Charles M. Ruggles (Pipe Organs)
Opus 14, 1986

Lawrence University

420 E. College Avenue
Appleton, WI, US

9 Ranks - 452 Pipes

Instrument ID: 64413 ● Builder ID: 5452 ● Location ID: 55912

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Builder: Charles M. Ruggles (Pipe Organs)

Position: Keydesk Attached

Design: Traditional Without Cover

Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight

Features:

2 Manuals (56 Notes)30 Note Pedal3 Divisions7 Stops8 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Flat Jambs

Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions

Combination Action: None

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Ethan Mellema on April 24th, 2025: 
Wahl Organbuilders completed the rebuild and restoration work on this organ and reinstalled it in the early 2025, following the 2022 moving incident while the Music-Drama Center was undergoing HVAC work. 

Ethan Mellema  on July 22nd, 2022: 
Organ suffered damage to the case, bent pipes, and snapped trackers, during a moving incident while the building was undergoing HVAC work in June 2022. Organ is currently under the care of Wahl Organbuilders in Appleton, Wisconsin who will be overseeing the rebuilding/restoration efforts. (July 2022) 

Database Manager on November 3rd, 2019: 
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. 

Identified by Andrew Schaeffer, who has heard or played the organ.

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