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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3683 (1990)

Mebane Presbyterian Church
402 S. Fifth Street
Mebane, NC

Images


2008-03-16 - Pedal Soubasse and Mixture (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

2008-03-16 - Récit pipework (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

2008-03-16 - Positif pipework (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

2008-03-16 - Grand orgue pipework (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

2008-03-16 - Console (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

2008-03-16 - Chancel, choir loft and organ (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

2008-03-16 - 1958 building (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

2008-03-16 - Harp mechanism (Photograph by Tom Jones/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Notes

2008-03-12 - Identified through online information from Tom Jones. -Database Manager

2011-01-03 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The Pedal Mixture was added in 1994. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from Tom Jones Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Mebane, North Carolina
Mebane Presbyterian Church
402 S. Fifth St.

Casavant Freres Limitee, Opus 3683, 1990
Electropneumatic

Three-manual tilting-tablet console
Manual: 61 notes; Pedal: 32 notes

GRAND ORGUE, Unenclosed, Manual II
80 mm wind pressure

   16' Bourdon (61 pipes)
    8' Montre (61 pipes)
    8' Flute a Cheminee (61 pipes)
    4' Prestant (61 pipes)
    2' Doublette (61 pipes)
       Fourniture IV Ranks (19-22-26-29)-(244 pipes)
    8' Trompette (61 pipes)
       Chimes (25 tubes)
       G.O. 16'
       Unison Off

The Mayfield chimes were a memorial gift when the building was built in 1958, and 
so were retained. They were reconnected, and the G.O. sub coupler was added, in 
1992.

POSITIF, Unenclosed, Manual I
80 mm wind pressure

    8' Bourdon (61 pipes)
    4' Principal (61 pipes)
    4' Flute a Cheminee (61 pipes)
    2' Octave (61 pipes)
1-1/3' Larigot (61 pipes)
       Cymbale III Ranks (22-33-36--unusual)-(183 pipes)
    8' Cromorne (61 pipes)
       Harp (49 bars)
       Tremblant
       Unison Off

The Harp, of unknown origin, was a memorial gift when the building was built in 
1958, and so was retained. But it has never been reconnected, and today would 
need  restoration.

RECIT, Expressive, Manual III
90 mm wind pressure

    8' Flute Majeure (61 pipes)
    8' Viole de Gambe (61 pipes)
    8' Voix Celeste (from G)-(54 pipes)
    4' Principal (61 pipes)
    4' Flute a Fuseau (61 pipes)
2-2/3' Nazard (61 pipes)
    2' Quarte de Nazard (61 pipes)
1-3/5' Tierce (61 pipes)
       Plein Jeu IV Ranks (19-22-26-29)-(244 pipes)
   16' Contre Trompette (12 pipes L/2, ext. Tpt.)
    8' Trompette (61 pipes)
    8' Hautbois (61 pipes)
       Tremblant

The Recit is in a wide, shallow chamber, on two chromatic chests placed end to 
end. The bottom octave of the 16' Trompette is placed between.

PEDALE
80 mm wind pressure

   32' Basse Acoustique (G.O. Bdn.)
   16' Soubasse (32 pipes)
   16' Bourdon (G.O.)
    8' Octavebasse (44 pipes)
    8' Bourdon (G.O.)
    4' Octave (ext. Octavebasse)
       Mixture III Ranks (12-15-19)-(96 pipes)
   16' Bombarde (12 pipes, ext. G.O. Tpt.)
   16' Contre Trompette (Recit)
    8' Trompette (G.O.)
    4' Hautbois (Recit)

The Mixture was prepared-for in 1990 and added in 1992.

COUPLERS (placed with divisional stops)

G.O./Ped.
Rec./Ped.
Pos./Ped.

Rec./G.O.
Pos./G.O.

G.O./Pos.
Rec./Pos.

COMBINATIONS

4 pistons per division (Pedale toe studs)
6 general pistons (thumb and toe)
General cancel
Setter
8 combination channels

REVERSIBLES

Pedal couplers (thumb and toe)
Manual couplers (thumb)
Full organ (settable, thumb and toe)

Balanced Recit Pedal
Balanced Crescendo Pedal

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