Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3458 (1979)

Faith United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
2600 Seventh Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI

Images

1979-11-01 - Organ Case and Console (Image courtesy of Casavant Frères Ltée/Database Manager)

2009-12-28 - Church exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-12-28 - Church interior from rear, right (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-12-28 - Great pipework (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-12-28 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-12-28 - Church interior from console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-12-28 - Chancel and facade (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2009-12-28 - Church exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
17 stops
24 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 56 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 thumb pistons

Notes

2009-09-30 - Identified by Trailon Johnson from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2009-12-31 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The Great and Pedal divisions are located in the right case and the facade on both cases. The Swell is under expression in the left case. -Database Manager

2010-01-02 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console (December 29, 2009) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Grand Rapids, Michigan
FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Casavant       Opus 3458        1979         17 ranks
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GRAND ORGUE:               RECIT:                  PEDALE:
 8' Montre 56               8' Bourdon 56           16' Soubasse 12 [GO]
 8' Flute a Cheminee 56     8' Viole de Gambe 56     8' Octave Bass 32
 4' Prestant 56             8' Voix Celeste 44       8' Flute a Cheminee [GO]
II  Cornet 112              4' Flute Conique 56      4' Octave 12
IV  Fourniture 224          2' Doublette 56         16' Basson 32
    Chimes 21               8' Trompette 56          
                               Tremblant
COUPLERS:                                          COMBINATION ACTION:
 Recit to Grand Orgue 16, 8, 4                       6 General Thumb Pistons
 Grand Orgue to Pedal 8                              6 General Toe Studs
 Recit to Pedale 8, 4
 Recit 4

[Received on line from Chad Boorsma December 31, 2009.]