Better Pipe Organ Database

Pels (1953)

Michigan State University: Alumni Chapel
636 Auditorium Road
East Lansing, MI

Images

2015-08-05 - Chapel Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2015-08-05 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2015-08-05 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2015-08-05 - Nave and Gallery (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
20 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
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2015-08-08 - The Great and Pedal divisions are at the front of the chamber, which is on the left side of the chancel area. The Swell is under expression behind the Great and Pedal. At one point the Swell was not functional due to vandalism in the chamber, but it is now working. The combination action, however, is not currently in operation. An Allen organ is in the chapel as well (information from Scott Smith Pipe Organs). -Database Manager

2019-01-01 - The organ is to be replaced in 2020 by a 36-rank Letourneau organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console (August 5, 2015) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

East Lansing, Michigan
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY -- ALUMNI CHAPEL

Pels Organ Company    1953
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GREAT:                        SWELL:                      PEDAL:
     8' Open Diapason             8' Open Diapason           16' Bourdon
     8' Dulciana                  8' Salicional               8' Octave
     8' Stopped Diapason          8' Celeste                  8' Gedeckt
     4' Octave                    8' Rohrflute                4' Choralbass
     2' Fifteenth                 4' Open Flute                  Blank [2]
III-IV  Mixture                   2' Block Flute 
     8' Trumpet                  II  Sesquialtera   
        Chimes                    8' Oboe 
        Tremulant                    Tremulant
        Blank [2]                    Blank [2]

[Received online from Chad Boorsma • August 8, 2015]