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Casavant Frères Opus 2085 (2006)

First Congregational Church: Meetinghouse
292 E. Market Street
Akron, OH

Images

2006-09-22 - Pipe Facade and Chancel (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

2006-04-25 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-04-25 - Dome (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-04-25 - Church Interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-04-25 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-04-25 - Chancel and organ (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
4 manuals
54 stops
87 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 sequencer
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

2007-02-04 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

        Akron, Ohio
        First Congregational Church
 
        Casavant   Op. 2085   1951/2006   4/67

        Stoplist courtesy of Casavant Frères

        All retained existing pipework re-regulated, rescaled
        and/or revoiced

        GREAT
    16' Double Open Diapason 12  New façade pipes and windchest, ext. #3
     8' First Open Diapason 61   New
     8' Second Open Diapason 61  New, bass in façade
     8' Bourdon 61               Existing
     8' Gemshorn 61              Existing
     4' Octave 61                New
     4' Open Flute 61            New
 2 2/3' Twelfth 61               Existing
     2' Fifteenth 61             New
   III  Cornet 183               New
    IV  Mixture 244              New
   III  Cymbal 183               New
    16' Double Trumpet 12        New
     8' Trumpet 61               New
        Unison Off
    16' Festival Trumpet SO
     8' Festival Trumpet SO
     4' Festival Clarion SO
        Chimes dg
        MIDI

        SWELL
    16' Flûte conique 68         Existing
     8' Geigen Principal 68      Existing
     8' Stopped Diapason 68      Existing
     8' Salicional 68            Existing
     8' Viola da Gamba 68        Existing
     8' Voix céleste 61 GG       Existing
     4' Octave 68                New
     4' Traverse Flute 68        Existing
 2 2/3' Twelfth 61               Existing
     2' Piccolo 61               New
   III  Chorus Mixture 183       New
     V  Full Mixture 122         Lowest 3 ranks common with Chorus Mixture
    16' Contra Fagotto 68        Existing
     8' Trumpet 68               Existing
     8' Oboe 68                  Existing
     8' Vox Humana 68            Existing (Kimball)
     4' Clarion 68               Existing
        Tremulant
        Sub
        Unison Off
        Super
     8' Festival Trumpet SO
        Harp dg
        Celesta dg
        MIDI

        CHOIR
     8' Viola 68                 Existing
     8' Cor de nuit 68           New
     8' Spitzflöte 68            Existing
     8' Flûte céleste 68         Existing from GG
     4' Fugara 68                New
     4' Spindle Flute 68         New
 2 2/3' Nazard 61                New
     2' Recorder 61              New
 1 3/5' Tierce 61                New
     8' Cromorne 61              New
        Tremulant
        Sub
        Unison Off
        Super
     8' Festival Trumpet SO
        Harp dg
        Celesta dg
        MIDI

        SOLO
     8' Flauto Mirabilis 68      1-12 existing Grossflöte; 13-68 new
     8' Gamba 68                 Existing
     8' Gamba Celeste 61 GG      Existing
     4' Octave 68                Existing
     4' Concert Flute 68         Existing
     8' Clarinet 68              Existing
        Tremulant
        Sub
        Unison Off
        Super
    16' Festival Trumpet tc
     8' Fesitval Trumpet 68      Existing; new hooded from Middle C
     4' Festival Clarion --      Top notes repeat
        MIDI

        PEDAL
    32' Contra Bourdon dg
    32' Contra Gedeckt dg
    16' Contrabass 32            Existing
    16' Open Diapason GT
    16' Bourdon 32               Existing
    16' Violone 32               Existing
    16' Flûte conique SW
    16' Cor de nuit 12 CH        Existing
10 2/3' Quint --                 From Bourdon
     8' Octave 32                New
     8' Stopped Flute 32         New
     8' Cello 12                 Existing
     8' Flûte conique SW
     8' Cor de nuit CH
     4' Octave 32                New
     4' Cor de nuit CH
   III  Théorbe --
    IV  Mixture 128              Recomposed from existing pipes
    32' Contra Trombone 12       New, half-length
    16' Trombone 32              Existing
    16' Double Trumpet GT
    16' Fagotto SW
     8' Trumpet 12               Existing
     4' Clarion 12               Existing
     8' Festival Trumpet SO
     4' Festival Clarion SO
        Chimes
        MIDI

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield July 06, 2009.]

Documents

(2006-04-28) Dedication program, collection of Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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