 6
8 Trumpet (Gt) -- « Swell 1 - 6
4 Clarion (Gt) -- « Great 1 - 6
Chimes (Gt) -- Choir 1 - 6
Pedal 1 - 6
All Sws (rev)
TOE STUDS Sforz. (rev)
General [new] 1 - 8
Pedal 1 – 6
Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Gt. to Ped. (rev) PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Cymbelstern [new] (rev) Solo Expression (bal.)
Sforzando (rev) Swell Expression (bal.)
Great Expression (bal.)
Choir Expression (bal.)
PISTON COUPLERS Crescendo (bal.)
Ped. to Man. Combon. [So] On/Off
Ped. to Man. Combon. [Sw] On/Off
Ped. to Man. Combon. [Gr] On/Off
Ped. to Man. Combon. [Ch] On/Off
ACTION: E-P pitman VOICES: 54 STOPS: 91 RANKS: 62 PIPES: 4,294
& unit (inc. harp)
(& chimes)
NOTES
The organ was installed in concrete chambers in the front gallery in 1929. The Great was lower
left with the Choir overhead in upper left. The Swell occupied both lower right and upper right.
The Solo was perpendicular to the front wall chambers and on the left side speaking across the
choir loft. The console was at the edge of the gallery rail behind a modesty screen with the
organist facing the choir.
For the 1979 50th Anniversary celebration of the organ, a number of tonal changes were made in
consultation between Minister of Music James Graham Welty and the organ curators, Loren and
Karen Minear.
On the Great, the 16' Quintaton/4' Quintade unit was entirely new, replacing the original 16'
Double Open/4' Second Octave unit. The IV Mixture was revised from 15-19-22-26 to 19-22-26-29
for the starting pitches. Some new pipework was incorporated. The 8' Trumpet/4'Clarion was new
replacing the original 8' Tromba/4' Clarion. And the 8' Krummhorn was new, replacing the original
unenclosed 8' First Diapason.
On the Swell, the 8' Nason Flute replaced the original Clarabella. The 8' Viola Pomposa and Viola
Celeste replaced the original 8' Viol d'Orchestre and Viol Celeste. The IV Cornet Separé was new
pipework, and the chest was converted to a unit action for each rank. Illuminated pistons in the
stopjamb indicated which ranks were on when the drawknob was drawn, and each could be added or
subtracted at will. The 8' Trompette replaced the original 8' Cornopean.
On the Choir, the 4' Koppel Flute replaced the original 4' Flute d'Amour. The “new” 1-1/3' Larigot
was made from the original 2' Flageolet just moved-down on the chest. The III Cymbel replaced the
original III Mixture.
On the Solo, the name of the 8' Tibia Clausa was changed to 8' Flute, but no pipe changes were made.
On the Pedal, the 8' Claribel Flute was added, and was made from the original Swell 8' Clarabella.
It was on a new chest and took the place of the 8' Gedeckt which was an extension of the Pedal 16'
First Bourdon. Those 12 extension pipes remained in place - but unused.
The new flue pipework was mostly acquired from the Klann Organ Co. of Waynesboro, Virginia and was
voiced by Kees DeRooy. The new reed ranks were made by A.R. Schopp's Sons, Inc. Of Alliance, OH.,
and were voiced by Charles Oiesen who also revoiced the added Swell 8' Nason Flute which was evi-
dently recycled.
The existing ivory drawknob were retained, buffed, and re-engraved by Jack Marsh of Portland, Oregon.
The Re-dedication Program was played May 6, 1979 by James G. Welty.
Sources: M.P. Möller opus list; church archives; extant organ
First Presbyterian Church
1200 SW Alder St.
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 228-7331 Documented: February 17, 1991