Mutchler Organ Co.
1981
Originally W. W. Kimball Co. (1930)
Zion Reformed Church
Sanctuary
4457 - 36th Street SW
Grandville, MI, US
43 Ranks - 2,596 Pipes
Instrument ID: 41542 ● Builder ID: 7760 ● Location ID: 36626
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions56 Stops✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The organ was sold and removed in 2011 and will be restored and installed in a church in a different state. This organ was the one used for President Gerald and Betty Ford wedding in Grace Episcopal Church (Grand Rapids) in 1948.
Database Manager on June 27th, 2009:
Identified through on-line information from Chad Boorsma -- The organ was originally installed in Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1930. It was moved to Grace's new building in 1953 and then sold to Zion in 1981 when Grace Church purchased a Noack organ. FROM ZION'S DEDICATION PROGRAM: "Because of its large size, magnificent craftsmanship, and beautiful tonal qualities, this organ is indeed an historically valuable example of the great orchestral organs built in the early part of this century." The organ underwent repairs ca. 2007 by G. M. Buck Pipe Organs. However, the organ is currently unplayable.
Related Instrument Entries: W. W. Kimball Co. (1930)
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