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G.M. Buck Pipe Organs (2007)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
2950 Lakeview Ave.
St. Joseph, MI

Images

2017-07-20 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Display (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2017-07-20 - Pipe Display (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2017-07-20 - Nave and Antiphonal Pipe Display (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2017-07-20 - Antiphonal Pipe Display (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2017-07-20 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2017-07-20 - Console and Pipe Display (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2017-07-20 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
5 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
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

2017-08-02 - The organ was originally built by Casavant in 1970 with 35 ranks. During this rebuild, all of the Casavant pipework was retained, but some ranks were moved around (for example, the Great principal chorus became the Geigen principal chorus on the Swell). New ranks were installed, digital stops were added, and the console was rebuilt. A dedication concert was held in September of 2009 with Paul Jacobs from the Julliard School as the organist. -Database Manager

2022-10-28 - Is English Horn (Gt) on Positiv actually an English Tuba rather than an-English Horn? Seems likely given the Great and Pedal both have an English Tuba available. -Michael Olson

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the console (July 20, 2017) Date not recorded

St. Joseph, Michigan
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

G. M. Buck Pipe Organs    2007
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GREAT:                      SWELL:                          PEDAL:
   16' Quintaton                8' Geigen Principal           32' Contra Bass
    8' Principal                8' Gedeckt Flote              32' Contra Bourdon
    8' Quintadena               8' Salicional 8               16' Principal
    8' Hohlflote                8' Voix Celeste               16' Subbass
    8' Gedeckt                  4' Geigen Octoave             16' Quintaton
    4' Octave                   4' Gedeckt Flote              16' Lieblich Bass
    4' Koppelflote              2' Octavin                     8' Octave
    2' Fifteenth                2' Gemshorn                    8' Bourdon
   IV  Mixture                III  Scharf                      4' Choral Bass
    8' Trumpet                 16' Contra Trompette [TC]       4' Octave
    8' English Tuba             8' Trompette                  IV  Mixture
       Chimes                   8' Oboe                       32' Contra Fagott
                                4' Oboe Clarion               16' Contra Trumpet
POSITIV:                           Tremulant                  16' Fagott
    8' Rohrflote                                               8' Trumpet [GT]
    8' Gemshorn              ANTIPHONAL:                       8' English Tuba [GT]
    8' Gemshorn Celeste         8' English Diapason            4' Clarion
    8' Dolce Flute              8' Principal
    8' Flute Celeste            8' Rohrflote
    4' Principal                8' Holz Gedeckt
    4' Spitzflote               8' Dulciana
2 2/3' Nasat                    8' Unda Maris
    2' Octave Principal         4' Koppelflote
    2' Blockflote               2' Octavin
1 3/5' Tierce                 III  Mixture           
1 1/3' Larigot                  8' Clarinet
    8' English Horn [GT]        8' Echo Trumpet
    8' Krummhorn                   Tremulant
       Tremulant

[Stoplist received online from Chad Boorsma • August 2, 2017]

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