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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2533 (1959)

Sisters of Mercy of the Union Motherhouse
Bethesda, MD

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
7 stops
7 registers
1 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2007-06-03 - Identified through on-line information from Stanley R. Scheer. -- The organ was originally installed at Sisters of Mercy of the Union Motherhouse, Bethesda, Maryland, in 1959 and located around 1980 to College Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania. -Database Manager

2015-07-25 - Updated through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Lawrence Phelps. The cost was $11,850. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

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

       Bethesda, Maryland
       Sisters of Mercy
       General Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Union

       Casavant   Op. 2533   1959   2/7

       Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
       St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
       _____________________________________________

       ACTUAL STOPS
       Pedal Bourdon     16   44 pipes
       Rohrflöte          8   85 pipes
       Open Diapason      8   73 pipes
       Viola da Gamba     8   85 pipes
       Voix Celeste  GG   8   54 pipes
       Dulciana      tc   8   73 pipes
       Bassoon           16   73 pipes

       GREAT                      SWELL
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt  tc   16' Contra Dulciana tc
    8' Open Diapason           8' Rohrflöte
    8' Rohrflöte               8' Viola da Gamba
    8' Viola da Gamba          8' Voix Céleste
    8' Dulciana                8' Dulciana
    4' Octave                  4' Violina
    4' Lieblichflöte           4' Lieblichflöte
    4' Dulcet                  4' Dulcet
2 2/3' Nazard              2 2/3' Nazard
    2' Fifteenth               2' Piccolo
                           1 3/5' Tierce
       PEDAL                   8' Oboe
   16' Bourdon                    Tremulant
    8' Octave
    8' Cello
    8' Stopped Flute
   16' Bassoon

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 02, 2010.]

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