Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2002 (1950)

St. Columba Roman Catholic Church
1327 Lafond Ave
St. Paul, MN

Images

2015-11-17 - Church exterior (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-11-17 - Altar (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-11-30 - Church interior from the gallery (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-01-15 - Side aisle and church interior (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-06-17 - Church interior (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
12 stops
14 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons

Notes

2009-02-19 - Identified through online information from Richard C Greene. -Database Manager

2010-04-04 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2020-06-15 - Architect Barry Byrne was based in Chicago and his formal schooling ended in the Ninth Grade.[1] Byrne worked under Frank Lloyd Wright and was involved with the Prairie School of architecture before later turned towards Expressionist architecture. Byrne designed the building later in his career. Completed in 1949, the building is described as a high point in modern church architecture in the Twin Cities. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives

   St. Paul, Minnesota
   St. Columba R. C. Church

   Casavant   Op. 2002   1950   2/12
   ____________________________________________________________

   GREAT                  SWELL                      PEDAL

8' Open Diapason 68    8' Principal        68    16' Bourdon 32
8' Melodia       68    8' Stopped Diapason 68    16' Gedeckt 12 SW
8' Dulciana      68    8' Viola da Gamba   68     8' Bourdon 12
4' Principal     68    8' Voix Celeste     61
2' Fifteenth     61    4' Harmonic Flute   68
   Super               8' Oboe             68
                          Tremulant
                          Sub
                          Super

            [Received from Jeff Scofield June 14, 2020]