PSTOS - Royal Theatre, Seattle Washington

Royal Theatre - 2/4 Wicks
Seattle, Washington
Organ installation timeframe: 1926 - ?

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The Royal Theatre had a 2/4 Wicks, opus 659 installed in 1926. It was one of the Wicks Special Style 65 Orchestral organs. The four ranks were: Horn Diapason, Flute, Violin, and Vox Humana.

Records show that organist Emma L. Barry played at the Royal in 1927.

According to Jim Stettner, the instrument was later acquired for a private residence, and was most recently donated to the Seattle based Pipe Organ Foundation. The chest, and some of the pipes, are now in-use at the "new" organ the Foundation has assembled for Mercer Island Presbyterian Church.

Stoplist from the original Wicks documents, courtesy Jim Stettner 2005

Acomp ( I - enclosed)

8 Horn Diapason

8 Concert Flute

8 Viola

8 Vox Humana

4 Horn Principal

4 Orchestral Flute

4 Violina

2 Flageolet

Vibrato

Snare Drum

Triangle

Tambourine

Castanets

Tom Tom

Wood Drum

Bird Whistle

Solo ( II - enclosed)
8 Horn Principal

8 Concert Flute

8 Violin

8 Vox Humana

4 Orchestral Flute

4 Violina

4 Vox Humana

2 Piccolo

Vibrato
Xylophone

Chimes

Pedal (Enclosed)
16 Bss Flute

8 Horn

8 Flute

8 Cello

8 Vox Humana

4 Orchestral Diapason

Chimes

Bass Drum

Snare Drum

Cymbal

Timpani

Triangle

Pipe Summary

Horn Diapason Concert Flute Violin Vox Humana
73 pipes 97 pipes 73 pipes 73 pipes

Pedal Movements
Expression (balanced)
Crescendo (balanced)

Action: Direct-Electric

Voices: 4

Stops: 40; inc. chimes, xylophone, and percussions

Ranks: 4

Pipes: 316

Notes
The chimes were 20 notes from tenor A thru e 41. The Xylophone was 37 notes from tenor C thru c 49. All of the other percussion stops played for 37 notes on the manuals, and for 18 notes on the Pedal: CCC thru FF.

All percussion and sound effects were available as both stop tablets and toe studs.

The installation was completed on July 22, 1926