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Dobson Pipe Organ Builders (1985)

St. Michael's Episcopal Church / Christ Episcopal Church
220 40th Street N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Removable Panel in Front of Keyboards
Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
2 manuals
19 stops
20 registers
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Verney (1904). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1994. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - From First United Methodist, Parkersburg, Iowa (razed) 1993. Restored 1985 by Dobson Organ Co. -Database Manager

2007-08-11 - According to an online update from David Poile, the church closed in 1999. The organ was relocated by a local builder to Grace Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids. -Database Manager

2011-04-30 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- St. Michael-s merged with St. John's circa 1998 and is now known as Christ Episcopal, the merged congregation uses the former St. Michael's campus. The organ was still there in 2010, but offered for sale by the church. -Database Manager

2012-04-15 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Sold to VIVA! Performing Arts School in Dixon, IL. To be installed in Philander Hall. (Source: Associated Press on-line article dated April 13, 2012) -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from Dobson website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

original stoplist

GREAT    
8'  Open Diapason         1-19 in façade 
8'  Melodia  
8'  Viola d’Gamba  
8'  Dulciana  
4'  Octave  
4'  Flute d’Amour  
2-2/3'  Nazard  
  Swell to Great  
  Swell to Great Octave  
    
SWELL (enclosed)  
16'  Bourdon Bass  
16'  Bourdon Treble  
 8'  Violin Diapason      1-12 in façade 
 8'  Stopped Diapason  
 8'  Salicional  
 8'  Voix Celeste         two ranks, TC 
 8'  Aeoline  
 4'  Fugara  
 4'  Flute Harmonic  
 2'  Piccolo  
 8'  Oboe Gamba  
  Tremolo  
    
PEDAL    
16'  Double Open Diapason  
16'  Bourdon  
  Great to Pedal  
  Swell to Pedal 

NOTE: The organ had been altered prior to Dobson's rebuilding, Dobson restored the Swell Fugara with 
vintage pipes, reused the Oboe by another builder on the Swell (it had replaced the Great Dulciana in 
a prior rebuild), and substituted a Fifteenth for the missing Dulciana on the Great \"Since the Dulciana 
was gone and the Great had a Nazard but no Fifteenth, it was decided to make this concession to improve 
hymn accompaniment at the expense of historical accuracy.\"

[Received from Stephen Hall 2011-04-30.]

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