St. Pius X Church
1280 NW Saltzman
Portland,  OR.  97229
GEO. KILGEN & SON
St. Louis, MO.
1890

Bond Pipe Organs, Inc.
Portland, OR.
1985

"Renovation"
 

Great
8     Open Diapason                      58
8     Dulciana                       (tc)    46
8     Melodia                        (tc)    46
8     Unison Bass                         12
4     Octave                                  58
3     Twelfth                                  58
2     Fifteenth                                58
 

Swell  (Enclosed)
8     Open Diapason              (tc)    46
8     Viola                             (tc)    46
8     Stop'd Diapason             (tc)    46
8     St'd Diap. Bass                        12
4     Violina                                   58
4     Flute                                      58

Pedal
16    Bourdon                                27
 

Couplers  (Drawknob)
Sw. to Ped. Coupler                      [8]
Gr. to Ped. Coupler                       [8]

Sw. to Gr. Coupler                         [8]


Foot Levers  (Labeled)
Swell Tremolo                  (hitch-down)

Pedal Movements
Swell Expression                        (bal.)
 
 

Action: Mechanical Key & Stop

Voices: 12

Stops:   14

Ranks12
 
Pipes:   629


Notes
This organ was originally built for a German Methodist Church in St. Louis, MO.  The building was later known as the "House of Prayer for All People."  The organ became available and was listed through the Organ Clearing House.

In 1976, then organist Harley Perkins, learned of its availability. After an examination of the instrument by a St. Louis contact, the organ was purchased - sight unseen - by St. Pius X, and with the hope that it would fit the small, original chapel building. It did just barely fit, and a door had to be moved to accomodate the organ. It was installed "as is" by Mr. Perkins along with Dean Applegate and Joseph Smith.

In 1985 when the present building was built, the organ was removed and renovated without tonal changes by the Bond firm of Portland before reinstallation in the new edifice.
 

Sources: Notes from Bond files; extant organ [Feb. 7, 1990] .1997 OHS Convention Organ Handbook, JRS.
 
St. Pius X Church
1280 NW Saltzman
Portland,  OR.  97229