Swem Pipe Organ Maintenance
2013

Originally Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3770, 1957)

St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church [1912]

224 Carrier Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI, US

11 Ranks - 754 Pipes

Instrument ID: 52775 ● Builder ID: 6123 ● Location ID: 46172

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions29 Stops✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)

Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on June 28th, 2014: 
The organ was enlarged at this time with the addition of three ranks (4' Prestant, 4' Geigen Octave, and 8' Clarinet) from the former First Reformed Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  The facade is from the church's former organ that was installed in 1912.

Related Instrument Entries: Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3770, 1957) , Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (Opus 5011, 1933)