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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2729 (1963)

Calvary Episcopal Church
315 Shady Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA

Images

2008-01-28 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1963 - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2009-09-14 - Crossing and facade (Photograph by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
4 manuals
85 stops
87 registers
7 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-02-24 - Renovated with additions, by Casavant, 1991. -Database Manager

2010-10-30 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
       Calvary Episcopal Church

       Casavant   Op. 2729   1963   4/123

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

       GREAT                            CHOIR
   16' Montre               61       8' Salicional           61
    8' Montre               61       8' Cor de nuit          61
    8' Bourdon              61       8' Flûte conique        61
    8' Flûte harmonique     61       8' Flûte céleste        61
    4' Prestant - Etain     61       4' Gemshorn             61
    4' Flûte à cheminée     61       4' Flûte douce          61
2 2/3' Quinte               61       2' Flûte des bois       61
    2' Doublette - Etain    61      II  Cornet              122
    V  Cornet           CC 245      IV  Petite Fourniture   244
   IV  Fourniture - Etain  244      16' Basson      L/2      61
   IV  Cymbale - Etain     244       8' Cor anglais          61
   16' Bombarde             61       4' Chalumeau à cheminée 61
    8' Trompette            61          Tremulant
    4' Clairon              61          Sub
       Unison Off                       Unison Off
       Chimes               CH          Super
    8' Choir Pitch Diapason 37          Chimes (Deagan D)

       SWELL                            GALLERY GREAT
   16' Bourdon doux         61       8' Principal            61
    8' Principal étroit     61       8' Bourdon              61
    8' Flûte à cheminée     61       4' Octave               61
    8' Viole de gambe       61   2 2/3' Quinte               61
    8' Voix céleste         61       2' Octavin              61
    4' Octave               61      IV  Fourniture          244
    4' Flûte octaviante     61      IV  Cymbale             244
    2' Octavin              61      16' Bombarde (hooded)    61
   IV  Fourniture - Etain  244       8' Trompette (hooded)   61
   IV  Cymbale - Etain     244       4' Clairon (hooded)     61
   16' Petite Bombarde      61
    8' Trompette            61          GALLERY PEDAL
    8' Hautbois             61      16' Principal            32
    8' Voix humaine         61       8' Octave               32
    4' Clairon              61      16' Bombarde             GG
       Tremulant
       Sub                              PEDAL
       Unison Off                   32' Quintaton            12
       Super                        16' Contrebasse          32
                                    16' Soubasse             32
       POSITIF                      16' Quintaton            32
   16' Quintaton            61       8' Prestant             32
    8' Gambe                61       8' Flûte bouchée        32
    8' Montre - Etain       61       4' Octave               32
    8' Flûte bouchée        61       4' Flûte ouverte        32
    4' Prestant             61       2' Flûte à cheminée     32
    4' Flûte à fuseau       61      IV  Fourniture          128
2 2/3' Nasard               61      IV  Cymbale             128
    2' Quarte de nasard     61      32' Bombardon            32
1 3/5' Tierce               61      16' Bombarde             32
1 1/3' Larigot              61      16' Ranquette            32
    1' Sifflet              61       8' Trompette            32
   IV  Fourniture          244       4' Clairon              32
   IV  Cymbale             244       4' Hautbois             32
    8' Petite Trompette     61          Unison Off
    8' Cromorne             61          Chimes               CH
       Unison Off

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