Balcom and Vaughan
1965
Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 2063, 1905)
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Sanctuary; rear gallery
420 W Pine Street
Missoula, MT, US
22 Ranks - 1,279 Pipes
Instrument ID: 8101 ● Builder ID: 299 ● Location ID: 7599
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Builder: Balcom and Vaughan
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions19 Stops24 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Joe O'Donnell on December 18th, 2023:
In 2023 Bond Organ Builders replaced the increasingly unreliable combination action and coupler switching with a new solid-state system. Most of the blank tabs were eliminated and one tab was repurposed to restore the independent stop action for the Swell Bourdon bass. The chimes, which had played an octave low on the Swell, now play from the Great in the customary range.
In 2023 Bond Organ Builders replaced the increasingly unreliable combination action and coupler switching with a new solid-state system. Most of the blank tabs were eliminated and one tab was repurposed to restore the independent stop action for the Swell Bourdon bass. The chimes, which had played an octave low on the Swell, now play from the Great in the customary range.
Joe O'Donnell on June 30th, 2023:
It's unlikely the electrification was done in 1939, unless it was redone in 1965. The key action has had E-P primaries grafted onto the external inflate-to-play Hook-Hastings actions (which, amazingly enough, exhaust the internal pallet pull-down pneumatics). The added key actions are consistent with Balcom & Vaughan's style of work from the 60's, not the 30's, and the supply-house console is also from that era. The console is not detached, but was simply shoved into the gap in the case created when the original keydesk was removed and discarded.
Database Manager on October 9th, 2009:
Updated through online information from Christopher Rini.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was Hook-Hastings Co. (Opus 2063, 1905).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1965.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Electrified in 1939 by Balcom and Vaughan. Rebuilt and augmented in 1965 by Balcom and Vaughan.
Related Instrument Entries: Hook-Hastings Co. (Opus 2063, 1905) , Balcom and Vaughan (1939)
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