Chehalis Theatre - 2/8 Wicks - Robert Morton
Chehalis, Washington
558 N Market Blvd
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Chehalis Theatre, c.1999
The Chehalis Theatre originally had a 2/8 Wicks-Robert Morton built for the American Photoplayer Co. and installed in 1923.
Records indicate the current structure was built in 1938. It is unknown if the earlier 1920's theatre was in the same location. The current building was recently converted back to a theatre after having served as a video rental store for several years.
Market Blvd., Chehalis Theatre on left, c.1960s
According to Jim Stettner, "the organ still exists in Seattle in somewhat rebuilt form at St. Paul's English Lutheran in Fremont. All the original ranks are present. It had an exposed facade of 27 gold pipes with a painted floral pattern near the top." The dates for removal from the theatre and re-installation at St. Paul's are unknown.
The original stoplist was:
Great (Enclosed)
8 Open Diapason 73
8 Melodia 61
8 Dulciana 73
4 Concert Flute 12
Great to Great 8' [Unison Off]
Great to Great 4'
Swell (Enclosed)
8 Stopped Diapason 61
8 Salicional 61
4 Flute d'Amour 12
4 Violina 12
8 Oboe & Bassoon 73
8 Vox Humana 73
Tremolo
Chimes (ta - e2) (20)
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell to Swell 8' [Unison Off]
Swell to Swell 4'
Pedal (Enclosed)
16 Bourdon 30
Couplers
Swell to Pedal 8
Great to Pedal 8
Swell to Great 16,8,4
Finger Pistons
Swell C, 1 & 2
Great C, 1 & 2
Pedal Movements
Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
Action: E-P & D-E unit
Voices: 8
Stops: 11; inc. chimes
Ranks: 8
Pipes: 541
The instrument was rebuilt and enlarged by Balcom & Vaughan in 1954 as their opus 593. A new III-man. B&V console was built with the intent of adding a future Choir Division (which to date has never been added). Balcom & Vaughan added an 44-pipe, wooden, 16'/8' Open Diapason unit to the Pedal of unknown etiology. The original Great 8' Open Diapason was moved to the Swell and renamed Violin Diapason. A new Great 8' Open Diapason was added on a new E-P unit chest. The Swell 8' Trompette with flared bells is the 3rd new rank added by B&V - also on a new unit chest. The rebuilt (and present [2003] stoplist was/is as follows:
Great (Enclosed w/Swell)
8 Open Diapason 61
8 Melodia 61
8 Dulciana 61
4 Octave (Sw) 12 (V.D.)
4 Flute 12 (Mel.)
Chimes [gone] [20]
Great Unison Off
Great to Great 4'
Swell (Enclosed)
8 Violin Diapason 61
8 Stopped Flute 61
8 Salicional 61
8 Voix Celeste 61
4 Flute 12 (S.F.)
22/3 Nazard 7 (S.F.)
2 Flautina 5 (S.F.)
8 Trompette 61
8 Oboe - -
8 Vox Humana 61
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell to Swell 4'
Choir (Prepared-for)
8 Open Diapason - -
8 Concert Flute - -
8 Viol d'orchestra - -
8 Viol Celeste - -
8 Dulciana - -
4 Harmonic Flute - -
Tremolo
Choir to Choir 16'
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4'
Pedal (Enclosed)
16 Open Diapason 30
16 Bourdon 30
16 Gedeckt (Ped/Sw) - -
8 Octave 12
8 Flute (Sw) - -
51/3 Quint (Ped/Sw) - -
4 Principal (Ped/Sw) - -
Couplers
Swell to Pedal 8
Great to Pedal 8
Choir to Pedal 8
Swell to Great 16,8,4
Choir to Great 16,8,4
Swell to Choir 16,8,4
Finger Pistons
Master 1 - 5
Swell 1 - 5
Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Sw. to Gr. (rev)
Sw. to Ch. (rev)
Great 1 - 5
Gr. to Ped. (rev)
Choir 1 - 5
Ch. to Ped. (rev)
Ch. to Gr. (rev)
Pedal 1 - 5
G.C.
Toe Studs
Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Gr. to Ped. (rev)
Ch. to Ped. (rev)
Pedal Movements
Sw/Gt Expression (bal.)
Choir Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
Action: E-P & D-E unit
Voices: 11
Stops: 21
Ranks: 11
Pipes: 669
While the Choir division is only prepared-for - it can be used as a coupling manual for the Swell.
Combinations are adjusted from two setter boards located in vertical drawers in each of the two stopjambs.
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