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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 489 (1912)

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
1359 Acushnet Avenue
New Bedford, MA

OHS convention: 2005

Images

Before 2023 - Exterior (Photograph by New, Bedford, Facebook page, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - Full length of nave from steps of high altar (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - Interior from rear, floor level (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - Back of the 1-man chancel console (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - Chancel Keydesk (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - Pedalboard and swell shoe for 1-man chancel console (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - One-manual chancel console, located to the left of the high altar in a side niche (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2004-05-10 - Balcony and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2004-05-10 - Builder's Nameplate and Coupler Rocking Tablets (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

1912-10-12 - Pipe Facade and Console (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

2004-09-24 - Nave, Gallery, and Pipe Facade (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2004-09-24 - Keydesk (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2004-09-24 - Choeur Pedal Pipes (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2004-09-24 - Altar and Choeur Pipe Facade (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
56 stops
50 registers
6 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 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

Notes

2008-03-28 - Identified through online information from Pierre Paquin. -Database Manager

2008-10-07 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ altered in 1950's by Welte-Whalon Organ Company of Newport. Organ renovated in early 2000's by Daniel Lemieux. Organ is in regular use for services and concerts (information from church website, accessed September, 2008). -Database Manager

2010-11-29 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2012-07-16 - Updated through online information from organist13. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       New Bedford, Masachusetts
       St. Anthony of Padua R. C. Church

       Casavant   Op. 489   1912   4/57

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

       GRAND ORGUE                POSITIF (exp)
A  16' Montre           65     8' Principal         61
A   8' Montre           65     8' Mélodie           61
G   8' Principal Étroit 65     8' Dulciane          61
A   8' Salicional       65     4' Flûte Douce       61
A   8' Flûte Double     65     4' Violina           61
A   4' Prestant         65     2' Piccolo           61
G   4' Flûte Harmonique 65     8' Clarinette        61
G   2' Doublette        61        Grave
G   V  Mixture         305        
A   8' Trompette        61        SOLO
G   8' Posaune          61     8' Stentorphone      65
    G  Grave                   8' Violoncelle       65
    A  Aiguë                   8' Grosse Flûte      65
                               8' Viole d'Orchestre 65
       RÉCIT                   4' Flûte Traverse    65
   16' Bourdon          65     2' Piccolo           61
    8' Principal        65     8' Tuba Mirabilis    65
    8' Clarabelle       65     8' Cor Anglais       65
    8' Bourdon          65        Trémolo
    8' Viole de Gambe   65        Grave
    8' Voix Céleste     53        Aiguë
    4' Fugara           65
    4' Flûte Octaviante 65        CHOEUR (exp)
    2' Flautino         61     8' Montre            61
    V  Cornet          305     8' Bourdon           61
   16' Basson           65     8' Salicional        49
    8' Trompette        65       (basse transmise)
    8' Hautbois         65     8' Gambe             61
    8' Voix Humaine     65       (grosse taille)
       Trémolo                 4' Prestant          61
       Grave                      Trémolo
       Aiguë                      Appel Choeur

       PÉDALE
   32' Flûte            --     8' Gross Flute       12
   16' Flûte            30     8' Violoncelle       12
   16' Violon           30     8' Gedeckt           12
   16' Bourdon          30     4' Flûte             12
   16' Bourdon          30    16' Bombarde          30
                               8' Trompette         12

[Received online from Jeff Scofield December 4, 2010]

Websites

[Untitled page - church web site] - Photograph (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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