Frank J. Sauter & Sons
1956

First Congregational Church

Sanctuary

2001 Niles Ave.
St. Joseph, MI, US

20 Ranks
Instrument ID: 62770 ● Builder ID: 2144 ● Location ID: 54545
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Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)

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Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on July 17th, 2018:

The organ was dedicated on February 12, 1956, with Dr. William Lester at the console. The instrument was romantic in design with all divisions enclosed and without mixtures. Communication with the organ company just months before the contract was signed indicate that the company "wouldn't hesitate to use the best of the church's old organ as it was a memorial gift." There is also mention of using Aeolian, Bennett, and Kimball materials the company had in stock. The antiphonal division was added in 1959 by Sauter. Discussion began in 1975 about the need to rebuild the chancel organ. Berghaus Organ Company rebuilt the organ and expanded it in 1984, Fowler Pipe Organ Company rebuilt and expanded it again in 1995, and G. M. Buck Pipe Organs rebuilt it again in 2011.

Related Instrument Entries: Frank J. Sauter & Sons (1959) , Berghaus Organ Co. (1984) , Fowler Organ Company (1995) , G.M. Buck Pipe Organs (2011)

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