Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 122, 1951)

Location:

First Christian Reformed Church
15 South Church St.
Zeeland, MI 49464 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 41711

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Builder's Shops: Storage, display, etc.
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 20 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 42 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 42
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 31, 2009:

Identified through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The Great and Choir divisions are located in the left chamber in the chancel arch and are under expression together, while the Swell is under expression in the right chamber. The organ has eight levels of memory which were added at an unknown date.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist taken from the console 7/20/09
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Chancel, Console, and Chamber Grillework: Photograph by chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-07-20

Console: Photograph by chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-07-20

Console: Photograph by chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-07-20

Church exterior: Photograph by chad Boorsma. Taken on 2009-07-20