The organ was originally built for Zion Lutheran Church in Oakland, CA.
The Great 8 ft. Open Diapason originally had its first 19 pipes in the
stenciled façade. It was replaced there in 1946 by Aeolian-Skinner, Opus
1102.

At that time, the organ was relocated to Grace Lutheran in Visalia, CA. by
the original builder – Thomas Whalley. A this time, the two side wings of
the case containing pipes 1 – 8 of the Great 8' Open Diapason were removed
due to space restrictions. The original 27-note flat and parallel
pedalboard was also replaced with a 30-note concave and radiating
pedalboard in the original style, but the two manual-to-pedal couplers
were not extended.

In the late 1960's, the pastor from Grace Lutheran in Visalia was called
to serve Resurrection. He informed his new parish that the old organ from
his Visalia church was available for $200.00.  It was retrieved by members
of Resurrection Lutheran, delivered to Des Moines, and stored in the
basement of the [then] current church. In 1978, the organ was reinstalled
by Glenn D. White dba Olympic Organ Builders. Tonal changes were made at
the time of installation in WA.

[Received from James R. Stettner November 20, 2011.]