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calvin_crc_stop.jpg (117495 bytes) Calvin Christian Reformed Church
700 Ethel Avenue S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company
Opus 1302

Three Manuals,  50 Ranks

1957

Great

          Swell

Positiv

         Pedal

16 Quintaton 16 Rohrbordun 16 Flauto Dolce 32 Resultant
8 Principal 8 Geigen Principal 8 Nason Flute 16 Principal
8 Bourdon 8 Rohrflote 8 Quintaton (Gt) 16 Subbass
8 Spitzflöte 8 Viola 8 Flauto Dolce 16 Quintaton (Gt)
4 Octave 8 Viola Celeste 8 Flute Celeste 16 Rohrbordun (Sw)
4 Rohrflöte 4 Principal 4 Spitzprincipal 8 Octave
2 2/3 Quint 4 Harmonic Flute 4 Koppleflöte 8 Bourdon
2 Super Octave 2 Octavin 4 Flute Celeste 8 Spitzflote(Gt)
IV Mixture IV Sharf 2 Principal 8 Rohrflöte (Sw)
8 Trumpet (Pedal) 16 Fagot 2 Blockflote 4 Choral Bass

4

Clarion (Pos) 8 Trompette 1 1/3 Larigot 4 Rohrflote (Gt)

8

Krummhorn (Pos) 8 Fagot II Sesquialtera IV Mixture
Zimbelstern 4 Hautbois III Cymbel 16 Bombarde
Tremulant 8 Krummhorn 16 Fagot (Sw)
8 Trumpet 8 Trompette
Chimes 8 Fagot (Sw)
Tremulant 4 Clarion
4 Krummhorn (Pos)
Usual complement of couplers and combination pistons.

1957  Installation by Aeolian-Skinner
1958  Aeolian-Skinner Additions: Great Rohrflöte 4', Swell Fagot 16', Positiv Flute Celeste 8' and 4' (in Swell chamber)
1978  New stops
           New setter system by Solid State Ltd., England
           New drawknob controls: Gt 8' Trumpet, Ped 16' Subbass, Ped Posaune 16', 8', 4'
1987  Major cleaning, tuning, revoicing
2008  Quimby Pipe Organ Co. rebuilt console and controls using new manuals and a Peterson
          ICS4000 computer system.
2009  Quimby added five vintage ranks, all in the Aeolian-Skinner design and totally cleaned and
          regulated the instrument. Reed pipes were voiced by Eric Johnson; flues by Joe Nielsen and
          David Beck

On May 8, 2011, J. Melvin Butler of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle presented a recital at Calvin Church.

You may listen to two selections here: 

Kommst du nun, Jesu BWV 560 by J. S. Bach

Carillon by Leo Sowerby