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Byron Center, USA (Michigan) - First Reformed Church
Municipal: Byron Center
Region:Kent County
Address: 8425 Byron Center Avenue South West, 49315, Byron Center, MI
Website: http://www.frcbc.com/

Description nr.: 2007971.

Built by: Bernard Pels & Zn. (1952) - opus 306

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1952 Bernard Pels & Zn.306 new organ
ca. 1985 Lauck Pipe Organ Company  restoration and enlargement
2001 G.M. Buck Pipe Organs  rebuild

De firma Pels & Zn. bouwde in 1952 een orgel voor de First Reformed Church in Byron Center, Michigan. Het had twee klavieren en pedaal met twaalf registers, waaronder twee units op het pedaal. In de jaren tachtig is het verbouwd en uitgebreid door de firma Lauck. In 2001 voer de firma G.M. Buck een ombouw uit. Het orgel heeft sindsdien 36 stemmen, waaronder verschillende transmissies.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ9
- Swell Organ13
- Pedal Organ13
Total number of stops35
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Super Octave 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Tremulant, Chimes, Piano, Harpsichord.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Rohrflote 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Aeolean 8', String Ensemble 8', Principal 4', Hohlflote 4', Violin 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Principal 2', Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Harp, Bells.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Violone 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Choral Bass 4', Contra Bassoon 32', Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal 16', Great to Pedal 4' 4', Swell to Pedal 16', Swell to Pedal 4' 4', Great to Great 4' 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 99 Memory Levels, MIDI, Transposer.

Other specifications
Different specifications De oorspronkelijke dispositie uit 1952 luidde:
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Grave Mixture.
Swell Organ: Salicional 8', Rohrflute 8', Flute Diapason 4', Octave 2', Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 8' - extension, Flute 4' - extension.
Koppelingen: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal 16', Swell to Pedal 4', Swell to Swell 16' 16', Swell to Swell 4' 4', Great to Great 4' 4'.
Speelhulpen: Automatic Pedal Switch.
Links https://www.pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=41616