St. Clare Church
8535 SW 19th Ave.
Portland,  OR.  97219-4116
Balcom & Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
Opus 835           1978

"Original Specifications"



Great
8     Prinzipal                                       61
8     Spill Fl`te                                      61
8     Bordun                               (Sw)    - -
8     Spitz Gamba                      (Sw)    - -
4     Oktave                                          61
4     Italian Principal                   (Sw)    - -
4     Spill Fl`te                           (ext)   12
2     Super Oktave                      (ext)   12
III-IV Mixtur   11/3   [19-22-26]              232 
8     Hautbois                             (Sw)   - -
       blank tablet
       blank tablet

Great to Great 4'


Swell  (Enclosed)
8     Bordun                                         61
8     Spitz Gamba                                61
8     Spitz Gamba Celeste            (tc)   49
4     Italian Principal                             61
4     Bordun                               (ext)   12
22/3  Nasat                                (Bor)   - -
2     Bordun                               (ext)   12
11/3 Quint Fl`te                        (Bor)   - -
II     Sesquialtera   [12-17]            (tc)   98   Added.
16   Basson                              (ext)   12
8     Hautboius                                    61
       Tremulant

Swell to Swell 16'
Swell to Swell 4'


Pedal
32    Resultant                                     - -
16    Sub Bass                                    32
16    Sanft Bass                       (Sw)     12
8      Oktave                                        32
8      Bordun                             (Sw)     - -
8      Spitz Gamba                   (Sw)     - -
4      Choral Bass                     (ext)     12
4      Spill Fl`te                         (Gt)      - -
2      Octavin                            (ext)     12
16    Basson                            (Sw)     - -
4      Haubois                           (Sw)     - -   


Couplers
Swell to Pedal                                    8
Great to Pedal                                    8

Swell to Great                               16,8,4


Finger Pistons
General                                           1 - 8
Swell                                              1 - 8 
     Sw. to Ped.                                (rev)
Great                                              1 - 8
     Gt. to Ped.                                 (rev)
Pedal                                              1 - 8
Setter
Cancel


Toe Studs
General                                           1 - 8
Sw. to Ped.                                      (rev)
Gt. to Ped.                                       (rev)


Memory
5-level                                A, B, C, D, E


Pedal Movements
Swell Expression                             (bal.)
Crescendo                                       (bal.)


Action: Electro-Pneumatic unit

Voices:  12

Stops:   33

Ranks:  16

Pipes:  978


Notes
The Pedal 16' Sub Bass is enclosed in the Swell chamber.

The Pedal 32' Resultant and Swell II Sesquialtera have been added since the original 1978 installation.

A note in the Catholic Sentinel, November 10, 1978 reads:

                          St. Clare Parish
                          To Dedicate Organ
                               St. Clare Parish, Portland, will
                          dedicate its new pipe organ at an 8
                          p.m., Sunday Nov. 12,  liturgy and
                          concert, announced Father Patrick
                          Evard, OFM, pastor.  The  concert
                          will include works for brass, organ,
                          choir  and  soloist.  Cynthia  Ram-
                          pone will play the organ and Bru-
                          netta Mazzolini will be the soprano.



SourcesBalcom & Vaughan opus list and archives; extant organ [July 31, 1990]; JRS
 
 
St. Clare Church
8535 SW 19th Ave.
Portland,  OR.  97219-4116