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Casavant Brothers (1917)

Central Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
Plymouth & Church St.
Rochester, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Built Casavant division at South Haven, Michigan. -Database Manager

2007-03-07 - Updated through information received from Stan Scheer, Casavant Frères. The figure recorded under "Registers" in the list above refers to the total number of speaking stops, including including duplexed and extended stops but excluding couplers, tremulants and controls. "Stops" refers to the number of independent or straight stops excluding cuplexed and extended stops as well as couplers and controls. There are 116 couplers on this organ. -Database Manager

2011-01-29 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Combination described as 'absolute.' Replaced by an Allen in the early 1960's and stored briefly before being moved to Kirkwood Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia; the Kirkwood church closed in 1979 and the facilities were sold to Israel Missionary Baptist Church; the organ was used for a number of years more until it eventually became unplayable and the chambers were sealed; the console was seen in place during a 1999 visit and was in excellent condition, cosmetically; however, the choirloft flooring now completely covers the pedalboard and the console is only visible from the top row of toe studs up - very unique. The console sits front and center in silent splendour. -Database Manager

2018-06-23 - The church was the site of the funerals for Frederick Douglass in 1895 and Susann B. Anthony in 1906; the building was acquired by the Hochstein Music School in 1978. -Database Manager

2019-04-23 - Updated by René Le Grand <br> <br>In Internal Links, this ID 10665 \"has internal links to these other entries\". The first of \"these other entries\" is the same ID 10665. (?) -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The American Organist</i> March 1918 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Rochester, New York
     Central Presbyterian Church

     Casavant   Op. 46-SH   1917   4/63
     __________________________________________________

     GREAT (enclosed)             CHOIR
 16' Dbl Open Diapason 73     16' Contra Gamba       73
  8' Open Diapason     73      8' Open Diapason      73   
  8' Horn Diapason     73      8' Concert Flute      73
  8' String Diapason   73      8' Viol d'Amour       73
  8' Clarabella        73      8' Dulciana           73
  8' Philomela         73      8' Unda Maris         61
  8' Gamba             73      8' Quintadena         73
  8' Gamba Celeste     73      4' Rohr Flute         61
  8' Erzähler          73      2' Piccolo            61
  4' Octave            61      8' Clarinet           73
  4' Harmonic Flute    61      8' Orchestral Oboe    73
III  Mixture          183      8' Cor Anglais        73
 16' Ophicleide        73         Tremulant
  8' Tuba              12         Sub
     Tremulant                    Super
     Sub                          Celesta            GT
     Super
     Celesta           54         GREAT ECHO
                               8' Gedeckt            73
     SWELL                     8' Spitz Flute        73
 16' Bourdon           73      8' Flute Celeste      73
  8' Open Diapason     73      8' String Celeste II 146
  8' Stopped Diapason  73      4' Flauto Traveso     73
  8' Melodia           73      8' Vox Humana         73
  8' Viol d'Orchestre  73         Tremulant
  8' Vox Celeste       73         Chimes             21
  8' Salicional        73
  8' Aeoline           73         SOLO ECHO
  4' Flute d'Amour     61      8' Gedeckt
  4' Gambette          61      8' Spitz Flute
III  Dolce Cornet     183      8' Flute Celeste
 16' Posaune           73      8' String Celeste II
  8' Cornopean         73      4' Flauto Traverso
  8' Oboe              73      8' Vox Humana
  8' Vox Humana        73         Tremulant
     Tremulant                    Chimes
     Sub
     Super                        PEDAL
                              32' Dbl Open Diapason  32
     SOLO                     32' Resultant          --
  8' Stentorphone     73      16' Open Diapason      12
  8' Gross Flute      73      16' Metal Diapason     GT
  8' Gross Gamba      73      16' Bourdon            32
  4' Hohl Flute       73      16' Second Bourdon     32
  8' Tuba Mirabilis   73      16' Violone            32
  8' French Horn      73      16' Gedeckt            SW
     Tremulant                16' Gamba              CH
     Sub                       8' Flauto Major       32
     Super                     8' Violoncello        32
                               8' Flauto Dolce       SW
                               8' Viol d'Amour       CH
                              16' Trombone           32
                              16' Tuba Major         GT
                              16' Posaune            SW
                               8' Tuba               GT

  [Received online from Jeff Scofield  January 27, 2011]

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