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Hillgreen, Lane & Co. (1966)

Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church
3109 Swede Avenue
Midland, MI

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
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

Notes

2018-05-15 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Bruce Schutrum, citing information from this publication: The Diapason, May 1968 -Database Manager

2018-05-15 - Information from Hillgreen, Lane & Co. opus list, compiled by Bynum Petty. Contract: March 1966 Price: $33,800 -Database Manager

2018-12-11 - Updated by Mark Schmalz, who has heard or played the organ. <br> <br> -Database Manager

2018-12-26 - Additional ranks added by unknown builder to provide straight principal and flute choruses to the original unit organ. See new entry (ID 64009) for details. -Database Manager

2024-02-07 - Updated through online information from Mark Schmalz: This organ originally had 30 ranks of pipes, not 28 as stated. The instrument was substantially revised and expanded by Muller Organbuilders in 2003-2004. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Original document from Bruce Schutrum. Source: The Diapason, May 1968 2018-08-09

Midland, MI
Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church

Organ by Hillgreen, Lane & Co.

           GREAT                               POSITIV
   16' Quintaten (prepared)             8' Nason Gedeckt    61 pipes       
    8' Principal         61 pipes       8' Dulziane (prepared)
    8' Bourdon           61 pipes       4' Nachthorn        61 pipes    
    4' Oktav             61 pipes       2' Klein Prinzipal  61 pipes
    4' Spitzflote (prepared)        1 1/3' Klein Nasat      61 pipes
    2' Hohlpfeife (prepared)          III  Zimbel          183 pipes  
   IV  Mixture          244 pipes      II  Sesquialtera (prepared)
    8' Liturgical Trumpet (prepared)    8' Hautbois		
       Chimes                           4' Krummhorn (prepared)

          SWELL                                PEDAL
    8' Rohrflote         68 pipes      32' Resultant            
    8' Viole de Gambe    68 pipes      16' Principal        32 pipes    
    8' Viola Celeste     68 pipes      16' Bourdon    
    4' Prestant Conique  68 pipes      16' Quintaten (prepared)   
    2' Flageolet (prepared)             8' Principal        12 pipes    
  III  Fourniture       183 pipes       8' Bourdon     
   16' Clarinette Basse (prepared)      8' Quintaten (prepared)     
    8' Trompette         68 pipes       4' Principal        12 pipes    
    4' Hautbois          68 pipes      II  Grave Mixture    64 pipes    
       Tremulant                       II  Acute Mixture    64 pipes
                                       16' Trombone (prepared)
                                       16' Contre Hautbois  32 pipes                                                                             
                                        8' Hautbois
                                        4' Hautbois

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