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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2654 (1961)

University of the South: All Saints' Chapel
University Avenue
Sewanee, TN

Images

2013-07-22 - Organ case and exposed pipes (Photograph by Ken Stein, photographybystein.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2002-06-01 - Chapel interior with chancel and nave organs (Photograph by Ken Stein/Database Manager)

2002-06-01 - Nave organ at the rear of the chapel (Photograph by Ken Stein/Database Manager)

2002-06-01 - Console (Photograph by Ken Stein/Database Manager)

ca. 1987 - Chapel exterior and carillon tower (Timothy E. Conyers/Timothy E. Conyers)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
59 stops
51 registers
7 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

2006-11-04 - Identified through online information from Robert Todd. -- The organ was substantially revoiced and a new three-manual console was added by Casavant in 2003-4. Originally neo-Baroque in its voicing, it is now more English Romantic. -Database Manager

2006-11-15 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2006-11-15 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- 7 divisions: Great, Swell, Choir, Positiv, Nave, Nave Pedal, Pedal. Console recessed into a pit at floor level up-front. Nave divison exposed on back wall around rose window. Choir, Positiv, and Nave all play from same manual. -Database Manager

2010-05-17 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Sewanee, Tennessee
     University of the South
     All Saints' Chapel

     Casavant   Op. 2654   1961   3/69

     Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
     St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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     GREAT                              SWELL
 16' Quintaton             61        8' Geigen Principal      61
  8' Principal             61        8' Rohrflöte             61
  8' Bourdon               61        8' Viole de Gambe        61     
  8' Erzähler              61        8' Voix Celeste          61
  4' Octave                61        4' Geigen Octave         61
  4' Chimney Flute         61        4' Nachthorn             61
  2' Waldflöte             61    2 2/3' Nazard                61
 II  Quartane             122        2' Octavin               61
 IV  Fourniture           244       IV  Plein Jeu            244
  8' Trompette Harmonique  CH       16' Fagot        L/2      61
     Unison Off                      8' Trompette             61
                                     4' Hautbois              61
     NAVE (playable from CH)            Tremulant
  8' Principal             61           Sub
  8' Gedeckt               61           Unison Off
  4' Octave                61           Super
  2' Blockflöte            61           
 IV  Fourniture           244           CHOIR
  8' Processional Trumpet  61        8' Cor de Nuit           61
    (en-chamade)                     8' Gemshorn              61
     Sub                             8' Gemshorn Celeste   tc 49
     Super                           4' Koppelflöte           61
                                     2' Italian Principal     61
     NAVE PEDAL                     IV  Cymbal               244
 16' Bourdon               32       16' Krummhorn             61
  8' Spitzprincipal        32        8' Cor Anglais           61
                                     4' Rohrschalmei          61
     PEDAL                              Tremulant
 16' Contrabass (metal)    32        8' Trompette Harmonique  61 (unencl)
 16' Bourdon               32           Sub
 16' Gemshorn              12 CH        Unison Off
 16' Quintaton             GT           Super
  8' Principal             32
  8' Stopped Flute         12           POSITIV (playable from CH)
  8' Gemshorn              CH        8' Singendgedeckt        61
  4' Blockflöte            32        4' Spitzflöte            61
III  Fourniture            96        2' Klein Principal       61
 16' Bombarde              32    1 1/3' Quint                 61
 16' Fagot                 SW       II  Sesquialtera         122
  8' Trompette             12      III  Zimbel               183
  4' Rohrschalmei          CH
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[Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 17, 2010.]

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