1955 - Church interior: organ grill, and console at far right (Photograph by William Dunklin/Jeff Scofield)
2008-02-16 - Identified through information from Stephen Hall. -- Modified by Reuter, 1994, as their Opus 2170. Later modifications 2004 as Schlueter moved the organ to new building. -Database Manager
2009-06-30 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Console reconditioned and used as floor console for 2002 Casavant 3/70 Op. 3796 at Edman Chapel, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL -Database Manager
2010-03-17 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
New Orleans, Louisiana
First Baptist Church
Casavant Op. 2244 1954 4/45
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Organ to be installed in a chamber above the baptistry.
GREAT CHOIR
16' Flute Conique 61 16' Contra Dulciana 12
8' Open Diapason 68 8' Viola 68
(principal scale) 8' Concert Flute 68
8' Hohl Floete 68 (wood) 8' Nason Floete (pf)
8' Gemshorn 12 8' Dulciana 68
4' Octave 61 (not too stringy)
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 8' Unda Maris 61 GG
2' Fifteenth 61 (flute tone)
III Scharff 183 (19-22-26) 4' Violina (pf)
Unison Off 4' Koppel Floete 68
Super 2 2/3' Nazard 61
Chimes (pf) 2' Block Floete 61
Blank 1 3/5' Tierce (pf)
1' Siffloete (pf)
SWELL III Zimbel 183
16' Rohr Bourdon 12 (11 wood) 8' Krummhorn 68
8' Geigen Principal 68 Tremulant
8' Rohr Floete 68 (6 wood) Sub
8' Viola da Gamba 68 Unison Off
8' Voix Celeste 61 GG Super
4' Geigenoctav 68 Chimes (pf)
4' Flute Triangulaire 68 (w) Blank
2' Octavin 61
IV Plein Jeu 244 (12-19-22-26) PEDAL
16' Contra Fagotto 68 (capped) 16' Contrabass 32
8' Trompette 68 16' Bourdon 32
(very free-toned) 16' Flute Conique GT
8' Oboe 68 (French voicing) 16' Rohr Bourdon SW
4' Clarion 68 16' Dulciana CH
(normal Trumpet tone) 10 2/3' Quint (pf)
Tremulant 8' Principal 32 (large scale)
Sub 8' Gedeckt 12
Unison Off 8' Gemshorn GT
Super 8' Rohr Floete SW
Blank 5 1/3' Octave Quint (pf)
4' Super Octave 12
SOLO 4' Nachthorn 32
8' Grossfloete 68 (wood) III Cornet (17-19-22)(pf)
8' Gross Gamba 68 16' Bombarde 32
8' Gamba Celeste 61 GG 16' Fagotto SW
4' Fugara 68 8' Trompette 12
8' Cor Anglais (pf) 4' Clairon 12
Tremulant Chimes (pf)
8' Harmonic Trumpet 68 (hooded) Blank
4' Harmonic Trumpet (pf)
Sub
Unison Off
Super
Blank
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