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Swem Pipe Organ Maintenance

Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church: Sanctuary
501 - 68th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI

Images

2010-07-07 - Sanctuary, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-07-07 - Chancel (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-07-07 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-07-07 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
28 stops
46 registers
3 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)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-07-08 - Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was originally built by Wicks in 1960 as their Opus 4141. It has been expanded many times by adding pipes from other organs; money for these expansions often came in the form of memorial gifts from members of the congregation. The local organ technicians who have worked on the organ, include Jim Lauck, George Cheever, and Bill Swem. -Database Manager

2010-07-09 - Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma. -Database Manager

2010-12-30 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

2012-08-02 - Updated through online information from Paul Dessau. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Grand Rapids, Michigan
CUTLERVILLE EAST CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Originally built by Wicks   Opus 4141   1960
Expanded by various organ technicians
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STOP/PIPE COUNT            MAKER      INSTALLER      NOTES

GREAT:
    8' Diapason 61         Irish      Jim Lauck      original Wicks chest 
    8' Travers Flute 61    Wicks      Don Swem       original
    8' Gemshorn 61         Wicks      Don Swem       original
    8' Gemshron Cel. 49    Wicks      Don Swem       original
    8' Flauto 61           Aeolian    Bill Swem   
    8' Dolce 49            Aeolian    Bill Swem
    4' Octave 61           Irish      Jim Lauck      original Wicks chest
    4' Gemshorn 12         Wicks      Don Swem       original
    2' Fifteenth 61        Irish      Jim Lauck
1 1/3' Gemshorn            Wicks      Don Swem       original
  III  Mixture 183         Irish      Jim Lauck
    8' French Horn 61      Schantz    Jim Lauck      8" wind
    8' English Horn 61     Möller     Bill Swem
    8' Clarinet 61         Casavant                  chestwork by George Cheever
    8' Trumpet 61          Schantz    Jim Lauck      8" wind
    8' Harmonic Trumpet 61 Trivo      Jim Lauck      chest by Harold Huizenga
    4' Clarion 12          Schantz    Jim Lauck

SWELL:
    8' Diapason 61         Wicks      Don Swem       chest by Jim Lauck
    8' Stopped Flute 61    Unknown    Bill Swem      original Wicks chest
    8' Vox Angelica        Unknown    Bill Swem
    8' Salicional 61       Wicks      Don Swem       original
    8' Voix Celeste 49     Wicks      George Cheever 
    8' Salicional 61       Schantz    Jim Lauck
    8' Voix Celeste 49     Schantz    Jim Lauck
    4' Principal 61        Wicks      Jim Lauck      originally in Great
    4' Spitz Flute 61      Wicks      Don Swem       revoiced by Jim Lauck
2 2/3' Nazard              Wicks      Don Swem       original
    2' Flute 12            Wicks      Don Swem       original
  III  Mixture 183         Irish      Jim Lauck
   16' Fagotto 61          Unknown    Bill Swem
    8' Petite Trompette 61 Wicks      Don Swem       original
    8' Trumpet 61          Trivo      Bill Swem      chest by Harold Huizenga
    8' Oboe 12             Unknown    Bill Swem
    4' Clarion 12          Wicks      Don Swem       original

PEDAL:
   32' Resultant           Wicks      Don Swem       from Gemshorn & Bourdon
   16' Gemshorn 12 (GT)    Wicks      Don Swem       original
   16' Lieb. Bourdon 12(GT)Wicks      Don Swem       original
    8' Octave 32           Organ Supp George Cheever
    8' Doppel Flute 32     Schantz    Jim Lauck
    4' Choral Bass 12      Organ Supp Jim Lauck
    4' Doppel Flute 12     Schantz    Jim Lauck
   16' Trombone 12 (SW)    Wicks      Don Swem       original
   16' Trombone 12 (GT)    Schantz    Jim Lauck     
    8' Trumpet (SW)        Wicks      Don Swem       original
    8' Harm. Trumpet (GT)  Trivo      Jim Lauck
    4' Clarion (GT)        Trvio      Jim Lauck      chest by Harold Huizenga

[Received online from Chad Boorsma • July 8, 2010]

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