Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 673, 1965)

Location:

Hope Reformed Church
2010 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 42992

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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 Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 18 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 27 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 27
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • 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 with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical 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 Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on September 14, 2009:

Identified through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ had digital stops added ca. 1999 by Haan Pipe Organ Service.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist taken from the console (September 1, 2009)
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary Interior and Chancel: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-09-01

Chancel and Chamber Grillework: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-09-01

Console: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-09-01

Console: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-09-01

Church exterior: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2010-11-28

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