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5785
St. Adalbert's Basilica
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Manual Compass CC to c4 - 61 notes
Pedal Compass CCC to G - 32 notes
Console: Drawknobs
Built to AGO specifications, Standard Keys
Installed December 1980
Johnathon Tuuk, Tonal Consultant
Great
16   Spire Bass
8   Principal
8   Spire Flute
8   Bourdon
4   Octave
4   Nighthorn
2 2/3   Twelfth
2   Fifteenth
1 3/5   Seventeenth
V   Mixture
IV   Sharp Mixture
8   Trumpet
4   Clairon
   Chimes
   Zimbelstern
16   Fanfare Trumpet TC
8   Fanfare Trumpet
4   Fanfare Trumpet
Swell (enclosed)
16   Quintadena
8   Chimney Flute
8   Quintadena
8   Viola
8   Viola Celeste
8   Orchestral String
8   Voix Celeste TC
4   Principal
4   Open Flute
2   Octave
IV   Mixture
16   Bombarde
8   Trumpet
8   Oboe
8   Vox Humana
4   Clarion
   Tremolo
Choir (enclosed)
8   Harmonic Flute
8   Stopped Flute
8   Flute Dolce
8   Flute Celeste
4   Principal
4   CoupleFlute
2 2/3   Nazard
2   Octave
2   Open Flute
1 3/5   Tierce
1 1/3   Larigot
1   Piccolo
IV   Sharp Mixture
III   Carillon Mixture
16   Enlgish Horn
8   Clarinet
4   Trumpet
   Chimes
   Tremolo
16   Fanfare Trumpet TC (gt)
8   Fanfare Trumpet (gt)
4   Fanfare Trumpet (gt)
Pedal
32   Resultant
16   Principal
16   Bourdon
16   Spire Bass (gt)
16   Quintadena (sw)
8   Octave
8   Bourdon
8   Spire Flute (gt)
8   Quintadena (sw)
5 1/3   Twelfth
4   Fifteenth
4   Recorder
2   Recorder
II   Mixture
IV   Sharp Mixture
32   Contra Bombarde (sw)
16   Trombone
16   Bombarde (sw)
8   Trombone
8   Trumpet (sw)
4   Clarion
4   Trumpet (sw)
2   Cornet (sw)
8   Fanfare Trumpet (gt)
4   Fanfare Trumpet (gt)

Couplers
SS 16,8,4 SG 16,8,4,CC 16,8,4, CG 16,8,4, Pedal to Swell, SC 16,8,4, GG 8, GC 8, GP 8, SP 8,4, CP 8,4
Combination Action
6 Thumb Pistons and cancel affecting the Great, 6 Thumb Pistons and cancel affecting the Swell, 6 Thumb Pistons and cancel affecting the Choir, 6 Toe Studs and cancel affecting the Pedal, 9 General Pistons affecting the entire organ duplicated by toe studs, General Cancel, Setter Piston
Accessories
Balanced Swell Expression Pedal, Balanced Choir Expression Pedal, Crescendo Pedal and Indicator, Lock on Combination Setter, Wind indicator light, wood music rack with light, pedal light, adjustable bench, 9-bell zimbelstern with reversible - thumb and toe


Organ set up in the Wicks erecting room for testing

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