Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organs, Inc. (Opus 2765, 1996)

Location:

LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church
107 LaGrave Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 10817

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
The organ has been altered from its original state.
The organ's condition is good, in regular use.

We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on December 22, 2021.

Technical Details:

Chests: Austin Universal Air
77 ranks. 4,474 pipes. 7 divisions. 5 manuals. 116 stops.

Divisions

All:

Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.

We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on June 29, 2019.

Consoles

Main:

Manuals: 5
Divisions: 7
Stops: 116
Position: Movable console.
Manual Compass: 61
Pedal Compass: 32
Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
Has Crescendo Pedal
Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons

We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on June 29, 2019.

Notes

Database Manager on June 29, 2019:

A Tuba Mirabilis rank was added to the Solo division in 2017 and was dedicated at the morning worship service on October 8.  It was built by Chris Broome of  Broome and Company and was installed by Haan Pipe Organ Service.  The stop was a gift from Richard and Helen De Vos, the original donors of the organ.  The Tuba Mirabilis has its own wind supply and is unenclosed.  Because there was not sufficient space to put the stop in the actual Solo division, it is located in the chamber on the west side instead.  The new stop can be coupled to the Swell, Great, Choir, or Pedal.

We received the most recent update for this note from Chad Boorsma on June 30, 2019.

Database Manager on June 10, 2010:

Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma.  -- The instrument retains the Antiphonal division from the church's previous organ.  The organ was given by Richard and Helen De Vos in memory of Helen's parents, George and Wilma Van Wesep, who were long-time members of La Grave.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Database Manager on June 30, 2009:

Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Database Manager on March 12, 2008:

Updated through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: 
Replaced twice rebuilt Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1042 (1942),  with five manual Allen console and thirty-eight ranks of electronic voices.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Allen console, Austin pipe division, 32 "rk" of digital voices by Allen. Jonathan Tuuk was consultant.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Stoplists

Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist provided by the church
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on February 16, 2021.