Spokane, Washington
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
M.P. MÖLLER, Opus 3342, 1922 - Original Specifications
Don P. Gorman, 1970 - Moving & re-installation
GREAT COUPLERS
8 Open Diapason (1-17 façade) 61 Swell to Pedal [8]
8 Stopped Diapason (Sw) -- Great to Pedal [8]
8 Viol d'Orchestre (Sw) --
8 Dulciana (Sw) -- Swell to Great 16,[8],4
4 Flute Traverso (Sw) --
Great to Great 4' FINGER PISTONS
Swell & Pedal 1,2
Great & Pedal 1,2
SWELL (Expressive)
8 Gedeckt 61
8 Viol d'Orchestre 61 TOE STUDS
8 Dolce 49 Gr. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
4 Flute 61
Tremulant
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell to Swell 4' Swell Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
PEDAL
16 Bourdon 30
ACTION: T-P VOICES: 6 STOPS: 10 RANKS: 6 PIPES: 323
NOTES
This organ was originally built for the Swedish Lutheran Church in Moscow, ID.
It was designed to be installed in a front or rear, left corner. The front and
right-end of the case both have gold façade pipes. The front is divided into
three flats arranged 7 - 11 - 7. The right end flat contains 11 pipes. The first
17 pipes of the Great 8' Open Diapason are in the front façade, and the remainder
of the rank is behind. This is the only unenclosed manual rank. Notes 1 - 12 of
the 8' Dolce are borrowed (grooved) to the 8' Stopped Diapason. The pistons for
setting the combination action are located over the divisional stoptablets.
The organ was installed at St. Paul by Don Gorman, perhaps with Bill Bunch. A
set of Maas chimes is playable from the Great. They are activated by an ON/OFF
toggle as well as the Off/Volume Selector. Their compass is tenor A thru f 42,
21 notes. The organ was dedicated at St. Paul on October 25, 1970.
The congregation later merged with anothe nearby Lutheran congregation and the
building was sold with the organ to Grace Christian Fellowship. The organ was
given to James R. Stettner of Seattle, who in-turn gave it to the Pipe Organ
Foundation of Mercer Island, WA. It was removed in February, 2006 by the Pipe
Organ Foundation and James R. Stettner. The facade went to Blessed Seelos RC
Church in New Orleans. The main chest is intended for St. Philip's Episcopal
in Marysville, WA. The 4' Flauto Traverso was installed in the Dobkins resi-
dence organ in Oak Harbor, WA. And the casework is owned by Puget Sound Pipe
Organs of Stanwood/Camano Island, WA.
Sources: Möller Opus List; EMN list; extant organ.
St. Paul Lutheran
N. 2159 Hamilton St.
Spokane, WA. 99207 Documented: April 24, 1996