Better Pipe Organ Database


Casavant Brothers (1915)

St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church
305 S. First Street
Milwaukee, WI

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

2007-03-07 - Identified through information received from Stan Scheer, Casavant Frères. The figure recorded under "Registers" in the list above refers to the total number of speaking stops, including including duplexed and extended stops but excluding couplers, tremulants and controls. "Stops" refers to the number of independent or straight stops excluding duplexed and extended stops as well as couplers and controls. There are 6 couplers on this organ. -Database Manager

2014-04-15 - Updated through online information from David Bohn. -- Rebuilt by Schaefer, opus 191, 1950, reusing most of the Casavant pipework. -Database Manager

2014-09-15 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Pipework re-used in Rench organ in St. Patrick, Whitewater, Wisconsin. -Database Manager

2019-04-18 - Updated by René Le Grand, listing this web site as a source of information: https://www.thediapason.com/new-organs-21. <br> <br>T. R. Rench and Co., Racine, Wisconsin, has installed, in 2003, a 3-manual organ at St. Patrick. Most of the pipework is from the Casavant/Schaeffer organ formerly in St. Thomas Aquinas. The amalgamated organ is now a 44 stops by 47 ranks. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from the Schaefer Company Records Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Casavant (South Haven) opus 23

Great
 8' Open Diapason (61 pipes)
 8' Melodia (61 pipes)
 8' Dulciana (61 pipes)

Great
 8' Stopped Diapason (61 pipes)
 8' Viole de Gambe (61 pipes)
 4' Flute Harmonic (61 pipes)

Pedal
16' Bourdon (30 pipes)
 8' Flute (12 pipes, extension)

6 additional "registers"

 [Received from David Bohn 2016-05-15.]

Other Links

Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.