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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2983 (1968)

First Church of Christ, Scientist: Auditorium
224 S. Park Street
Kalamazoo, MI

Images

2012-07-18 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2012-07-18 - Church Interior and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2012-07-18 - Stained Glass Skylight (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2012-07-18 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2012-07-18 - Left Drawknobs (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2012-07-18 - Right Drawknobs (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2011-06-30 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
30 stops
30 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2010-07-06 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ retained the 1947 Möller console; the stopjambs were returned to the Builder's factory for re-engraving of the stopknobs; the existing expressions louvres were retained; the existing organ was to be removed by the Builder, in return to title for same. -Database Manager

2011-07-01 - The congregation relocated to a much smaller facility in 2006 at 1225 Portage Street, also in Kalamazoo. The building at this location was sold to the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, but several churches have rented the facility since 2006. Currently the Downtown Seventh Day Adventist Church is using the building. -Database Manager

2020-04-09 - The building was demolished in July 2019 and the property to be used as a greenspace. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Kalamazoo, Michigan
    First Church of Christ, Scientist

    Casavant   Op. 2983   1968   3/38

    Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
    St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
    ____________________________________________

    GREAT                      CHOIR
 8' Prinzipal     61        8' Gedackt        61
 8' Bordun        61        8' Spitzflöte     61
 8' Erzähler      61        8' Unda maris     49 tc
 4' Oktav         61        4' Gemshorn       61
 4' Koppelflöte   61    2 2/3' Nasat          61
 2' Oktav         61        2' Blockflöte     61   
IV  Mixtur       244    1 3/5' Terz           61
    Chimes (existing)       8' Krummhorn      61
                               Tremulant
    SWELL
 8' Viola         61           PEDAL
 8' Vox coelestis 49 tc    16' Prinzipal      32
 8' Rohrflöte     61       16' Subbass        32
 4' Spitzgeigen   61        8' Oktav          32
 2' Waldflöte     61        8' Gedacktpommer  32
IV  Scharf       244        4' Choralbass     32
16' Fagott  L/2   61      III  Mixtur         96
 8' Trompete      61       16' Posaune   L/2  32
    Tremulant

[Received online from Jeff Scofield February 12, 2011]

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