Austin Organs, Inc.
Opus 2782, 2003
Fountain Street Church
Sanctuary
24 Fountain Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI, US
138 Ranks - 7,980 Pipes
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
5 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal9 Divisions179 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The organ's main pipe chamber is 39' wide, 40' tall, and 10' deep. The organ includes pipework from the builders who created and rebuilt the previous instrument (Skinner, Casavant, and Tellers).
Database Manager on June 30th, 2009:
Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma -- The previous organ was removed in July 2000, and installation began on the new instrument in August 2002. The organ was completed in April 2003. It was dedicated October 19, 2003. Recitals were held that year on October 19 (Karl Schrock), November 9 (James Kibbie), and November 28 (Carlo Curley). Jonathan Tuuk served as organ consultant on the project.
Database Manager on August 19th, 2007:
Updated through on-line information from Douglas W. Craw. -- The organ also includes 34 digital stops supplied by the Allen Organ Co. (who also built the 5 manual console).
Database Manager on January 8th, 2005:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 31, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.
Webpage Links: GRAGO - Organs of Grand Rapids [Fountain Street page]
Related Instrument Entries: Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 393, 1922) , Casavant Frères Ltée. (1959) , Tellers Organ Co. (1970)
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