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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1767 (1971)

Second Reformed Church: Sanctuary
225 E. Central Ave.
Zeeland, MI

Images

2009-08-21 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-08-13 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Curtains (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-08-13 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-08-13 - Nave and Balcony (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-08-13 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Curtains (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-08-21 - Church exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
30 stops
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager

2009-08-14 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The Great division is located in the right chamber. The Swell division is under expression in the left chamber. Tonal finishing was done by George Price, the Reuter representative. -Database Manager

2009-08-18 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -Database Manager

2010-12-10 - The specifications for the organ were drawn up by George Price, Harriet Vanderby, and Fran Baron. -Database Manager

2018-11-30 - Organ was rebuilt and expanded by Reuter and rededicated in November 2018. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console (August 13, 2009) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Zeeland, Michigan
SECOND REFORMED CHURCH

Reuter Organ Company    Opus 1767    24 ranks    1971   
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GREAT:                              SWELL:
    8’ Principal      61 pipes          8’ Rohrflöte       61 pipes
    8’ Bourdon        61 pipes          8’ Viola           61 pipes
    8’ Erzähler       61 pipes          8’ Viola Celeste   49 pipes
    4’ Octave         61 pipes          4’ Spitz Principal 61 pipes
    4’ Koppelflöte    61 pipes          4’ Hohlflöte       61 pipes
    2’ Fifteenth      61 pipes      2 2/3’ Nasard          61 pipes
  III  Fourniture    183 pipes          2’ Blockflöte      61 pipes
    8’ Krummhorn      61 pipes      1 3/5’ Tierce          61 pipes
       Tremolo                          8’ Trompette       61 pipes
       Chimes                              Tremolo

PEDAL:                             COUPLERS:
   16’ Bourdon        32 pipes          Great 16, Unison Off, 4
   16’ Rohrflöte [SW] 12 pipes          Swell 16, Unison Off, 4
    8’ Octave         32 pipes          Great to Pedal 8, 4
    8’ Pommer         32 pipes          Swell to Pedal 8, 4
    8’ Rohrflöte [SW]                   Swell to Great 16, 8, 4
5 1/3’ Quint                            Pedal to Manual (Great)
    4’ Choral Bass    32 pipes          Pedal to Manual (Swell)
    4’ Pommer         12 pipes
    2’ Pommer         12 pipes     COMBINATION ACTION:
   II  Mixture            [pf]          4 General Thumb Pistons
   16’ Bombarde       32 pipes          4 General Toe Studs
    8’ Bombarde       12 pipes          5 Swell Thumb Pistons
    4’ Clarion        12 pipes          4 Great Thumb Pistons
                                        4 Pedal Toe Studs

[Received on line from Chad Boorsma August 14, 2009.]

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