Our Lady of Sorrows, Farmington Michigan. Pole and Kingham III/40

The original organ, a 1970 Wicks, was a two manual/19 rank instrument which included a floating Positive division. The character of the organ was typical of the low wind pressure, open toe voicing style of the time. Most of the pipe work was rescaled and incorporated into a new organ designed in a more Romantic style, installed in April 2001.

Although the church is in a modern style, with a relatively low ceiling and a wide rather than long nave, the hard surfaces and complete absence of carpeting provide a marvellous acoustic, and the organ has a strong presence throughout the room. The unison pitches are favourably reinforced, and the new warm Open Diapason has a velvety embrace. 

Specification:

All standard couplers are featured, including Unison Offs, and Great to Choir 8. The Positive can be coupled to all other divisions, and is affected by the host division’s octave couplers