Idaho Falls, Idaho
First Presbyterian Church

The ERNEST M. SKINNER CO., Opus 289, 1919
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc., Opus 853 RB, 1982 - Rebuild & Enlarge


GREAT                                        COUPLERS
   8'     Diapason                  61          Swell to Pedal                  8,4
   8'     Principal                 61          Great to Pedal                  8,4
   8'     Rohr Flöte                61
   4'     Octave                    61          Swell to Great               16,8,4
   2'     Octave                    12
   IV     Mixture  1⅓'             232
   8'     Trumpet                   61       FINGER PISTONS
          Chimes                   (21)         General                      1 – 10
                                                Swell                         1 - 6
Duplexed from Swell                               Sw to Ped                   (rev)
   8'     Gedeckt             (Sw)  --          Great                         1 - 6  
   8'     Salicional          (Sw)  --            Gt to Ped                   (rev)
   8'     Aeoline             (Sw)  --          Pedal                         1 - 6  
   4'     Flute               (Sw)  --          Set
   8'     Flugel Horn         (Sw)  --          Gen Can
                                             
   Great to Great 4'
                                             TOE STUDS
                                                General                      1 - 10
SWELL (Expressive)                              Sw. to Ped.                   (rev)
   16'    Bourdon                   73
   8'     Diapason                  73
   8'     Gedeckt                   73       PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   8'     Salicional                73          Swell Expression             (bal.)
   8'     Voix Celeste        (tc)  61          Crescendo                    (bal.)
   8'     Aeoline          (Unenc)  61
   8'     Spitz Flute               73
   8'     Flute Celeste       (tc)  61       MEMORY (Rotary Dial) 
   4'     Principal                 61          5-levels                  A,B,C,D,E
   4'     Flute                     61
   2-2/3' Nazard                    61
   2'     Flautino                  61
   1-3/5' Tierce                    61
   8'     Flugel Horn               73
          Tremolo

   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell to Swell 4'


PEDAL
   16'    Bourdon                   32       ACTION: E-P
   16'    Gedeckt             (Sw)  --
   8'     Principal                 32       VOICES: 22
   8'     Bourdon                   12
   8'     Gedeckt             (Sw)  --       STOPS: 36; inc. chimes
   4'     Octave                    12
   16'    Trumpet             (Gt)  12       RANKS: 25
   8'     Trumpet             (Gt)  --
   4'     Trumpet             (Gt)  --       PIPES: 1,575


NOTES
The cornerstone for the present edifice was laid in 1919 - the same year the contract
with Skinner was signed. The dedication Service was held on Sunday, April 11, 1920,
and the Skinner is believed to have been installed in time for the dedication. Addi-
tions were made to the organ in both 1946 (Chimes) and 1949 (8' Aeoline). Who made
the additions is not presently known.

The Balcom and Vaughan work consisted of refurbishing of the Skinner along with tonal
additions – increasing the size of the organ to 25 ranks. However, two original Skinner
ranks were removed and are in storage: on the Great, the 8' Melodia; and on the Swell,
the 8' Vox Humana. The Great 8' Open Diapason has leathered upper lips. The console
shell is original, but converted from drawknob jambs to a stopkey stoprail.


Sources: Skinner opus list; Halden A. Toy; Balcom and Vaughan opus list; church
         documents; extant organ.

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2015-03-09.]