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Charles W. McManis Co. Opus Opus32 (1955)

Christ Church Cranbrook (Episcopal)
470 Church Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


Images


1994-05-18 - Console and Positiv pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1994-05-18 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1994-05-18 - Sanctuary interior toward gallery (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1994-05-18 - Sanctuary interior and chancel (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1994-05-18 - Reuter console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1994-05-18 - Main organ case (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2006-03-23 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Rebuild of Skinner Opus 567-A; new Reuter console in 1972; rebuilding by N. P. Mander in 1996 retaining original Skinner pipework.</i> -Database Manager

2008-04-29 - Updated through online information from Ray Ahrens. -- New organ by Mander using Skinner pipework -Database Manager

2008-08-16 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuild, additions and tonal alterations to Skinner Op. 567 (1927); tower divisions located to right of normal location of the crossing; chancel division wedged into tiny spaces in chancel; Skinner console retained, but replaced by Reuter console in 1972. -Database Manager

2019-02-11 - Updated by Carl S Zimmerman, naming this as the source of information: Charles McManis\' autobiography, cited in full on OHS Website, pp.314-315. <br> <br> -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> September 1956 and console May 1994 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
       Christ Church, Cranbrook

       E M Skinner   Op. 567   1927   4/42
       Charles McManis         1956   4/66  Rebuild with tonal changes
       Reuter                  1970   4/    New console
       __________________________________________________

       TOWER GREAT  3"                TOWER SWELL  5 1/2"
   16' Quintaton        61 a      16' Bourdon            73
    8' Principal        61 *       8' Diapason           73
    8' Rohrflote        61 *       8' Gedeckt            73
    8' Viola            SO         8' Salicional         73
    4' Octave           61 *       8' Voix Celeste       73
    4' Flute Ouverte    61 *       8' Flauto Dolce       73
    2' Blockflote       61 a       8' Flute Celeste      61
   IV  Mixture 1 1/3'  220 a       4' Octave             73
       Unison Off                  4' Flute Triangulaire 73
       Super                       2' Doublette          61 a
       Blank                      IV  Scharf     2/3'   244 a
                                  16' Contra Fagotto     73 a
       TOWER CHOIR  4"             8' Trompette          73 a
    8' Gedeckt          73 a       8' Flugel Horn        73
    8' Cello            73         4' Clarion            73 a
    8' Cello Celeste    73            Tremolo
    8' Dulciana         73            Sub
    8' Unda Maris       61            Unison Off
    4' Spitzflote       73 a          Super
2 2/3' Nazard           61 a          Blank
    2' Principal        61 *
1 3/5' Tierce           61 a          TOWER SOLO  7 1/2"
    8' Clarinet         73         8' Orchestral Flute   73
    8' Vox Humana       73 a       8' Cello              73
       Tremolo                     8' Cello Celeste      61
       Sub                         4' Rohrquintade       73 a
       Unison Off                  8' Tuba Mirabilis     73 h
       Super                       8' French Horn        73
       Blank                          Tremolo
                                      Sub
       CHANCEL SWELL  4"              Super
    8' Geigen           73 a          Harp
    8' Gemshorn         73 a          Celesta
    8' Gemshorn Celeste 61 a          GT to SO   8
    4' Koppelflote      73 a          ChSW to SO 8
    2' Flagelette       61 *
  III  Mixture   1'    183 a          TOWER PEDAL  8 1/2"
    8' Trompette        73 a      32' Bourdon            --
       Sub                        16' Principal          32 *
       Unison Off                 16' Subbass            32
       Super                      16' Viole              12 SO
       Blank                      16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW
                                   8' Octave             12 *
       CHANCEL POSITIV  2"         8' Violoncello        SO
    8' Rohrflote        61 a       8' Still Gedeckt      SW
    8' Gemshorn         CS         4' Super Octave       12 *
    4' Principal        61 a     III  Mixture   1 1/3'   96 *
    2' Octave           61 a      32' Contre Bombarde    pf
       POS on GT 16               16' Bombarde           32
       POS on GT  8               16' Contra Fagotto     SW
       POS on GR  4                8' Trumpet            32 *
       POS on CH 16                4' Clarion            12 *
       POS on CH  8                   Blank
       POS on CH  4                   Blank
       POS on SO  8                   Blank

                                      CHANCEL PEDAL
                                  16' Gemshorn         12 CS
                                   8' Geigen           CS

    a  additions as part of McManis's rebuild
    *  present pipework revoiced and/or relocated
    h  mounted in the chamber horizontally

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield November 25, 2012]

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