Pipe Organ Database

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Goulding & Wood, Inc. (2022)

Originally Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 5785, 1980)

Location:

Basilica of St. Adalbert
671 Davis Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504 US
Organ ID: 71881

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is unaltered 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 Jeff Scofield on October 03, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 72 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • 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 horizontal rows on terraced/stepped 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 Jeff Scofield on October 03, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Goulding & Wood, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 2022

Organ case: Photograph by Tom Nichols, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-02-10

Drone view of exterior: Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-04-11

Console center view: Photograph by Tom Nichols. Taken on 2022-10-04

Console, viewed from the right: Photograph by Tom Nichols. Taken on 2022-10-09

Organ case, decorated for the dedication concert celebrating the new console.: Photograph by Tom Nichols. Taken on 2022-10-04