Levsen Organ Co. (Rodney Levsen Sr.)
Opus 5, 1983
First Lutheran Church
1000 3rd Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA, US
36 Ranks - 2,005 Pipes
Instrument ID: 29672 ● Builder ID: 3757 ● Location ID: 26251
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CONSOLES
Builder: Levsen Organ Co. (Rodney Levsen Sr.)
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions28 Stops40 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.
Database Manager on October 15th, 2007:
Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This is an entirely new organ which retains 3 registers/4 ranks from the previous, used, 1930s Aeolian-Skinner residence organ (Sw. II Scharf & 4' Oboe and Ped. 16' Subbass) and also the chimes and harp. All other pipework is new. The organ is handsomely displayed in the rear gallery with the Great and some of the Pedal on a chest cantilevered off of the back wall. The Positiv is positioned as a Rückpositiv on the right side of the rear gallery rail (when facing rear). And the 8' Principal basses of the Great and Pedal form the left corner facade on two sides for the expressive Swell. Tonal design is essentially American Classic with a tendency towards north German Baroque. Visually, the striking asymmetrical pipe displays are somewhat "Holtkamp-esque." The organ was dedicated November 13, 1983.
Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (1950s)
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