Pipe Organ Database

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Temple Organ Co. (1969)

Location:

Grace Lutheran Church
528 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48915 US
Organ ID: 48307

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • 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 unit
  • 7 ranks. 447 pipes. 1 divisions. 2 manuals. 7 stops. 33 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP unit chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 1
  • Stops: 7
  • Registers: 33
  • 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: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 17, 2011:

The Principal rank is exposed, while the rest of the ranks are enclosed in the chamber to the right of the chancel. The organ was dedicated February 8, 1970, with Claire Lauchner at the console.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist provided by Temple Organ Company
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2011-07-14

Builder's Nameplate: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2011-07-14

Chancel, Pipe Display, and Chamber Grillework: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2011-07-14

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Display: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2011-07-14

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Display: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2011-07-14

Church Exterior: Photograph by Chad Boorsma. Taken on 2011-07-14