Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2570 (1960)

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica
1508 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS, CA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
38 stops
38 registers
4 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-05-03 - Identified through online information from Stanley R. Scheer. -- Organ divided into two section, one on each side of the gallery -Database Manager

2017-05-07 - Updated through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture. The tonal director was Lawrence Phelps. The cost was $42,250.00. -Database Manager

2011-11-09 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist and notes from Stanley R. Scheer Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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Websites

St. Mary's R.C. Cathedral-Basilica, Halifax, NS - History of the Cathedral, stoplist, photograph, link to additional photographs (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)