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Kent WA, USA (Washington) - Kent Lutheran Church, Kent Grand Organ
Municipal: Kent WA
Region:King County
Address: 336 2nd Avenue South, 98032, Kent, WA
Website: http://kentlutheran.org/
Description nr.: 2065662.
Built by: Plaisted & Co. Hutchings (1878) - opus 78
In 1878, a new organ was built for First Baptist Church, 56 Federal Street, Salem, Massachusetts. The organ has been rebuilt and enlarged with a new choir division in 1924 by William Laws. In 2009 the church had to be closed, and the organ was dismantled and stored. It was bought by Kent Lutheran Church in Kent, Washington. In 2018-2020 the organ has been installed in this church after a restoration, with a new organ case, some additions and tonal corrections. The extensions of 1924 have been removed. The installation was carried out by volunteers together with Marceau Pipe Organs. On the new location the organ has two consoles, one on the gallery and one on the church floor.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Kent WA, USA (Washington) - Kent Lutheran Church, Kent Grand Organ
Municipal: Kent WA
Region:King County
Address: 336 2nd Avenue South, 98032, Kent, WA
Website: http://kentlutheran.org/
Description nr.: 2065662.
Built by: Plaisted & Co. Hutchings (1878) - opus 78
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1878 | Plaisted & Co. Hutchings | 78 | new organ | 1924 | William W. Laws | rebuild | 2020 | Inc. Marceau Pipe Builders Organs | 40 | transfer/relocate |
In 1878, a new organ was built for First Baptist Church, 56 Federal Street, Salem, Massachusetts. The organ has been rebuilt and enlarged with a new choir division in 1924 by William Laws. In 2009 the church had to be closed, and the organ was dismantled and stored. It was bought by Kent Lutheran Church in Kent, Washington. In 2018-2020 the organ has been installed in this church after a restoration, with a new organ case, some additions and tonal corrections. The extensions of 1924 have been removed. The installation was carried out by volunteers together with Marceau Pipe Organs. On the new location the organ has two consoles, one on the gallery and one on the church floor.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1878 | Salem, MA | First Baptist Church |
| 2020 | Kent, WA | Kent Lutheran Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 22 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 449 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
| Literature |
Organ Projects : Marceau Pipe Organ Builders, Seattle, Washington : Kent Lutheran Church, Kent, Washington / Sean Haley, René Marceau, Randy Pettigrew, Derek Tilton, Jim van Horn. - In: The Diapason, 114th Year, No. 6, June 2023. |
| Links |
https://www.kentgrandorgan.org/ |