Portland, Oregon
Cathedral Parish of St. Mark
Unknown Builder
(possibly Bergstrom)
Opus
ca. 1865
Unknown Builder (Schoenstein ?)
Opus
1894
"Installation of used organ from San Francisco, Cal."
Great
8 Open Diapason 58
8 Melodia 58
8
4 Principal 58
4 Flute 58
2 Fifteenth 58
Swell (Enclosed)
8 Open Diapason ??
8 Salicional ??
8 Stopped Diapason (tc) 46
8 Stopped Diapason Bass 12
4 Principal 58
2 Piccolo 58
Opus
ca. 1865
Unknown Builder (Schoenstein ?)
Opus
1894
"Installation of used organ from San Francisco, Cal."
Great
8 Open Diapason 58
8 Melodia 58
8
4 Principal 58
4 Flute 58
2 Fifteenth 58
Swell (Enclosed)
8 Open Diapason ??
8 Salicional ??
8 Stopped Diapason (tc) 46
8 Stopped Diapason Bass 12
4 Principal 58
2 Piccolo 58
Pedal
16 Dble. Op.
Diapason
27
16 Bourdon 27
16 Bourdon 27
Couplers
Undocumented
Foot Levers
Undocumented
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression [presumed]
Undocumented
Foot Levers
Undocumented
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression [presumed]
Action: Mechanical
Key & Stop
Voices: ??
Stops: ??
Ranks: ??
Pipes: ???
Voices: ??
Stops: ??
Ranks: ??
Pipes: ???
Notes
The exact origins of this organ are not firmly documented, though much circumstantial evidence exists.
Grace Episcopal Cathedral of San Francisco purchased a II-manual and pedal tracker organ around 1865. It is thought to have possible been a Bergstrom, though it does not appear on the Bergstrom opus list. This organ was replaced in 1894. One story says it might have been moved to First Christian Church of Oakland, Cal.
However, the published history of St. Mark's Parish in Portland states, "In September, 1894, a pipe organ was purchased from Grace Church, San Fancisco, and used for the first time." A photograph shows the organ with a 3-sectional case containing stencilled pipes installed at the the front of the parish on the left - facing across the chancel and not directly into the room. A quote from San Francisco organbuilder Louis Schoenstein says that he remembered it as having an attached keydesk and a "high walnut Gothic case." This fits what can be seen of the organ as pictured in the parish history.
The organ may have been electrified in 1925 by William Wood, organbuilder in Hillsboro, OR. and son of Michigan organbuilder Granville Wood. It remained at St. Mark's until about 1959 when it was installed at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church [which see] in East Portland by Bill Blunk, at which time it was rebuilt on new pitman chests.
The preceding stoplist is derived from the extant and obviously 19th century, common metal pipework which was built by Samuel Pierce.
The exact origins of this organ are not firmly documented, though much circumstantial evidence exists.
Grace Episcopal Cathedral of San Francisco purchased a II-manual and pedal tracker organ around 1865. It is thought to have possible been a Bergstrom, though it does not appear on the Bergstrom opus list. This organ was replaced in 1894. One story says it might have been moved to First Christian Church of Oakland, Cal.
However, the published history of St. Mark's Parish in Portland states, "In September, 1894, a pipe organ was purchased from Grace Church, San Fancisco, and used for the first time." A photograph shows the organ with a 3-sectional case containing stencilled pipes installed at the the front of the parish on the left - facing across the chancel and not directly into the room. A quote from San Francisco organbuilder Louis Schoenstein says that he remembered it as having an attached keydesk and a "high walnut Gothic case." This fits what can be seen of the organ as pictured in the parish history.
The organ may have been electrified in 1925 by William Wood, organbuilder in Hillsboro, OR. and son of Michigan organbuilder Granville Wood. It remained at St. Mark's until about 1959 when it was installed at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church [which see] in East Portland by Bill Blunk, at which time it was rebuilt on new pitman chests.
The preceding stoplist is derived from the extant and obviously 19th century, common metal pipework which was built by Samuel Pierce.
Sources
Extant components at St. Matthew's Episcopal; OHS convention booklet notes, St. Mark's Parish history; JRS.
Extant components at St. Matthew's Episcopal; OHS convention booklet notes, St. Mark's Parish history; JRS.
M.P. Moller
Hagerstown, Maryland
Opus 8855 1956
"Original Specifications"
Great (Enclosed)
Hagerstown, Maryland
Opus 8855 1956
"Original Specifications"
Great (Enclosed)
8 Diapason
8 Gedeckt
8 Viole Dolce
4 Octave
4 Flute
4 Fugara
22/3 Viole Twelfth
2 Viole Fifteenth
8 Trumpet
Chimes
8 Gedeckt
8 Viole Dolce
4 Octave
4 Flute
4 Fugara
22/3 Viole Twelfth
2 Viole Fifteenth
8 Trumpet
Chimes
Swell (Enclosed)
16 Bourdon (tc)
8 Gedeckt
8 Viole Dolce
4 Flute
4 Fugara
22/3 Flute Twelfth
2 Flautino
8
Trumpet
4 Clarion
Tremolo
4 Clarion
Tremolo
Pedal (Enclosed)
16 Bourdon
16 Bourdon
8 Diapason
8 Flute
4 Octave
4 Flute
8 Flute
4 Octave
4 Flute
Stop / Rank / Pipe Analysis
16 Bourdon
(Sw/Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt. Tenor C
on the Swell.
8 Diapason (Gt/Ped) 61
8 Gedeckt (Sw/Gt) 61
8 Diapason (Gt/Ped) 61
8 Gedeckt (Sw/Gt) 61
8 Flute
(Ped) - - Same as the 8' Gedeckt.
8 Viole Dolce
(Sw/Gt) 61
4 Octave (Gt/Ped)
12 Extension of the 8' Diapason.
4 Flute (Sw/Gt/Ped)
12 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
4 Fugara (Sw/Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Viole Dolce.
22/3 Flute Twelfth (Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
4 Fugara (Sw/Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Viole Dolce.
22/3 Flute Twelfth (Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
22/3 Viole Twelfth
(Gt) 7 Extension
of the 8' Viole Dolce.
2 Flautino
(Sw) 5 Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
2 Viole Fifteenth (Gt) 5 Extension
of the 8' Viole Dolce.
8 Trumpet (Sw/Gt) 61
4 Clarion (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Trumpet.
Tremolo (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
8 Trumpet (Sw/Gt) 61
4 Clarion (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Trumpet.
Tremolo (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
Chimes
(Gt) (25) Mayland; tenor G - g2. 5-level volume control.
Pipe Summary
Diapason Gedeckt Viole Dolce Trumpet
73 pipes 97 pipes 85 pipes 73 pipes
Diapason Gedeckt Viole Dolce Trumpet
73 pipes 97 pipes 85 pipes 73 pipes
Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Swell to Great
Finger Pistons
Full Organ 1 - 4
Foot Levers
Gt. to Ped. (rev)
Pedal Movements
Expression
(bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
Action:
Electro-Pneumatic unit
Voices: 4
Stops: 14; including chimes
Ranks: 4
Pipes: 328
Notes
Voices: 4
Stops: 14; including chimes
Ranks: 4
Pipes: 328
Notes
This Moller "Artiste" replaced an
electronic substitute which had, in turn, replaced the tracker built by
an undocumented builder.
It was sold to St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Woodburn, OR. when the Werner Bosch [next organ] was acquired.
It was sold to St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Woodburn, OR. when the Werner Bosch [next organ] was acquired.
Sources
M.P. Moller opus list; Eugene M. Nye compilation; extant organ at St. Mary's Episcopal in Woodburn, OR.; JRS.
M.P. Moller opus list; Eugene M. Nye compilation; extant organ at St. Mary's Episcopal in Woodburn, OR.; JRS.
Werner Bosch
Tonal Design
Kassel by
West Germany Olympic Organ Builders
Opus 429 Seattle, WA.
1966
Kassel by
West Germany Olympic Organ Builders
Opus 429 Seattle, WA.
1966
Hauptwerk
(II)
16 Quintade 56
8 Principal [facade] 56
8 Spitzflote 56
4 Octave 56
16 Quintade 56
8 Principal [facade] 56
8 Spitzflote 56
4 Octave 56
4
Koppelflote
56
2 Flachflote 56
2 Flachflote 56
IV-VI Mixtur [19-22-26-29] ???
8 Trompete [en chamade] 56
8 Trompete [en chamade] 56
Ruckpositiv
(I)
8 Holzgedackt 56
4 Principal [facade] 56
4 Rohrflote 56
2 Octave 56
III-V Scharff [22-26-29] ???
II Sesquialtera [12-17] 112
8 Holzgedackt 56
4 Principal [facade] 56
4 Rohrflote 56
2 Octave 56
III-V Scharff [22-26-29] ???
II Sesquialtera [12-17] 112
8 Krummhorn
56
Tremulant
Brustwerk (III)
8 Gedackt [facade] 56
Tremulant
Brustwerk (III)
8 Gedackt [facade] 56
4 Spillpfeife [facade]
56
2 Principal 56
1 1/3 Nasat 56
2 Principal 56
1 1/3 Nasat 56
1
Sifflote
56
II Zimbel [29-33] 112
II Zimbel [29-33] 112
8
Regal
Tremulant
Pedal
16 Principal [facade] 32
16 Subbass 32
8 Octave 32
Pedal
16 Principal [facade] 32
16 Subbass 32
8 Octave 32
8
Gedackt
32
4
Choralbass
32
IV Mixtur [12-15-19-22] 128
16 Fagott 32
4 Schalmei 32
IV Mixtur [12-15-19-22] 128
16 Fagott 32
4 Schalmei 32
Couplers
I - Pedal
II - Pedal
III - Pedal
III - II
I - II
Finger Pistons
1
2
0
Pleno
Toe Studs
FK 1
FK 2
Ausl.
Pleno
HW - Ped (rev)
Accessories
Zimbelstern
Glockenstern
Action: Mechanical Key
Electric Stop and Combination
FK 1
FK 2
Ausl.
Pleno
HW - Ped (rev)
Accessories
Zimbelstern
Glockenstern
Action: Mechanical Key
Electric Stop and Combination
Voices: 30
Stops: 30
Ranks: 44
Pipes: ???
Notes
The organ replaced the previous II-manual, 4-rank Moller "Artiste".
The organ is free-standing and encased in the rear gallery. The full console is attached to the casefront. The Hauptwerk 8' Principal has 26 pipes en facade (DD - d#1). The Pedal 16' Principal has 10 pipes in the pedal towers (5 each side). The Ruckpositiv 4' Principal comprises that divisions' 39-pipe facade. The first 5 pipes of the Brustwerk 8' Gedackt are in the very center of the facade above the console, flanked by first 16 pipes of the 4' Spillflote divided on either side.
Pipes: ???
Notes
The organ replaced the previous II-manual, 4-rank Moller "Artiste".
The organ is free-standing and encased in the rear gallery. The full console is attached to the casefront. The Hauptwerk 8' Principal has 26 pipes en facade (DD - d#1). The Pedal 16' Principal has 10 pipes in the pedal towers (5 each side). The Ruckpositiv 4' Principal comprises that divisions' 39-pipe facade. The first 5 pipes of the Brustwerk 8' Gedackt are in the very center of the facade above the console, flanked by first 16 pipes of the 4' Spillflote divided on either side.
The organ was designed by Glenn White and
David Dahl of Olympic Organ Builders of Seattle in consultation with organist
E. Power Biggs. The Dedicatory Recitals were given by then organist Donald
R. McPherson on June 12th and 13th, 1966. The Inaugural Recitals were performed
by E. Power Biggs on June 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st. He signed the organ
case on the inside. Other "organ luminary" signatures inside the case
include: Marilyn Mason, Odille Pierre and other notables who have performed
on the instrument. David Aeschliman reports further: Biggs did inaugurate
the organ with a series of recitals. He also forgave the parish of
a substantial portion of his fee -- since they were short of cash at the
time and paying his fee in total would have bankrupted the parish.
The Hauptwerk 8' Trompete
is mounted horizontally from the case, and is one of two such stops
in Portland - the other one being at St. Michael's Lutheran on the
Marceau organ. Both the HW 8' Trompette and Pedal 16' Fagott are of copper. The
mechanical action features stainless steel trackers! All the chests
are divided diatonically.
The finger pistons (FK = Freie Kombination) are controlled by two toggle switches above each stop tablet. FK 1 is white and FK 2 is red. When the toggle switch is in the down (on) position, that finger piston or toe stud will activate the stop.
The finger pistons (FK = Freie Kombination) are controlled by two toggle switches above each stop tablet. FK 1 is white and FK 2 is red. When the toggle switch is in the down (on) position, that finger piston or toe stud will activate the stop.
This organ was featured at the AGO Regional in 1995. About this organ, the reviewer at that time said simply, "Dating from 1966, this neo-Baroque instrument was designed to do justice to the earlier repertoire . " --Joseph Adam (TAO, Oct. 95, p68).
Sources
Extant organ [July 16, 1990]; The Tracker, Vol. 41, No. 1, 1997; 1997 OHS Convention booklet; JRS.
Extant organ [July 16, 1990]; The Tracker, Vol. 41, No. 1, 1997; 1997 OHS Convention booklet; JRS.
Unknown Builder
Unknown Location
Opus
ca. 1790
Opus
ca. 1790
Frans W.M. Bosman
Portland, Oregon
1982
"Restoration & New Casework"
Portland, Oregon
1982
"Restoration & New Casework"
Manual
(54 notes)
Bass
8 Holpyp 24
4 Fluit 24
2 Prestant [facade] 24
1 Flageolet 24
Treble
Bass
8 Holpyp 24
4 Fluit 24
2 Prestant [facade] 24
1 Flageolet 24
Treble
8
Prestant
30
8
Holpyp
30
4 Fluit 30
3 Nasard 30
2 Fluit 30
4 Fluit 30
3 Nasard 30
2 Fluit 30
Calcant [wind]
Pedal (24
notes)
There are no independent
Pedal registers.
The manual bass notes are permanently
coupled to the pedals.
The manual bass notes are permanently
coupled to the pedals.
Action: Mechanical
Key & Stop
Voices: 7
Voices: 7
Stops: 9
Ranks: 7
Pipes: 246
Pipes: 246
Notes
The origins of this little chamber organ are not documented. Restorer Frans W.M. Bosman - who is himself Dutch - said the organ had characteristics of Dutch organs from the late 18th century. This was evidently deduced party from the manner in which the stop names were written on the underside of the toeboards. When he restored the organ he designed the new casework more along middle 19th century lines.
The treble 8' Holpyp has bored stoppers, and the bass 2' Prestant is en facade.
The origins of this little chamber organ are not documented. Restorer Frans W.M. Bosman - who is himself Dutch - said the organ had characteristics of Dutch organs from the late 18th century. This was evidently deduced party from the manner in which the stop names were written on the underside of the toeboards. When he restored the organ he designed the new casework more along middle 19th century lines.
The treble 8' Holpyp has bored stoppers, and the bass 2' Prestant is en facade.
Sources
Extant organ [January 29, 1990]; The Tracker, Vol. 41, No. 1, 1997; 1997 OHS Convention booklet; JRS.
Extant organ [January 29, 1990]; The Tracker, Vol. 41, No. 1, 1997; 1997 OHS Convention booklet; JRS.