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Hillgreen, Lane & Co. (1965)

1966-1985: St. Paul Seminary [1985-present: St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church]: Originally installed in temporary chapel
2555 Wieneke Road
Saginaw, MI

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


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2018-08-01 - Information from Hillgreen, Lane & Co. opus list, compiled by Bynum Petty<br> Contract: April 1965.<br> A unit organ of twenty-one stops.<br> Price: $8,000. -Database Manager

2018-12-26 - Updated by Mark Schmalz, who has heard or played the organ. <br> <br>Exposed pipes in recess to rear and right of altar. Classically-voiced organ speaks clearly into large, high-ceiling contemporary room. <br><br>Instrument is comprised of three units: Diapason 8 - 4 - 2, Bourdon 16 - 8 - 4 - 2-2/3 - 2, Gemshorn 8 - 4; with two additional ranks for mixture composition (Rausch II and Scharff II). Instrument relocated to parish church from seminary chapel after school closure, reconfigured spatially, and revoiced for larger room by Kenneth Wuepper.<br><br>Historical Note: This small but beautiful classically-voiced organ was Hillgreen, Lane\'s \"demo\" instrument for their subsequent installations in Michigan\'s Saginaw Valley. -Database Manager


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