OHS Database ID 10747.
This instrument is known from a single historic document only; it is presumed to be no longer extant.
We received the most recent update on this organ's state and condition 2007-02-19.
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| Organ in front gallery; Photo from church archives. Digital image by James R. Stettner 2008-12-15 |
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| Organ in front gallery; Photo from church archives. Digital image by James R. Stettner 2008-12-15 |
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| Organ in front gallery; Photo from church archives. Digital image by James R. Stettner 2008-12-15 |
The organ is in a case at the front of the room. Traditional style console with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack. The organ has an attached keydesk.
Three manuals. 4 divisions. 39 stops. 37 registers. 41 ranks. 2334 pipes. Manual compass is 61 notes. Pedal compass is 30 notes.
Slider chests. Mechanical key action. Mechanical stop action.
Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs. Balanced swell shoes/pedals. Combination Action: Fixed mechanical system. Flat straight pedalboard.
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- Stoplist copied from church archives
Portland, Oregon First Presbyterian Church GEO. H. RYDER, Opus 155, 1890 - Original Specifications GREAT COUPLERS (Drawknob – Pneumatic) 16 Contra Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal [8] 8 Open Diapason 61 Great to Pedal [8] 8 Doppel Flöte 61 Choir to Pedal [8] 8 Viola d'Gamba 61 8 Gemshorn 61 Swell to Great [8] 4 Octave 61 Choir to Great Sub [16] 4 Flute Harmonique 61 Choir to Great [8] 2-2/3 Twelfth 61 2 Fifteenth 61 Swell to Choir [8] IV Mixture 244 8 Cornopean 61 FOOT LEVERS (Unk. If labeled) Sw. Piano - SWELL (Expressive) 16 Bourdon Treble (tc) 49 Sw. Mezzo - 16 Bourdon Bass 12 8 Open Diapason 61 Sw. Forte - 8 Stopped Diapason 61 8 Viola 61 Gr. Piano - 8 Aeoline 61 4 Violin 61 Gr. Mezzo - 4 Flute Traverso 61 2-2/3 Twelfth 61 Gr. Forte - 2 Flautino 61 II Harmonic Ætheria 122 Ch. Piano - 8 Horn 61 8 Oboe 61 Ch. Mezzo - 8 Vox Humana 61 Tremolo Ch. Forte - CHOIR PEDAL MOVEMENTS 8 Violin Diapason 61 Swell Expression (bal.) 8 Melodia 61 8 Quintadena (tc) 49 8 Dulciana 61 4 Fugara 61 4 Flute d'Amour 61 2 Piccolo 61 8 Clarinet (tc) 49 8 Fagotto Bass 12 ACTION: Mechanical key & stop VOICES: 37 PEDAL 16 Open Diapason [wood] 30 STOPS: 39 16 Bourdon [wood] 30 16 Dulciana [wood] 30 RANKS: 41 8 Violon Cello [metal] 30 8 Flute [wood] 30 PIPES: 2,334 NOTES The organ was completed for the church in the same year in which the main sanctuary was completed – 1890. The approximate cost was $10,000.00, and the organ was the largest in the State of Oregon at the time. The case was made of cherry to match the church interior. The essentially 3-sectional facade contained 35 pipes arranged as follows: 9 – 3 – 11 – 3 – 9. Between each of the three main sections was a small tower holding the 3 pipes. The facade contained pipes from the Great 16' Contra Diapason and 8' Open Diapason. The Choir 8' Quintadena was grooved to the bass of the 8' Melodia for its bottom octave. The couplers were also activated by means of pneumatic pistons set into the manual key slips. Sources: Ryder opus list; church archives and photos of the organ [Received from James R. Stettner 2012-06-04.]