Projects by Rose City Organ Builders
St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Wilsonville, OR
The original instrument was a combination pipe and electronic built by the Rodgers Organ Co. Several stops were short compass and clever “borrowing” was used to create the various choruses. The organ sat on the floor in the rear of the church which made for a very...
St. Anne’s Episcopal Washougal, WA
The original instrument was a combination pipe and electronic built by the Rodgers Organ Co. Several stops were short compass and clever “borrowing” was used to create the various choruses. The organ sat on the floor in the rear of the church which made for a very...
First Presbyterian Vancouver, Washington
Built in 1983 by the Van Zoeren pipe organ company, this 3 manual 44 rank instrument began to experience keying and stop problems. Rose City Organ Builders installed a new Syndyne relay system which required the removal of all pipe work to access the windchests. All...
3rd Christian Reformed Lynden, WA
The original 16 rank Moller organ from 1958 was in need of some help. A failing relay and leather pneumatics meant it was time for the church to do some work. A final decision was made in November of 2017 to rebuild six ranks of the original organ and integrate it to...
Custom Audio for 32′ Stops
Rose City Organ Builders has built many custom sub-bass audio cabinets to reproduce the lowest notes of an organ. The audio drivers have a high excursion to move a lot of air which is what it is all about at these frequencies.
New combination organ at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Klamath Falls
Finally, Sacred Heart got their pipe organ. Nearly nine decades in the waiting the original pipe chambers now house 6 ranks of pipes including two full length 16' stops. Combined with a Allen Quantum 285 the marriage of pipe and digital is seamless.
Grace Lutheran Church Portland, Oregon
The original pipe organ installed in Grace Lutheran’s first building saw a few moves before finally settling in the current building. Refinishing some of the original façade pipes (which were found in the church’s attic) we designed and built a façade with...
1957 Wicks Rebuilt and enlarged in 2007
Click to view organ specifications. Organ: 1957 Wicks and later additions throughout 1976-90, Rebuilt and enlarged in 2007 This organ is a fine example of instrument evolving to meet a changing and expanding church music program. Throughout this church’s 165 history a...
Reuter pipe organ, integrated with a new Allen Protege L226
St. John’s Episcopal Church Roseville, CA The new church building was consecrated on September 9th, 2011. The original Reuter pipe organ was integrated with a new Allen Protege L226. We built a new windchest for the 8′ Principal in a chromatic layout since the...
Rebuild of a 1958 Schoenstein
LDS FM Group Walnut Creek, CA Organ: Rebuilt 1958 Schoenstein II/7 Small instruments do not need to be small in sound or features. The rebuild of this 1958 organ was top to bottom, with the console completely stripped, refinished, and rebuilt. We added new keyboards,...
Allen R370 with 9 ranks of pipes
With a generous gift given to the music department we were asked to provide a proposal to enhance the existing Allen Organ. We felt that not only tonal improvements should be included in the proposal but visual enhancements as well. We designed and built the mission...
Rose City Organ Builders in the News
Thad Bitter, the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, 7610 N.E. Fremont St., ascribes it to divine will. He was working in his office one day when Michael Ruppert and Christopher Nordwall of Rose City Organ Builders stopped by to say if the church ever needed any work...