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Austin Organs, Inc. (1955)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
508 Franklin Street
Grand Haven, MI

Images

2010-07-21 - Austin Console in Entry Area (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
4 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 combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-07-22 - Identified through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was originally built by Austin in 1937 as their Opus 2002. It was installed in the congregation's new sanctuary in 1955, but also saw many expansions and alterations by Austin from 1937-1986 and then again in 2002. It is unclear what changes were made what year. The organ was rebuilt by Lauck Pipe Organ Company in 2010. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from 2005 organ recital program Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Grand Haven, Michigan
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Austin Organ Company    Opus 2002     1937-1986 & 2002
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It is unclear when the "new" pipes were installed, nor when the
others were installed.

GREAT: (exposed)                   SWELL:
    8' Principal 61 *                  8' Geigen 68
    8' Rohrflute 61 *                  8' Hohlflute 68
    4' Octave 61 *                     8' Gambe 68
    4' Koppelflute *                   8' Gambe Celeste [TC] 56
    2' Fifteenth *                     4' Principal 68
   IV  Fourniture 244 *                4' Chimney Flute 68
                                       2' Flautino 61
CHOIR:                               III  Mixture 183
    8' Bourdon 61                      8' Trompette 68
    8' Dulciana 61                     8' Oboe 68
    8' Unda Maris [TC] 49              8' Vox Humana 61
    4' Harmonic Flute 61               4' Hautbois 68
2 2/3' Nazard 61 *                        Tremolo
    2' Principal 61
1 3/5' Tierce 61 *                 PEDAL: (partially exposed)
  III  Cymbel 183 *                   16' Contra Bass 32
    8' Krummhorn 61 *                 16' Principal 12 [GT] *
    8' Trompette 61 *                 16' Bourdon 32
       Tremolo                        16' Lieblich Gedeckt 12 [SW]
       Cymbelstern  *                  8' Octave 32 *
                                       8' Dolce Flute [SW]
ANTIPHONAL: (all prep)                 4' Super Octave 12 *
    8' Bourdon                       III  Mixture 96 *
    8' Gemshorn                       16' Trumpet 12 [SW] 
    4' Principal                       4' Krummhorn [CH] *
    2' Fifteenth       
   IV  Fourniture                  ANTIPHONAL PEDAL: (all prep)
    8' Trompette                      16' Bourdon 
                                       8' Bourdon 

    * new pipes

[Received online from Chad Boorsma • July 24, 2010]

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