Estey Organ Co.
Opus 1740, 1915

Washington State School for the Blind

Old Main - Auditorium

214 E. 13th St.
Vancouver, WA, US

9 Ranks - 506 Pipes
Instrument ID: 24854 ● Builder ID: 1947 ● Location ID: 22004
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal3 Divisions9 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Adjustable Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on August 29th, 2014:

Updated through online information from Joe O'Donnell. -- Returned in 1997 to its original location by Bond Organ Builders, Inc. of Portland, Oregon (mounting points for the floor frame were still visible on the stage floor). Bond fitted electric-action primaries to the key and stop actions, replacing the original tubular-pneumatic action, and provided a multiplex switching system and data filer for record/playback functions. No tonal changes were made. Bond also installed a new Ventus blower and a Peterson swell motor.
In late 2012 the now-obsolete multiplex system failed, rendering the organ unplayable. This system has now been replaced and the organ functions once again.


Database Manager on November 28th, 2006:

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Quarter-sawn oak case. 3-sectional façade containing 23 gold pipes with red trim arranged: 4-15-4. Cost $2,350.00. Declared surplus in 1972. Moved to auditorium/theatre at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington. Later moved to Post Chapel. Fell into disrepair. Unused. 1990s, original school negotiated for return of organ. Removed from Fort Worden Post Chapel on Dec. 16 & 17 1994 lead by Mr. Richard Woolridge of nearby Battleground, Washington. Funds being sought for rebuilding - to include a new compuerized system whereby the stoplist may be respecified at will.

Related Instrument Entries: Clele D'Autrey (1960s)

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