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Unknown Builder (1959)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
227 N. Capitol Ave.
Lansing, MI

Images

2011-07-14 - Church exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2011-07-14 - Console after move to Lansing (Photograph by Chad Boorsma, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
48 stops
55 registers
6 divisions
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 combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-06-20 - Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- Relocation of Casavant rebuild of Aeolian organ. This organ was originally built by the Aeolian Company in 1929 for Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Casavant rebuilt and expanded the instrument, including a new 4-manual console, in 1949 as their Opus 1964. The organ was sold to First Baptist Church in 1959 and installed by an unknown builder. The organ was rebuilt and expanded again in 1994 by Lauck Pipe Organ Company. First Baptist changed their name to Christ Community Church in 2005. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist provided by the church organist Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Lansing, Michigan
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Built by Aeolian     Opus 1600    1927
Rebuilt by Casavant  Opus 1964    1949
Installed in this location        1959
________________________________________________________________

GREAT: (enclosed)                  SWELL: (enclosed)
  8' Diapason No.1  61                16' Bourdon 73
  8' Diapason No.2  61                 8' Diapason 73
  8' Clarabella 61                     8' Stopped Diapason 73
  8' Gemshorn 61                       8' Salicional 73
  8' Grossflote 61                     8' Gamba 73
  4' Principal 61                      8' Voix Celeste 73
  4' Harmonic Flute 61                 4' Principal 73
  2' Fifteenth 61                      4' Chimney Flute 73
III  Mixture 183                     III  Cornet 183
  8' Trumpet 61                        8' Cornopean 73
     Chimes 20 bells                   8' Oboe 73
     Harp 49 bars                      8' Vox Humana 73
     Celesta                              Tremulant
     Tremulant
                                   CHOIR: (enclosed)
ECHO: (enclosed)                       8' Diapason 73
  8' Violon Diapson 61                 8' Concert Flute 73
  8' Dolce Diapason 61                 8' Dulciana 73
  8' Gedeckt 61                        8' Unda Maris 73
  8' Vibrato Flute 61                  8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
  4' Principal 61                      4' Violina 73
  8' Cornopean 61                      4' Flute d'Amour 73
  8' Vox Humana 61                 2 2/3' Nazard 61
 16' Pedal Bourdon 12                  2' Flageolet 61
                                   1 3/5' Tierce 61
PEDAL:                                 8' Clarinet 73
 16' Diapson 32                           Chimes
 16' Violone 32                           Harp
 16' Bourdon 32                           Celesta
 16' Soft Bourdon [SW]                    Tremulant
  8' Violoncello 12
  8' Flute 12                      SOLO: (enclosed)
  8' Stopped Flute 12                  8' Diapason 61
  4' Flute 12                          8' Gamba Celeste 61
 16' Tuba [SOLO]                       8' Gamba 61
                                       8' French Horn 61
                                       8' Tuba 61
                                          Chimes
                                          Tremulant
         
[Received on line from Chad Boorsma June 22, 2010.]

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