Better Pipe Organ Database

Estey Organ Co. Opus 2223 (1924)

SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church: Church
520 Myrtle Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI

Images

2010-12-28 - Sanctuary Interior and Altar (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-12-28 - Nave, Balcony, and Pipe Facades (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-12-28 - Left Pipe Facade (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-12-28 - Right Pipe Facade (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-12-28 - Austin Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-12-28 - 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
16 stops
3 divisions
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 crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-10-15 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager

2010-12-28 - The organ has an older Austin console (origin and date unknown). The windchests were replaced by Lauck Pipe Organ Company in 1995. Lauck also made a few tonal changes to the organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console (December 27, 2010) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Grand Rapids, Michigan
SS PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH

Estey Organ Company   Opus 2223    1924    9 ranks
___________________________________________________________

GREAT:                       SWELL:
   8' Diapason 61                8' Stopped Flute 61
   8' Melodia 61                 8' Salicional 61
   4' Octave 61 +                8' Voix Celeste [TC] 49
   4' Open Flute 12              4' Harmonic Flute 61
   2' Fifteenth 12           2 2/3' Nazard [pf]
 III  Mixture [pf]               2' Piccolo 12
      Chimes                 1 3/5' Tierce
                                 8' Oboe 61 *
PEDAL:                              Tremulant
  16' Bourdon 32           
   8' Flute [pf]             

   + changed to this stop from an 8' Dulciana by Lauck
   * installed in 2006 by Lauck / originally part of the 
     Möller chapel organ in Park Congregational Church 
     in Grand Rapids 

[Received online from Chad Boorsma • December 28, 2010]