Giesbrecht Residence - 3/7 Morton - hybrid
Tigard, Oregon
Organ installation timeframe: 1980 - 2001
 
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The Giesbrecht residence instrument was based around a 2/5 Robert Morton from the Rialto Theatre in Medford Oregon. According to Dr. Giesbrecht, the organ was moved from the theatre in 1950 to the Apostolic Faith Church** also in Medford. In 1980, he purchased the organ from the church and sold the original console to Dale Haskin of Portland.
 
Dr. Giesbrecht built a new three manual console with 300 stops! Numerous MIDI stops were added along with a custom computer-controlled relay system. The console had unique push-on, push-off tabs with an indicator light above each.
 
In Fall 2001, the instrument was purchased by Bob MacNeur of Portland.
 
** The Judd Walton Wurlitzer opus lists indicate that a Style 135B Wurlitzer (opus #349) originally from Medford's Page Theatre went to this church. It's possible that Dr. Giesbrecht's recollection is incorrect or that the Wurlitzer was installed prior to the Morton.
 
 
 
Photos courtesy Terry Robson, 2000