Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1042, 1942

LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church

Sanctuary

107 LaGrave Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI, US

27 Ranks - 1,696 Pipes
Instrument ID: 33761 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 12350
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions24 Stops29 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on August 17th, 2018:
The organ was removed from the church's old sanctuary, enlarged by Casavant, and reinstalled in 1960 in the new sanctuary on the same property. The last service in the old sanctuary was the evening worship service on May 31, 1959 (information from the church's 100th anniversary book).

Database Manager on April 6th, 2018:
Updated by Chad Boorsma. The organ was as large as possible given the size of the chamber in the northwest corner of the Sanctuary. In fact, a few of the larger pipes were installed beneath the platform (information from the church's 100th anniversary book).

Database Manager on June 10th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma: the organ was purchased by using $12,000 given by Anna Maris, the church's first organist. A service of dedication was held March 31, 1943. Seymour Swets directed the choir, Dr. Edward Masselink gave the dedicatory address, and Alyce Lantinga played the organ.

Database Manager on March 12th, 2008:
Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Dedication recital played by Alyce Lantinga on March 31, 1943; enlarged in 1960 and 1977; replaced in 1995 by Austin, #2765.</i>

Webpage Links: Opus 1042: LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church

Related Instrument Entries: Casavant Frères Ltée. (1960) , Burger & Schafer (1977)

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