Around 1927 - Auditorium inside George Washington Hall showing chambers at left and right (CLIO/Andrew Scanlon)
ca 1925 - Exterior of George Washington Hall circa 1925 (Clio/Andrew Scanlon)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2008-01-17 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Originally installed in George Washington Auditorium. The organ was dedicated by Louis Vierne on Monday, April 11, 1927 at 8:00 p.m. The organ was given by Thomas Cochran in memory of his wife, Martha. A scant two years later in 1929, the school began work on a new chapel - again made possible through the generosity of Thomas Cochran, and subsequently named Cochran Chapel. The Casavant was relocated to the new facility, but hopelessly buried in deep chambers. It was rededicated on May 8, 1932 and survived there until its replacement by the Andover Organ Co. in 1980-81 with a new mechanical action organ incorporating part of the Casavant casework into the new organ case. -Database Manager
2008-01-29 - In storage for years, receiving some damage; rebuilt with new chests and installed in St. Andrews, Mahtomedi, Minnesota by Schantz in 2001. -Database Manager
2010-12-06 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofiel. -- Stored in a barn in Traverse City, Michigan, in 1980 until purchased by a family from St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN, in 1995 and moved to safer storage in 1996; rebuilt in 2001 for St. Andrew's new 1800-seat sanctuary by Schantz as Op. 2177, with minor tonal changes and a new console. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Andover, Massachusetts
Phillips Academy
Casavant Op. 1177 1927 4/105
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
(1) flues on 5" wind, reeds on 10"
(2) flues on 10" wind, reeds on 20"
The Crescendo Pedal will automatically close all
swell boxes as soon as it is brought into action.
GREAT (1) CHOIR (all on 5" wind)
16' Double Open Diapason 73 16' Quintaton 73
16' Bourdon 73 8' Open Diapason 73
8' 1st Open Diapason 73 8' Melodia 73
8' 2nd Open Diapason 73 8' Rohr Flute 73 *
8' 3rd Open Diapason 73 8' Quintadena 73
8' Hohl Flute 73 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
8' Bourdon 73 (this and celeste not too stringy)
8' Dolce 73 8' Viole Céleste 73
4' Octave 73 8' Dulciana 73
4' Harmonic Flute 73 4' Octave 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 73 4' Flute d'Amour 73 *
2' Fifteenth 61 2 2/3' Nazard 73 *
V Cornet 365 2' Flageolet 61 *
IV Fourniture 292 1 3/5' Tierce 61 *
16' Contra Tromba 73 1 1/3' Petite Quinte 61 *
8' Tromba (bright) 73 1 1/7' Septième 61 *
4' Clarion 73 1' Piccolo 61 *
Sub VIII Cornet (made up of * stops)
Super 16' Bassoon 73
Chimes SO 8' Trumpet 73
Celesta CH 8' Clarinet 73
8' Orchestral Oboe 73
SWELL (1) 4' Clarion 73
16' Bourdon 73 Tremulant
8' Open Diapason 73 Sub
8' Geigen Principal 73 Unison Off
8' Flute Traverse 73 Super
(fat scale) Chimes SO
8' Cor de Nuit 73 Harp (pf)
8' Viola da Gamba 73 Celesta (pf)
8' Voix Céleste 73
8' Dolcissimo 73 PEDAL (1)
4' Octave 73 32' Double Open Diapason 32
4' Flute Octaviante 73 32' Soubasse 32
4' Violina 73 16' Open Diapason 12
2' Piccolo 61 16' Bourdon 12
V Cornet 365 16' Violone 32
IV Plein Jeu 292 16' Dulciana 32
16' Double Trumpet 73 16' Gedeckt SW
8' Cornopean 73 10 2/3' Quint 32
8' Oboe 73 8' Octave 12
8' Vox Humana 73 8' Flute 32
4' Clarion 73 8' Cello 32
Tremulant 8' Gedeckt SW
Sub 8' Dulciana 12
Unison off 6 2/5' Tierce 32
Super 5 1/3' Quint 12
Chimes So 4' Super Octave 12
Celeste CH 4' Bourdon 32
4' Gedeckt SW
SOLO (2) 4' Dulciana 12
16' Contra Gamba 73 32' Contra Trombone 32
8' Diapason 73 16' Trombone 12
8' Grosse Flûte 73 16' Bassoon 32
8' Gamba 73 8' Trumpet 32
8' Gamba Celeste 73 4' Clarion 32
4' Octave 73 2' Octave Clarion 32
4' Flute Octaviante 73 Chimes SO
4' Viola 73
VII Grand Cornet 511
16' Tuba Magna 73
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73
8' French Horn 73
8' Musette 73
4' Tuba Clarion 73
Tremulant
Sub
Super
Chimes (Class A)
Celesta CH
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