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Casavant Brothers Opus 44-SH (1917)

First Methodist Church
Franklin Avenue
Astoria, OR

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
15 stops
13 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

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

2007-03-19 - Updated through information received from James R. Stettner: Tubular-pneumatic action electrified by Guenther Organ Co. ca. 1945. One tonal change by Bond at an undetermined later date. -Database Manager

2007-03-22 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is recessed into a chamber at the front, center of the room. The manual chest compass is 65 notes. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist taken from Balcom and Vaughan company files

Astoria, Oregon
First Methodist Church

Casavant Brothers, Opus 44-SH, 1917 - “Original Specifications”


    GREAT                                   COUPLERS
8'  Open Diapason           65          Swell to Pedal             8
8'  Melodia                 65          Great to Pedal             8
8'  Dulciana                65
4'  Octave                  65          Swell to Great          16,8,4

Great to Great 4'
                                             FINGER PISTONS
                                        Swell                    1 – 3
    SWELL (Expressive)                  Great                    1 – 3
16' Bourdon                 65            Gt. to Ped.            (rev)
8'  Open Diapason           65
8'  Stopped Diapason        65
8'  Viol d'Gamba            65              TOE STUDS
8'  Voix Celeste      (tc)  57          Gt. to Ped.              (rev)
4'  Flute d'Amour           65
8'  Oboe                    65
8'  Vox Humana              65              PEDAL MOVEMENTS
    Tremolo                             Swell Expression        (bal.)
                                        Crescendo               (bal.)

    PEDAL
16' Bourdon                 30
16' Lieblich Gedeckt  (Sw)  –-
8'  Flute             (Sw)  –-


ACTION: T-P      VOICES: 13      STOPS: 15      RANKS: 13      PIPES: 802


NOTES
The exact nomenclature of stops and controls is not known. The original
keydesk is not extant. This specification is taken from the files of
Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. of Seattle, Washington, and is from
examination of the extant, original chests and pipework, and from the
present Guenther Organ Co. console. It is believed that the organ was
originally free-standing.

Sources: Casavant Opus List; Balcom & Vaughan files

First Methodist Church
Astoria, Oregon

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