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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 949 (1922)

Tabernacle Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
418 E. 34th St.
Indianapolis, IN

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

Images

1923 - The chancel of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in 1923. The pipe facade is visible. (Photograph from an archival source: The Architectural Record, vol. 54, no. 2 (August 1923), submitted by Drew Childs/Drew Childs)

1923 - The sanctuary of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in 1923. Organ facade is visible (Photograph from an archival source: Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Archives, submitted by Drew Childs/Drew Childs)

1923-02-04 - Dedication Service Program (Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Archives/Paul R. Marchesano)

1923-01-30 - Inaugural Organ Recital Program (Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Archives/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
41 stops
36 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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 combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-07-21 - Identified through information in the <i>2007 Organ Atlas</i>. "... rebuilt by the E. H. Holloway Corporation of Indianapolis." -Database Manager

2011-01-31 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2022-12-29 - The inaugural recital program notes that the specifications for the organ were drawn up by Pittsburgh organ architect John A. Bell in consultation with the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church organist Paul R. Matthews. -Drew Childs

Stoplist

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

    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Tabernacle Presbyterian Church

    Casavant   Op. 949   1922   4/36

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

    GREAT (encl except *)         CHOIR
 8' Principal Diapason 73 *    8' English Diapason 73
 8' Horn Diapason      73      8' Concert Flute    73
 8' Grossflöte         73      8' Dulciana         73
 8' Erzähler           73      8' Unda Maris       61
 8' Erzähler Celeste   61      4' Flute d'Amour    73
 4' Octave             73 *    8' Clarinet         73
 4' Harmonic Flute     73      8' English Horn     73
 8' Tuba          10"  73         Tremulant
 8' French Horn   10"  73         Sub
    Tremulant                     Super
    Sub                           Celesta Sub      GT
    Super                         Harp             GT
    Chimes             EC
    Celestia Harp      61         ECHO
                               8' Gedackt          73
    SWELL                      8' Spitzflöte       73
16' Bourdon            73      8' Flute Celeste    61
 8' Open Diapason      73      8' Vox Angelica II 134
 8' Rohrflöte          73      8' Vox Humana       73
 8' Viole d'Orchestre  73         Tremulant
 8' Viole Celeste      73         Cathedral Chimes 21
 8' Salicional         73
 4' Chimney Flute      73         PEDAL
 4' Gambette           73     32' Resultant        --
 8' Cornopean          73     16' Open Diapason    32
 8' Oboe               73     16' Bourdon          32
 8' Vox Humana         73     16' Gedeckt          SW
    Tremulant                  8' Major Flute      12 (Open Diap)
    Sub                        8' Dolce Flute      SW
    Super                     16' Trombone         32
                               8' Tromba           12
                                  Octave

[Received online from Jeff Scofield  February 5, 2011]

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