Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3563 (1983)

Northminster Presbyterian Church
2515 Central Park Avenue
Evanston, IL

Images

1986-06-01 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2006-05-05 - Chancel and organ (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2020-03-09 - Exposed Great and Pedal pipework (Church Facebook page/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
20 stops
28 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2005-11-28 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The Casavant instrument retained the chimes of the previous Kilgen organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console June, 1986 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Evanston, Illinois
Northminster Presbyterian Church

Casavant-Frères, Ltée., Nº 3563, 1983 - Original Specifications

GRAND ORGUE
   16    Violon                     12   Extension of 8' Salicional
   8     Montre                     61
   8     Flute a Cheminée           61
   8     Salicional                 61
   4     Prestant                   61
   2-2/3 Quint                      61
   2     Doublette                  61
   1-3/5 Tierce                     61
   IV-VI Fourniture                330
   8     Trompette                  61
         Tremblant
         Chimes                    (2_)

RÉCIT (Expressif)
   8     Flute a Fuseau             61
   8     Viole d Gambe              61
   8     Voix Celeste         (GG)  54
   4     Octave                     61
   4     Flute Harmonique           61
   2     Octavin                    61
   III-V Plein Jeu                 269
   8     Hautbois                   61
         Tremblant

PEDALE
   16    Contre Basse               32
   16    Violon               (GO)  --
   16    Flute a Cheminée     (GO)  12
   8     Octave Basse               12   Extension 16' Contre Basse
   8     Flute a Cheminée     (GO)  --
   4     Octave                     32
   16    Bombarde                   32
   8     Trompette                  12   Extension 16' Trompette

COUPLERS
   Récit to Pedale                 [8]
   Gr. Orgue to Pedale             [8]
   Récit to Gr. Orgue              [8]

FINGER PISTONS
   General                       1 - 6
   Récit                         1 - 3
      Récit-Ped.                 (rev)
      Récit-Gr. Org.             (rev)
   Gr. Orgue                     1 - 3
      Gr. Org.-Ped.              (rev)

TOE STUDS
   General                       1 - 6
   Pedale                        1 - 3
   Gr. Org. - Ped.               (rev)
   Récit - Ped.                  (rev)
   Récit - Gr. Org.              (rev)

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Récit Expression             (bal.)
   Crescendo                    (bal.)

ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic primary & unit
VOICES: 20
STOPS: 28; inc. chimes
RANKS: 29
PIPES: 1,651

[Received on line from James R. Stettner January 17, 2010.]