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Seattle, USA (Washington) - First Methodist Church
Municipal: Seattle
Region:King County
Address: 180 Denny Way, 98109, Seattle, WA
Website: http://firstchurchseattle.org/

Description nr.: 2065439.

Built by: Austin Organ Company Inc. (1966)


The building of the First Methodist Church in Seattle was built in 1908. A new organ has been installed in 1966 by the Austin Organ Company. It replaced an instrument of Kimball, dating from 1909.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ9 (8)
- Choir-Positiv8
- Swell Organ11
- Echo Organ6
- Pedal Organ13 (6)
Total number of stops47 (39)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Gemshorn 16' - extension, Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Nachthorn 4', Super Octave 2', Fourniture 4 ranks, Trompete 8', Chimes (32 tubes).
Choir-Positiv (C-c''''): Nason Flute 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Flute Celeste 8' (from c°), Koppelflöte 4', Octave 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbel 3 ranks, Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohrflöte 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from F), Principal 4', Spitzflöte 4', Blockflöte 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Fagot 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Echo Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Hohlflöte 8', Aeoline 8', Celeste 8', Waldflöte 4', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Contra Bourdon 32' - extension, Principal 16', Gemshorn 16' - from Great, Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Gemshorn 8' - extension, Rohrflöte 8' - extension, Choral Bass 4', Rauschquint 2 ranks, Posaune 16', Fagot 16' - from Swell, Posaune 8' - extension, Krummhorn 4' - from Choir.

Literature Order large Austin for Seattle First Methodist Church : Largest Protestant Concregation in North Pacific Coast City - Charles Wassberg Organist. - In: The Diapason, 57th Year, No. 5, April 1966.