Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2487 (1958)

Knox United Church: Sanctuary
838 Spadina Crescent E.
Saskatoon, SK, CA

Images

2023-05-18 - Left stop jamb (Pedal and Swell draw knobs) (Photograph by Zachary Gear/Zachary Gear)

2023-05-18 - Console, 1958 rebuild (Photograph by Zachary Gear/Zachary Gear)

2023-05-18 - Great and Pedal divisions chamber facade opening as seen from console bench (Photograph by Zachary Gear/Zachary Gear)

2023-05-18 - Choir, and Swell divisions chamber facade opening as seen from console bench (Photograph by Zachary Gear/Zachary Gear)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
44 stops
52 registers
4 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 (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-06-23 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuilt and enlarged in 1958 as Casavant Op. 2487, retaining 21 ranks. -Database Manager

2011-02-14 - Updated through on-line information from The Zach. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
       Knox United Church

       Casavant   Op. 2487   3/52   1958

       Stoplist courtesy of Casavant Frères

       * Present pipework from Op. 559 (1914)

       GREAT                    SWELL
   16' Quintaton 68          8' Geigen Principal 68 *
    8' Diapason 68 *         8' Gedeckt 68 *
    8' Principal 68 *        8' Viole de Gambe 68 *
    8' Bourdon 68 *          8' Voix Celeste 68 *
    8' Gemshorn 68 *         8' Spitzflöte 68
    4' Octave 68             8' Flute Celeste 61 GG
    4' Rohrflöte 68          4' Geigen Octave 68
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61       4' Flauto Traverso 68
    2' Superoctave 61        2' Flautino 61
   IV  Fourniture 244       IV  Plein Jeu 244 (15-19-22-26)       
    8' Trumpet 68 *         16' Basson 68
       Unison Off            8' Trompette 68
       Super                 8' Oboe 68 *
       Chimes (pf)           4' Clairon 68
                                Tremulant
       CHOIR                    Sub
    8' Cor de Nuit 68           Unison Off
    8' Dulciana 68 *            Super
    4' Prestant 68 *
    4' Koppelflöte 68           PEDAL
2 2/3' Nazard 61            16' Diapason 32 *
    2' Blockflöte 61        16' Bourdon 32 *
1 3/5' Tierce 61            16' Quintaton GT
1 1/3' Larigot 61           16' Cor de Nuit 12 CH
    1' Sifflöte 61           8' Spitz Principal 32
   16' Bass Clarinet 68 *    8' Stopped Flute 12 (two new)
    8' Cor Anglais 68 *      8' Cello 32 *
    8' Vox Humana 68 *       8' Cor de Nuit CH
       Tremulant             4' Choralbass 32 12
       Sub                   4' Rohrflöte 32
       Unison Off          III  Mixture 96 (15-19-22)
       Super                16' Trombone 32 *
       Chimes (pf)          16' Fagotto SW
                             8' Tromba 12 (two new)
                             4' Clarion 12 (two new)

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield June 24, 2009.]