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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2639 (1961)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
2610 W. Jefferson Ave.
Trenton, MI

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
16 stops
17 registers
3 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)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2007-06-20 - Identified through online information from Stanley R. Scheer. -- The organ is divided with the Great and Pedal on the left side of the chancel and Swell on the right. There is no visible pipework. -Database Manager

2013-03-13 - Updated through online information from Michael H. Menna. -- I authored a 9-chapter work titled, "Project Opus, First United Methodist Church, Trenton, MI, 1999." -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Trenton, Michigan
    First Methodist Church

    Casavant   Op. 2639   1961   2/19

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

    GREAT                        SWELL *
 8' Prncipal        61        8' Gedeckt               68
 8' Gemshorn        61        8' Salicional            68
 4' Principal       61        8' Salicional Celeste GG 61
 4' Spitzflöte      61        4' Koppelflöte           68
 2' Blockflöte      61        2' Principal             61
IV  Mixture        244    1 1/3' Quintflöte            61
    Chimes (existing)         8' Hautbois              68
                                 Tremulant
    PEDAL                        Sub
16' Subbass         32           Super
 8' Spitzprincipal  32
 8' Subbass         12        *  no swell box; louvers
 4' Choralbass      32           in the opening
    Chimes          GT

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield June 21, 2010.]

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

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