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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2649 (1961ca.)

First Congregational Church
145 Capital Avenue, N.E.
Battle Creek, MI

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
45 stops
48 registers
5 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

Notes

2007-09-05 - Identified through online information from Trevor Dodd. -- Some ranks from this organ were rescaled and used in the present Ott organ. -Database Manager

2010-02-19 - Updated by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-06-21 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 2000 by 3/71 Martin Ott Op. 91 -Database Manager

2016-05-22 - Updated through online information from Jim Miller. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       First Congregational Church
       Battle Creek, Michigan

       Casavant   Op. 2649   1961   3/57

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

       GREAT                          SWELL
   16' Quintaton        61         8' Salicional            61
    8' Principal        61         8' Salicional Celeste GG 54
    8' Bourdon          61         8' Zauberflöte           61
    4' Octave           61         4' Spitzprincipal        61
    4' Rohrgedackt      61         4' Flûte Traversière     61
2 2/3' Quinte           61         2' Doublette             61
    2' Octave           61        IV  Plein Jeu            244
   IV  Mixture         244        16' Basson       L/2      61
    8' Trompete         61         8' Trompette             61
       Chimes                        (old, to be sent to factory)
                                   8' Hautbois              61
       CHOIR                          Tremulant
    8' Viola            61            Sub
    8' Rohrflöte        61            Super
    8' Spitzflöte       61
    4' Flute Celeste GG 54            PEDAL
    4' Gemshorn         61        16' Contrabass            32
    2' Flautino         61        16' Subbass               32
   II  Sesquialtera    122        16' Gemshorn              32
    8' Clarinet (old)   61        16' Quintaton             GT
       Tremulant                   8' Principal             32
       Super                       8' Pommer                32
       Harp (old)                  8' Gemshorn              12
                                   4' Choralbass            32
       POSITIV                     4' Rohrflöte             32
    8' Gedackt          61        IV  Mixture              128
    4' Principal        61        16' Posaune               32
    4' Koppelflöte      61        16' Basson                SW
    2' Waldflöte        61         4' Schalmei              32
1 1/3' Quintflöte       61            Chimes                G
    1' Sifflöte         61
  III  Zimbel          183
    4' Krummhorn        61
       Sub
       Unison Off

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

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