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Dobson Pipe Organ Builders (Opus 41, 1988)

Location:

Second Christian Reformed Church / Cornerstone Church
609 E First Street
Pella, IA 50219 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 18004

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on May 23, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 17 ranks. 972 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 14 stops. 15 registers.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 23, 2021.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 23, 2021.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on May 23, 2021.
Main:
  • Built by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 14
  • Registers: 15
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Sliding stop controls/levers.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Hitchdown Couplers
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on May 23, 2021.
Jim Stettner on May 23, 2021:

The congregation is movng to a new worship facility in the summer of 2021. This organ was removed in May, 2021 by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders assisted by J. Granger & Assoc. of Lansing, Michigan. It is being relocated to balcony of Krauss Chapel at Trinity English Evang. Lutheran in Fort Wayne, Indiana with some tonal modifications and new Swell shutters.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on November 11, 2021.
Database Manager on May 03, 2005:

Information provided by John Panning, Dobson Pipe Organs, Ltd.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist from the builders website: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on May 23, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Preparing to remove the organ: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2021-05-17

Organ case and keydesk: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2021-05-17

Upper case with Great facade and Swell underneath: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2021-05-17

Keydesk, pedalboard, and hitch-downs: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2021-05-17

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