Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3644 (1988)

Briarwood Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
2200 Briarwood Way
Birmingham, AL

Images

2022-01-10 - Couplers (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Console center (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Console and church interior to rear (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Church interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-05-16 - Pipe Facade (Photograph by Gretchen Monson/Database Manager)

2006-12-21 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
4 manuals
78 stops
55 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2006-12-13 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2006-12-16 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2007-05-26 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was dedicated by Diane Bish. The organ has no intra- or inter-manual or manual-to-pedal 4' couplers. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Birmingham, Alabama
       Briarwood Presbyterian Church

       Casavant   Op. 3644   1988   4/83

       Courtesy of Casavant Frères Archives
       Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

       GRAND ORGUE                        RÉCIT
   16' Violonbasse 12                 16' Quintaton 61
    8' Montre 61                       8' Principal 61
    8' Violon 61                       8' Flûte harmonique 61
    8' Flûte harmonique 49 *           8' Bourdon 61
    8' Flûte à cheminée 61             8' Viole de gambe 61
    4' Prestant 61                     8' Voix céleste 54 GG
    4' Flûte ouverte 61                4' Principal 61
    2' Doublette 61                    4' Flûte octaviante 61
    V  Cornet 185 MC                   2' Octavin 61
II-IV  Grand fourniture 208           VI  Plein jeu 366
    V  Fourniture 305                 16' Basson 61 (1-12 half-length)
   IV  Cymbale 244                     8' Trompette harmonique 61
   16' Bombarde 61                     8' Hautbois 61
    8' Trompette 61                    8' Voix humaine 61
    4' Clairon 61 +                    4' Clairon harmonique 61 +
       Tremblant                          Tremblant
       Sub
       Unison Off                         POSITIF
       Chimes (pf)                     8' Montre 61
    8' Trompette-en-chamade SO         8' Bourdon 61
                                       4' Prestant 61
    *  notes 1-12 from No. 5)          4' Flûte à cheminée 61
    +  breaks to 8' at note 45)        2' Doublette 61
                                       1' Sifflet 61 (Principal scale)
       PÉDALE                         II  Sesquialtera 122
   32' Contrebasse (elec)             IV  Cymbale 244
   32' Soubasse (elec)                 8' Cromorne 61
   16' Contrebasse 32 (wood)              Tremblant
   16' Soubasse 32                        Unison Off
   16' Quintaton RE
   16' Bourdon SO                         SOLO
    8' Octavebasse 32                 16' Bourdon 12 (wood)
    8' Violon GO                       8' Bourdon à cheminée 61
    8' Flûte couverte 12               8' Flûtes célestes II 110
    8' Quintaton RE                    4' Flûte à fuseau 61
    8' Bourdon SO                  2 2/3' Nazard 61
    4' Octave 32                       2' Quarte de nazard 61
    4' Flûte couverte 12           1 3/5' Tierce 61
    4' Bourdon SO                  1 1/3' Larigot 61
    V  Mixture 160                    16' Douçaine 61
   32' Contre bombarde 12 L/2          8' Cor anglais 61
   16' Trombone 32                        Tremblant
   16' Bombarde GO                    16' Trompette-en-chamade tc
   16' Basson RE                       8' Trompette-en-chamade 61
    8' Trompette 32                    4' Trompette-en-chamade +
    8' Trompette GO
    8' Baryton RE
    4' Clairon 12
    4' Soprano RE
    8' Trompette-en-chamade SO

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 08, 2010.]

Documents

(1988-06-19) Dedication program -Jeff Scofield

Websites

Birarwood Presbyterian Church: Casavant Organ - stoplist. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)