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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1909 (1977)

First Christian Reformed Church: Sanctuary
16248 South Park Ave.
South Holland, IL

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2006-03-06 - Sanctuary and Pipe Facade (Photograph by Bill De Young/Database Manager)

2006-03-06 - Austin Console (Photograph by Bill De Young/Database Manager)

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

2010-03-05 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- This was a major rebuild of the existing transplanted Kimball organ from the congregation's previous home. The work was completed by Don Diestelmeier, a Reuter represenatative and proprietor of the Freeport Organ Company. Twenty ranks (1,312 pipes) were added at this time, including the 7-rank exposed Positiv, a Trumpet en Chamade above the balcony, and a Zymbelstern. Further modified in 1991. -Database Manager

2010-03-06 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- A MIDI-sequencer player system, including recording and playback, was recently completed. -Database Manager

2010-03-06 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was originally built as a 1923 Kimball and purchased by the congregation in 1931. It was expanded previously in 1956. -Database Manager

2010-03-08 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -Database Manager


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