About the Church Organ
Pasi Organ Builders, Inc. of Roy, Washington, built the magnificent organ at St. Augustine's
in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, which was dedicated in a recital by Dr. J. Melvin Butler on February 6, 1998.
The organ was custom designed specifically to enhance the Liturgy and lend support to congregational
singing. St. Augustine's parishioners, as well as members of the community, were donors to the
fund to acquire the organ.
The organ has seven stops played from two manuals (keyboards) and pedalboard. The key and stop action
is mechanical.
The organ contains 387 pipes, all of which were made in the builder's shop. The metal pipes are made of a
97% lead-tin alloy and the wooden pipes of quarter sawn white oak.
Although the case and tonal design of the organ are rooted in historic traditions, the aim was to create a
modern instrument capable of playing as wide a range of musical repertoire as possible, given its size.
Stop List Manual I
Principal 8'
Octave 4'
Waldflote 2'
Manual II
Gedackt 8'
Rhorflote 4'
Waldflote 2' (from Manual I)
Quint 2 2/3'
Tierce 1 3/5'
Pedal
Subbass 16'
Couplers: Manual II to Manual I;
Manual I to Pedal; Manual II to Pedal
The Organ BuilderMartin Pasi began his career in organ building during a four year apprenticeship with the Rieger
Company in his native Austria. In 1981, he immigrated to the United States and later to Canada to work
with various organ builders. He moved to Washington State in 1986 and established his own firm in Roy in 1990.
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