2022-08-03 - This instrument started life in 1929 as Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1507. Sometime in the middle of the 1970's the church contracted with Craig Nelson of Brighton, Michigan to rebuild, revoice, and expand the instrument from 1929. Ken Holden took over as the instrument's caretaker sometime in the 1990's and did some further modifications and repairs to the instrument, and was done in 1997. Holden Pipe Organ Company of Ferndale, Michigan still continues to maintain the instrument at this time. -Roman Lizak
Source: Nate Camilleri, who has heard or played the organ
Detroit, Michigan
Assumption Grotto Roman Catholic Church
Ken Holden,
GREAT (II)
8 Principal
8 Rohr Flute
8 Gemshorn
4 Octave
4 Flute
2 2/3 Twelfth
2 Fifteenth
III Mixture
8 Trumpet
Great 16
Great Unison Off
Great 4
SWELL (III - Expressive)
16 Bourdon
8 Bourdon
8 Principal
8 Salicional
8 Voix Celeste TC
4 Harmonic Flute
4 Principal
2 2/3 Nasat
2 Flageolet
1 3/5 Tierce
16 Bassoon
8 Trumpet
8 Oboe
4 Clarion
Tremulant
Swell 16
Swell Unison Off
Swell 4
CHOIR (I - Expressive *)
8 Geigen Principal
8 Nason Gedeckt
8 Dulciana *
8 Concert Flute * (celeste)
4 Rohr Flute
4 Principal
2 2/3 Nasard
2 Flute (can't remember the name)
1 1/3 Larigot
8 Clarinet *
8 Vox Humana *
Tremulant
Choir 16
Choir Unison Off
Choir 4
PEDAL
32 Resultant --
16 Contrabass
16 Sub Bass
16 Lieblich Gedackt (Sw) --
8 Principal
8 Bourdon (Sw) --
8 Dolce (Ch) --
4 Principal (or Flute?)
16 Trombone (Gt Tpt) --
16 Bassoon (Sw) --
8 Trumpet (Gt) --
4 Clarion (Gt)
INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal 8,4
Great to Pedal 8,4
Choir to Pedal 8,4
Swell to Great 16,8,4
Choir to Great 16,8,4
Swell to Choir 16,8,4
FINGER PISTONS
Undocumented
TOE STUDS
Undocumented
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
Choir Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
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