Monroe, Washington
Monroe United Methodist Church

R. BYARD FRITTS, 1978 - Original Specifications


GREAT (Expressive)                           FINGER PISTONS
   8     Principal                  61          General                      1 - 10
   8     Rohr Flöte           (Sw)  --
   8     Viola                (Sw)  --
   4     Principal                  12
   2     Super Octave               12       FOOT LEVERS (Unlabeled)
   1-1/3 Larigot              (Sw)  --          Full Organ                    (rev)
   II    Mixture            (prep)  --
   8     Trumpet            (prep)  --
         Chimes  (a22 - e41)       (20)
                                             PEDAL MOVEMENTS         
                                                Expression                   (bal.)
SWELL (Expressive)                              Crescendo                    (bal.)
   8     Rohr Flöte                 61
   8     Viola                      61
   8     Viola Celeste        (tc)  49
   4     Principal            (Gt)  --
   4     Rohr Flöte                 12
   2-2/3 Nasard                     61
   2     Flute                      12
   8     Menschen Stimme            61
         Tremulant
                                             ACTION: D-E

PEDAL (Expressive)                           VOICES: 7
   16    Bourdon                    22
   8     Principal            (Gt)  --       STOPS: 21; inc. chimes
   8     Rohr Flöte           (Sw)  --
   4     Flute                (Sw)  --       RANKS: 7
   II    Rausch Quinte     (Gt/Sw)  --
   8     Menschen Stimme      (Sw)  --       PIPES: 424


NOTES
This instrument was created from pipes and components of various sources.

The console, main chest, and four ranks of pipes are new. These ranks are the 8'
Principal unit, 8' Rohr Flöte unit, 8' Viola, and 2⅔' Nasard unit.

The wind regulator, chimes, expression shutters, and three ranks of pipes are used.
These ranks are the 16' Bourdon, 8' Viola Celeste (Dulciana) and 8' Menschen Stimme
(Vox Humana). The used pipes and parts are from the 1928 or 1936 "Fuga" model Wicks
originally built for the Methodist Church in Arlington, WA. which was purchased for
this job for only $400.00. Other unused pipes and parts were presumably sold or 
parted out by R. Byard Fritts.

The Pedal II Rausch Quinte is derived from the Principal and Nasard units. The Pedal
16' Bourdon borrows its top 10 notes from the 8' Rohr Flöte. The top 8ve of the Gt.
1-1/3 Larigot repeats. The prepared for Mixture on the Great is actually intended to
be bigger than the size indicated on the stop tablet. It starts as II ranks for 12
notes, then become III ranks for 12 notes; then become IV ranks for 19 notes; returns
to III ranks at g 44 for 12 notes, and at g 56 returns to II ranks for the last 6 notes.

Sources: EMN; JRS; extant organ

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2013-05-27.]