Basilica of St. Adalbert: Basilica
701 Fourth Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI
Images
2010-11-02 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-11-02 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-11-02 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Church Interior and Alter (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Church Interior and Alter (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Gallery and Pipe Facade (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Dome Interior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Fanfare Trumpet (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Pipe Facade and Fanfare Trumpet (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - Gallery Stained Glass Window (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - North Stained Glass Windows (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
2010-07-13 - South Stained Glass Windows (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 3 manuals
- 82 stops
- 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: 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
2010-07-16 - Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was originally built by Wicks Organ Company in 1980 as their Opus 5785. The work in 1999 including changing the organ to solid state and tonal work, including revoicing. The console was upgraded further in 2001 by Lauck Pipe Organ Company when it received new drawknobs, keyboards, stop jambs, and woodwork. The organ was rededicated on May 2, 1999, as the Joseph A. Westdorp Basilica Memorial Organ, in honor of his 40 years as music director. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist taken from the console (July 13, 2010) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Grand Rapids, Michigan
BASILICA OF SAINT ADALBERT
Built by Wicks Organ Company (1980)
Modified by Lauck Pipe Organ Company (1999 and 2001)
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GREAT: (exposed) SWELL: (enclosed)
16' Spire Bass 61 16' Quintadena 61
8' Principal 61 8' Chimney Flute 61
8' Spire Flute 12 8' Quintadena 12
8' Open Flute 61 8' Viola 61
4' Octave 61 8' Viola Celeste 61
4' Stopped Flute 61 8' Orchestral String 61
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 8' Voix Celeste [TC] 49
2' Fifteenth 61 4' Principal 61
1 3/5' Seventeenth 61 4' Spindle Flute 61
V Mixture 305 2' Octave 61
IV Sharp Mixture 244 IV Mixture 244
8' Trumpet 61 16' Bombarde 61
4' Clarion 61 8' Trumpet 61
16' Fanfare Trumpet [TC] 8' 2nd Trumpet 12
8' Fanfare Trumpet 61 8' Oboe 61
4' Fanfare Trumpet 12 8' Vox Humana 61
Chimes [CH] 4' Clarion 61
Zimbelstern Tremolo
PEDAL: (exposed) CHOIR: (enclosed)
32' Resultant 8' Harmonic Flute 61
16' Principal 32 8' Stopped Flute 61
16' Bourdon 32 8' Flute Dolce 61
16' Spire Bass [GT] 8' Flute Celeste 56
16' Quintadena [SW] 8' Viola Celeste II [SW]
8' Octave 12 4' Principal 61
8' Bourdon 12 4' Couple Flute 61
8' Spire Flute [GT] 2' Octave 61
8' Quintadena [SW] 2 2/3' Nazard 61
5 1/3' Twelfth 32 2' Open Flute 61
4' Fifteenth 32 1 3/5' Tierce 61
4' Recorder 32 1 1/3' Larigot 61
2' Recorder 12 1' Piccolo 61
II Mixture 64 IV Sharp Mixture 244
IV Sharp Mixture 128 III Carillon Mixture 183
32' Contra Bombarde [SW] 12 16' English Horn 61
16' Trombone 32 8' Clarinet 61
16' Bombarde [SW] 4' Trumpet 61
8' Trombone 12 16' Fanfare Trumpet [GT]
8' Trumpet [SW] 8' Fanfare Trumpet [GT]
4' Clarion 12 4' Fanfare Trumpet [GT]
4' Trumpet [SW] Chimes
2' Cornet [SW] 7 Tremolo
8' Fanfare Trumpet [GT]
4' Fanfare Trumpet [GT]
[Received online from Chad Boorsma • July 16, 2010]
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