Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
2017
Originally Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 3105, 1971)
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
140 Gathering Place Lane
Iowa City, IA, US
73 Ranks - 4 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 60563 ● Builder ID: 1673 ● Location ID: 52704
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CONSOLES
Builder: Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (56 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions52 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Randall E. Karstens [October 27, 2025]: I am in care of the instrument and it is extant and playable.
Database Manager on November 17th, 2017:
Updated by Matthew Penning, who has heard or played the organ.
Database Manager on October 23rd, 2017:
Originally built in 1971 for Clapp Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Clapp Recital Hall was severely damaged in 2008 flooding and was condemned; the organ itself escaped damaged. The demolition company was unsuccessful in selling the organ. St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Coralville, Iowa, expressed an interest in the organ and hoped the contractor would donate the organ if not sold. Ultimately, the organ was donated to St. Andrew's. Dobson Pipe Organ Builders removed the organ and stored in their workshop. The organ will be reinstalled in the sanctuary of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church upon completion of their new facility in 2015.
Database Manager on October 23rd, 2017:
Dobson began installing the organ in October 2017.
Related Instrument Entries: Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 3105, 1971)
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