Better Pipe Organ Database

G.M. Buck Pipe Organs (2006)

St. Mary Magdalen Parish: Church
1213 - 52nd Street SE
Kentwood, MI

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2010-06-11 - Altar and Organ Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-06-11 - Church Interior and Altar (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-06-11 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-06-11 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
42 stops
3 divisions
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
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

Notes

2010-07-20 - Identified through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was originally built by M. P. Möller in 1978 as their Opus 11257. This work was a rebuild of the console to solid state, as well as the addition of pipes and a number of digital stops. -Database Manager

2012-07-01 - The church and organ were destroyed by fire during the early morning hours of July 1, 2012. The cause of fire was likely fireworks that landed on the church roof. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console (June 11, 2010) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Kentwood, Michigan
ST. MARY MAGDALEN CATHOLIC PARISH

Built by M. P. Möller (1978)
Rebuilt and expanded by G. M. Buck (2006)
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Some stops are digital.

GREAT:                        SWELL:
    8' Principal                 16' Rohr Gedeckt
    8' Bourdon                    8' Geigen Principal 
    8' Violin                     8' Rohrflote 
    4' Octave                     8' Salicional
    4' Koppelflote                8' Voix Celeste (TC)
    2' Fifteenth                  8' Aeoline
   II  Sesquialtera (TC)          4' Geigen Octave
  III  Mixture                    4' Blockflote
    8' Trumpet                    4' Violin
    8' Krummhorn              2 2/3' Nasat
       Blank                      2' Principal Octave
                              1 1/3' Larigot
PEDAL:                          III  Plein Jeu 
   32' Contra Bourdon            16' Contra Fagott
   16' Principal                  8' Trumpet (GT)
   16' Subbass                    8' Fagott
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt           4' Clarion
   16' Violin Diapason               Tremulant
    8' Octave
    8' Gedeckt (GT)
    8' Violin (GT)
    4' Choral Bass
    4' Octave Flute (SW)
   32' Contra Bassoon
   16' Fagott (SW)
    8' Trumpet (GT)
    8' Fagott (SW)
    4' Clarion (GT)

   [Received online from Chad Boorsma • July 20, 2010]

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#29438 - M. P. Möller Opus 11257 (1978)