Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1477 (1933)

St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church
180 Mechanic Street
Leominster, MA

Images

2023-03-07 - Console (Photograph by Gavin Klein /Gavin Klein)

2011-10-07 - Organ case in the rear gallery (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Database Manager)

2011-10-07 - Nave (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Database Manager)

2011-10-07 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Database Manager)

1933-11-12 - Console (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
53 stops
62 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-12-07 - Identified through information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2010-12-08 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2023-03-08 - The organ is overall in usable shape, however, it needs attention critically. Because of fear of plaster falling in and on the organ chambers, the reeds on the great and pedal have been shut off. Water damage has led the solo division windchests to be in very poor shape, and only a few stops work. Some dead stops on each division. Overall, the organ needs much attention, but is in usable condition. Voicing is very much if that era of Casavang. It sounds like the parish really hopes to keep it going, and get it back running 100%. -Gavin Klein

Stoplist

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

     Leominster, Massachusetts
     St. Cecilia R. C. Church

     Casavant   Op. 1477   1933   4/66

     Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
     St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
     ___________________________________________________

     GRAND ORGUE                     RÉCIT
 16' Montre             68       16' Violon-basse     68
  8' Montre             68        8' Principal        68
  8' Principal          68        8' Bourdon          68
  8' Flûte Ouverte      68        8' Viole de Gambe   68
  8' Gemshorn           68        8' Voix Céleste     68
  4' Prestant           68        4' Violon           68
  4' Flûte Harmonique   68        4' Flûte Octaviante 68
  2' Doublette          61        2' Octavin          61
 IV  Mixture           272        V  Cornet          340
 16' Bombarde           68       16' Trompette        68
  8' Trompette          68        8' Trompette        68
  4' Clairon            68        8' Hautbois         68
     Sub                          8' Voix Humaine     68
     Super                        4' Clairon          68
                                     Trémolo
     SOLO                            Sub
  8' Stentorphone       68           Super
  8' Grosse Flûte       68
  8' Viole d'Orchestre  68           POSITIF (expr)
  8' Viole Céleste      68       16' Bourdon          68
  4' Fugara             68        8' Principal        68
VII  Grand Cornet      476        8' Mélodie          68
 16' Tuba Magna         68        8' Salicional       68
  8' Tuba Mirabilis     68        8' Unda Maris       68
  8' Trompette (cuivre) 68        4' Violina          68
  8' Cor                68        4' Flûte à Cheminée 68
  4' Tuba Clarion       68    2 2/3' Nazard           68
     Trémolo                      2' Flageolet        61
     Sub                      1 3/5' Tierce           61
     Super                        8' Trompette        68
                                  8' Clarinette       68
     PÉDALE                          Trémolo
 32' Flûte       quints 12           Sub
 16' Flûte Ouverte      32           Super
 16' Violon             32
 16' Bourdon            32
 16' Bourdon doux       PO
  8' Flûte              12
  8' Bourdon            12
  8' Violoncelle        12
  4' Flûte              12
 32' Contre Bombarde    32
 16' Bombarde           12
  8' Trompette          12
  4' Clairon            12

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield  December 9, 2010]