Swem Pipe Organ Maintenance

Originally Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 4141, 1960)

Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church

Sanctuary

501 - 68th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI, US

32 Ranks - 1,978 Pipes
Instrument ID: 46919 ● Builder ID: 6123 ● Location ID: 41390
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions28 Stops46 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on August 2nd, 2012:
Updated through online information from Paul Dessau.
Database Manager on December 30th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Connor Annable.
Database Manager on July 9th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma.
Database Manager on July 9th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma.
Database Manager on July 8th, 2010:
Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was originally built by Wicks in 1960 as their Opus 4141. It has been expanded many times by adding pipes from other organs; money for these expansions often came in the form of memorial gifts from members of the congregation. The local organ technicians who have worked on the organ, include Jim Lauck, George Cheever, and Bill Swem.

Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 4141, 1960)

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