Better Pipe Organ Database

Lauck Pipe Organ Co. Opus 36 (1995)

St. John's United Church of Christ
1934 Bridge Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2010-01-02 - Building Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-01-02 - Chancel (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-01-02 - Facade and Organ Grille (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-01-02 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-01-02 - Sanctuary (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
19 stops
34 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons

Notes

2010-01-05 - Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- The congregation previously had a 2-manual Kilgen organ, and about half of the pipes from that organ were reused and revoiced for the Lauck instrument. The Great division is located in the cases on the front wall. The Choir and Swell divisions are under separate expression in the side chambers. The combination action has 32 levels of memory. -Database Manager

2019-08-07 - The organ was replaced in 2019 by a 4-manual Allen organ. The Pedal Principal rank was removed by J. Granger Pipe Organs and will likely be reused some day in another instrument. The Trompette rank was sold, and the Cromorne rank is for sale. The other pipework was discarded (information supplied by J. Granger Pipe Organs). -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Grand Rapids, Michigan
ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Lauck Pipe Organ Company     Opus 36     24 ranks     1995
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GREAT:                           CHOIR:
  16’ Pommer 12                     8’ Flute Conique 61
   8’ Principal 61                  8’ Flute Celeste 49
   8’ Gedeckt 61                    4’ Flute a Bec 12
   4’ Octave 61                 2 2/3’ Nazard 61
   2’ Superoctave 12                2’ Principal 61
 III  Mixture 183               1 3/5’ Tierce 61
                                1 1/3’ Larigot 12
SWELL:                              8’ Cromorne 61
   8’ Rohrflute 61                     Tremulant
   8’ Viole 61                         Chimes
   8’ Voix Celeste 49
   4’ Principal 61               PEDAL:  
   2’ Octave 12                    32’ Untersatz
 III  Plein Jeu 183                16’ Principal 32
  16’ Bombarde 12                  16’ Bourdon 32
   8’ Trompette 61                 16’ Pommer [GT]
   4’ Clairon 12                    8’ Octave 12
      Tremulant                     8’ Bourdon 12
                                    4’ Superoctave 12
COUPLERS:                          II  Rauschquint 64
  Great to Great 4                 16’ Bombarde [SW]
  Swell to Great 16, 8, 4           8’ Trompette [SW]
  Choir to Great 16, 8, 4           4’ Clairon [SW]
  Swell to Swell 16, UO, 4         
  Swell to Choir 16, 8, 4        COMBINATION ACTION: 
  Choir to Choir 16, UO, 4          6 General Thumb Pistons
  Great to Pedal 8, 4               4 Divisional Thumb Pistons
  Swell to Pedal 8, 4               6 General Toe Studs
  Choir to Pedal 8, 4               3 Pedal Toe Studs
                                   32 Levels of Memory
                   
[Received on line from Chad Boorsma January 09, 2010.]