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Tellers Organ Co. (1967)

Location:

Michigan Avenue Baptist Church
203 S Michigan Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48602 US
Organ ID: 69431

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Baptist Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on October 20, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • 28 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 22 stops. 40 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on October 20, 2021.

Chancel :
  • Built by Tellers Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 22
  • Registers: 40
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • 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: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard not 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 Jeremy M. Reis on January 09, 2022.
Jeremy M. Reis on January 16, 2022:

This church is still active and is not for sale at this time.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeremy M. Reis on January 16, 2022.
Jeff Scofield on October 20, 2021:

With average attendance down to 60, the church was put up for sale in 2014.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on October 20, 2021.
From the Console: Open In New Tab Originally published 1/12/22
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on October 10, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary from the right side... showing the organ facade behind the choir: Photograph by Jeremy M. Reis. Taken approx. 2021

Original console before solid-state conversion: Photograph by Richard Swanson, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2022-08-24

Church exterior; facade: Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2020