Better Pipe Organ Database

Robert Dial Organ Service (1982)

Central Reformed Church: Sanctuary
10 College Avenue Northeast
Grand Rapids, MI

Images

2010-02-10 - Sanctuary (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-10 - Chancel and Pipe Facades (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-10 - Left Pipe Facade and Grille (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-10 - Right Pipe Facade, Grille, and Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-10 - Gallery Organ and Trompette en Chamade (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-10 - Trompette en Chamade (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-10 - Sanctuary (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-02-10 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-01-09 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
5 manuals
55 stops
82 registers
6 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
Has transposer
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-07-07 - Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- From the GRAGO web site: In 1982, three ranks of the original Schantz organ were discarded, and an additional 40 ranks were added by Robert G. Dial of Springfield, Illinois. The tonal finishing and regulation was completed by Leslie Peart, Central's Director of Music at the time. In 1990, two additional ranks (Salcional and Voix Celeste) were added. In 1991, a new five manual console in the style of E. M. Skinner was built by Organ Supply Industries and installed by Robert Dial. The console is multiplexed and has playback capabilities. In December 2004, a new Tuba stop (by Reuter) was added to the choir division. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from church website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Grand Rapids, Michigan
CENTRAL REFORMED CHURCH

Built by Schantz Organ Company (1957)
Expansion by Robert Dial (1982)
New Console by Organ Supply Industries (1991)
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GREAT:                              SWELL:
Manual II                           Manual III
    16' Copula 61                     16' Stillgedeckt 12
     8' Montre prep                    8' Geigen Principal 73
     8' Harmonic Flute 61              8' Geigen Celeste 73
     8' Principal 61                   8' Rohrflöte 73
     8' Bourdon 61                     8' Salicional 73
     8' Baarpijp 12                    8' Voix Celeste 61
     4' Octave 61                      8' Flauto Dolce 73
     4' Spillflöte 61                  8' Flute Celeste 61
 2 2/3' Nazard 61                      4' Principal 73
     2' Fifteenth 61                   4' Waldflöte 73
     2' Jubalflöte 61                  2' Principal 61
 1 3/5' Tierce 61                     IV  Plein Jeu 244
    IV  Fourniture 244                IV  Zimbel 244
III-IV  Scharf 284                    16' Fagot 73
   III  Jeu de Clochette 183           8' Trompette 73
    16' Bombarde [PD]                  8' Fagot 12
    16' Posaune prep                   8' Vox Humana 61
     8' Bombarde [PD]                  4' Clarion 61
     8' Trompete 61                       Tremulant
     8' Clarinet 73 
     4' Bombarde [PD]               GALLERY:
        Tremulant                   Manual IV
        Chimes                         8' Principal 61
                                       4' Octave 61
CHOIR:                                IV  Fourniture 244
Manual I                               8' Festival Trompette prep
     8' Holzgedeckt 73                 8' Bombarde [PD]
     8' Gemshorn 73                    8' Petite Trompette 61
     8' Gemshorn Celeste 61    
     4' Principal 73                PEDAL:
     4' Koppelflöte 73                64' Gravissima 7 notes
     2' Spitz Principal 61            32' Grand Bourdon 12 notes
 1 1/3' Larigot 61                    32' Bourdon Doux 12 notes
     1' Sifflöte 61                   16' Principal 32
   III  Cymbel 183                    16' Bourdon 32
     8' Bombarde 17                   16' Copula [GT]
     8' Krummhorn 73                  16' Stillgedeckt [SW]
     8' Cor Anglais 73                 8' Montre prep
        Tremulant                      8' Octave 32
        Chimes [GT]                    8' Bourdon 12
                                       8' Baapijp [GT]
ANCILLARY:                             8' Gedeckt [SW]
Manual V                               4' Choral Bass 12
     8' Montre prep                    4' Gececkt [SW]
     8' Bourdon 61                   III  Mixture 96
     8' Dolce 61                      32' Untersatz
     8' Dolce Celeste 49              32' Bombarde 12
     2' Hellflöte                     16' Bombarde 32
     8' Trompette en Chamade 61       16' Posaune prep
     8' Cor Anglais [CH]              16' Fagot [SW]
                                       8' Bombarde 12
GALLERY PEDAL:                         8' Posaune prep
    16' Brummerbass                    8' Fagot [SW]
                                       8' Cor Anglais     

[Received on line from Chad Boorsma January 18, 2010.]

Websites

GRAGO - Organs of Grand Rapids [Central Reformed page] - Console photograph, stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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#41608 - Schantz Organ Co. Opus 261 (1957)