Westminster Presbyterian Church
10th & Weidler
Portland, Oregon

then

Westminster Presbyterian Church
1624 NE Hancock

Estey Organ Co.
    Brattleboro, VT.
Opus 624          1908

"Original Specifications"

Great
8   Grt. Open Diapason                        61
8   Grt. Dulciana                                 61
4   Grt. Octave                                    61

Swell (Enclosed)
8   Sw. Stopped Diapason                   61
8   Sw. Salicional                               49
4   Sw. Harmonic Flute                       61
8   Sw. Oboe   [ labial ]                  (tc) 49

Pedal
16 Ped. Bourdon 30

Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal

Swell to Great
Swell to Great 8ves

Pedal Movements
Swell Expression (bal.)

Action: Tubular-Pneumatic

Voices: 8

Stops: 8

Ranks: 8

Pipes: 433

Notes
This organ was built for Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland, OR. It replaced the I-manual ca. 1851 Erben tracker that had formerly served First Presbyterian Church and was then loaned to Westminster.

The Estey served both the old church for which it was built (1908 - 1914) and was then moved to the new (present) church (1914 - 1940). It was woefully inadequate for the size of the new church, and in 1941 it was replaced by a minimalist III-manual, 9-rank Moller in divided chambers.

The Estey was sold to the Guenther Organ Co. of Portland, OR. and was offered for resale through them. It was purchased primarily by Zelma Weymouth - the organist of Kenilworth Presbyterian Church in Portland - and installed at that church by the Guenther Organ Co. It has been serving that congregation since 1941.

At Kenilworth Presbyterian, a set of chimes has been added - playable from their own keyboard. And the original Swell 8' Stopped Diapason has been replaced from tenor C and up with an 8' Rohr Fl`te.

The bass of the Swell 8' Salicional is borrowed from the stopped bass of the 8' Rohr Fl`te.

Sources: Estey opus list; Westminster Presbyterian history and files; extant, moved organ [ Jan. 24, 1990 ]; JRS.

Westminster Presbyterian Church
10th & Weidler
Portland, Oregon

then

Westminster Presbyterian Church
1624 NE Hancock