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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3719 (1997)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Des Moines, IA

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2017-02-17 - Console and Pipe Display (Photograph by Jason Sturges/Database Manager)

2017-02-17 - Church Interior, Pipe Displays, and Chamber Grillework. (Photograph by Jason Sturges/Database Manager)

2017-02-17 - Antiphonal Pipe Displays (Photograph by Jason Sturges/Database Manager)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1998. -Database Manager

2007-06-16 - Updated through online information from Stanley R. Scheer. -- The initial installation of the organ in 1993 included the complete Grand Orgue, R‚cit and P‚dale divisions, along with the Tuba in the Choeur. The instrument was completed in 1997. The main organ is located on the left side of the chancel with openings into the chancel and nave. Oak casework and speaking facade pipes are visible at the front of the nave. The Antiphonal Organ is mounted high on the back wall of the nave. -Database Manager

2013-06-25 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- A 32' 12-pipe extension of the Grand Orgue 16' Violon was added by Casavant in 2009; the open wood pipes are located along the rear wall to each side of the entry doors and the Antiphonal; notes 1-6 are Haskell'd and 7-12 are full-length. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Des Moines, Iowa
        Cathedral Church of St. Paul

        Casavant   Op. 3719   1993/1997   3/68
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        GRAND  ORGUE                        CHOEUR
    16' Violonbasse          12          8' Principal étroit   61
     8' Montre               61          8' Voce Umana         49
     8' Violon               61          8' Bourdon à cheminée 61
     8' Flûte à cheminée     61          8' Flûte majeure      RE
     8' Flûte harmonique     49 a        8' Flûte douce        61
     4' Prestant             61          8' Flûte céleste      49
     4' Flûte ouverte        61          4' Principal          61
 2 2/3' Quinte majeure       61          4' Flûte octaviante   61
     2' Doublette            61          2' Principal          61
   III  Cornet              183      1 1/3' Larigot            61
    IV  Fourniture          244          1' Piccolo            61
    16' Bombarde     L/2     12        III  Cymbale           183
     8' Trompette            61         16' Douçaine           12
        Tremblant                        8' Clarinette         61
        Unison Off                       8' Voix humaine       61
     8' Tuba Mirabilis       CH          4' Cor anglais        61
     4' Tuba Clarion         CH             Tremblant
        Chimes (existing)                   Sub
        MIDI                                Unison Off
                                            Super
        RÉCIT                           16' Tuba Magna         tc
    16' Bourdon doux         12          8' Tuba Mirabilis     61
     8' Diapason             61          4' Tuba Clarion       12
     8' Flûte majeure        61             Carillon           pf
     8' Viole de gambe       61             MIDI
     8' Voix céleste         54
     4' Octave               61             PÉDALE
     4' Flûte à fuseau       61         32' Contre violon      12 b
 2 2/3' Nazard               61         16' Contrebasse        32
     2' Quarte de nazard     61         16' Soubasse           32
 1 3/5' Tierce               61         16' Violonbasse        GO
III-IV  Plein jeu           232         16' Bourdon doux       RE
    16' Basson      L/2      12          8' Octavebasse        32
     8' Trompette harmonique 61          8' Flûte à cheminée   GO
     8' Hautbois             61          8' Flûte majeure      RE
     4' Clairon harmonique   61          4' Octave             32
        Tremblant                        4' Flûte ouverte      GO
        Sub                            III  Théorbe            --
        Unison Off                       V  Mixture           160
        Super                           32' Contre trombone    12
        MIDI                            16' Trombone           32
                                        16' Bombarde           GO
        CHAMADE (floating)              16' Basson             RE
    16' Bombarde-en-chamade  tc         16' Douçaine           CH
     8' Trompette-en-chamade 61          8' Trompette          12
     4' Clairon-en-chamade   12          8' Trompette          GO
                                         8' Clarinette         CH
        ANTIPHONAL (floating)            8' Tuba Mirabilis     CH
    16' Bourdon              12          4' Tuba Clarion       CH
     8' Montre               61          4' Hautbois           RE
     8' Bourdon              61             Chimes
     4' Prestant             61             MIDI
     4' Flûte conique        61
     2' Principal            61             ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
 II-IV  Mixture             184         16' Bourdon            AN
                                         8' Bourdon            AN
       
     a  1-12 from Flûte à cheminée
     b  added in 2009; located at the rear of the nave

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 23, 2013]

Stoplist and notes from Stanley R. Scheer Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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