Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2846 (1965)

Pioneer Memorial Church at Andrews University: Sanctuary
8655 University Blvd.
Berrien Springs, MI

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
57 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
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

2005-11-01 - Identified through information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2010-06-25 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Renovation and additions by Casavant in 1997, including console rebuilding and conversion to solid-state; three additional stops added in 2000. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed Stoplist Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Berrien Springs, Michigan
Andrews University 
Pioneer Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church 

Casavant Organ, Op. 2846  (1965)

The stoplist as published in the June 1966 issue of THE DIAPASON:

GREAT

16'     Quintade             61
 8'     Prinzipal            61
 8'     Bordun               61
 4'     Oktav                61
 4'     Rohrgedackt          61
 2 2/3' Quinte               61
 2'     Superoktav           61
        IV Mixture          244
        III Scharf          183
 8'     Trompette-en-Chamade 61
        Chimes               25 tubes

SWELL

 8'     Geigenprinzipal      68
 8'     Zauberflote          68
 8'     Viole de Gambe       68
 8'     Viole Celeste        61
 4'     Oktavgeigen          68
 4'     Flauto Traverso      68
 2'     Italian Prinzipal    61
        VI Mixtur           366
16'     Fagott               68
 8'     Trompete             68
 4'     Klarine              68
        Tremulant

CHORAL

 8'     Rohrflote            68
 8'     Salizional           68
 8'     Erzhahler            68
 8'     Erzahler Celeste     56
 4'     Spitzprinzipal       68
 4'     Nachthorn            68
 2 2/3' Nasat                61
 2'     Waldflote            61
 1 3/5' Terz                 61
        III Kleinmixtur     183
 8'     Oboe                 68
        Tremulant

POSITIV

 8'     Gedackt              61
 4'     Prinzipal            61
 4'     Koppelflote          61
 2'     Oktav                61
 1 1/3' Quintflote           61
 1'     Sifflote             61
        II Sesquialtera     122
        IV Scharf           244
        III Zimbel          183
8'      Krummhorn            61

PEDAL

16'     Prinzipal            32
16'     Subbass              32
16'     Quintade   GT
 8'     Oktav                32
 8'     Pommer               32
 4'     Choralbass           32
 4'     Rohrpfeife           32
 2'     Nachthorn            32
        V Mixtur            160
16'     Posaune              32
16'     Fagott     SW
 8'     Trompete             32
 4'     Schalmei             32
        Chimes     GT

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield]

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