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Charles W. McManis Co. Opus 37 (1957)

Immanuel Lutheran Church: Sanctuary; front
13031 Chandler Park Dr.
Detroit, MI

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


Images


2018-10-30 - Pedal Principal bass offset (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Pedal 16' Bourdon; low CCC (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Pedal Bourdon treble (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Pedal Bourdon Bass (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Pedal Bourdon, Mixture, and Principal Pipework (Gemshorn is from Great) (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Pedal Bourdon, Mixture and Principal (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Pedal Bourdon, Mixture and Principal (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Positiv pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Positiv pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Positiv pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Swell pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Swell pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Swell pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Great offset basses and chamber grille opening (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Great pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Great pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Great pipework (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-30 - Console (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)

2018-10-29 - Console (after disconnect) (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2018-11-11 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by Shawn P. Keith, who has heard or played the organ.<br>Console partially converted to Peterson solid-state with quad-level combination action and new stop controls ca. 1988 by J.A. Hebert, permanently disconnected ca. 2017. No tonal alterations detected. -Database Manager

2018-11-13 - Updated by Shawn P. Keith, who has heard or played the organ. <br> <br>Two ranks of pipes incorporated from unknown instruments. Console disconnected ca. 2018 and organ offered for sale by new owners of building. -Database Manager

2018-11-19 - Updated by James R. Stettner, listing this web site as a source of information: https://www.pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=63900. <br> <br> -Database Manager

2024-01-09 - Transplanted note from diplicate entry: **Database Manager on March 18, 2019:** Identified by Shawn P. Keith, who has seen and worked on this organ. This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Building has been sold to a new congregation, console removed and destroyed. Remainder of organ has been sold but remains in-situ as of 3/15/2019. -Andrew A Clark

2024-01-19 - **Andrew A Clark on January 09, 2024:** The console has since been sold, removed and parted out. The pipes and chests remain in the organ chambers. -Jim Stettner


Stoplist

Original document from Shawn P. Keith. Source: Stoplist taken from console, unification verified by chamber inspection 2018-11-14

Detroit, Michigan
Immanuel Lutheran Church

Charles McManus, Opus 37, 1957


    GREAT - Unenclosed with Pedal
16' Gemshorn, 49 pipes from TC
8'  Principal
8'  Rohrflote
4'  Octave
IV  Mixture  (1-1/3')


    SWELL - Expressive
8'  Geigen
8'  Still Flote (1-32 unit action for Pedal play)
8'  Aeoline (recycled pipework, possibly W.W. Kimball)
4'  Principal
4'  Koppel Flote
2'  Flageolet
III Scharf  (1')
8'  Trumpet
    Tremolo

16' Swell
4'  Swell


    POSITIV - enclosed and expressive
8'  Quintade (1-20 unit action for Pedal play)
8'  Gemshorn
8'  Gemshorn Celeste, 49 pipes from TC
4'  Spitz Flote
2'  Principal
II  Sesquialtera  (2-2/3' & 1-3/5')
8'  Dulzian
    Tremolo

16' Positiv
4'  Positiv


    PEDAL - unenclosed with Great, except as indicated
16' Subbass, 32 pipes (recycled pipework and wind chests of unknown origin)
16' Quintaton, 12 pipes (remainder from Positiv)
8'  Principal, 44 pipes
8'  Still Flote (from Swell)
4'  Octave (from 8' Principal)
III Mixture  (2')
16' Contra Fagotto (enclosed with Swell)


    INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal                  8,4
Great to Pedal                  8
Positiv to Pedal                8

Swell to Great               16,8,4
Positiv to Great             16,8

Swell to Positiv                8


    FINGER PISTONS
General                       1 - 8
Swell                         1 - 4
Great                         1 - 3
  Gt to Ped                   (rev)
Positiv                       1 - 3
Pedal                         1 - 3
Full Organ                    (rev)
Set


    TOE STUDS
Great to Pedal                (rev)
Full Organ                    (rev)


    PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression             (bal.)
Crescendo                    (bal.)


    INDICATOR LIGHTS
Current indicator light     (green)
5 Cresc. indicator lights   (white)
Full Organ indicator light    (red)

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