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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3704 (1991)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
200 Masonic St.
Dyersburg, TN

Images

2015 - Chancel and exposed pipework (Photograph by Internally Sound, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2015 - Exposed pipework in front (Photograph from an archival source: Internally Sound, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2015 - Chancel and exposed pipework (Photograph by Internally Sound, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

1930's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
43 stops
34 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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
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

2009-09-26 - This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified by Trailon Johnson from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-05-19 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2017-03-26 - Combination system updated by Milnar Organ Co. in 2015 when the sanctuary was radically renovated. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the factory specifications 1991

       Dyersburg, Tennessee
       First Baptist Church

       Casavant   Op. 3704   1991   3/48

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

       GRAND ORGUE                           POSITIF EXPRESSIF
   16' Bourdon               12           8' Salicional            61
    8' Montre                61           8' Bourdon en bois       61
    8' Flûte à cheminée      61           8' Flûte célestes II    110
    4' Prestant              61           4' Principal             61
    4' Flûte                 61           4' Flûte à fuseau        61
    2' Doublette             61           2' Principal             61
   IV  Fourniture           244       1 1/3' Larigot               61
    8' Trompette             61          II  Sesquialtera         122
       Chimes                            IV  Cymbale              244
                                          8' Cromorne              61
       RÉCIT                                 Tremblant
    8' Bourdon               61              Sub
    8' Viole de gambe        61              Unison Off
    8' Voix céleste    (tc)  49              Super
    4' Principal             61
    4' Flûte douce           61              Clochettes            10 bells
2 2/3' Nazard                61
    2' Quarte de nazard      61              PÉDALE
1 3/5' Tierce                61          32' Basse acoustique      --
   IV  Plein jeu            244          16' Soubasse              32
   16' Basson-hautbois       12 L/2      16' Bourdon         (GO)  --
    8' Trompette             61           8' Octavebasse           32
    8' Hautbois              61           8' Bourdon         (GO)  --
    4' Clairon               61           4' Octave                32
       Tremblant                          4' Bourdon         (GO)  --
       Sub                               IV  Mixture              128
       Unison Off                        16' Bombarde              32
       Super                             16' Basson-hautbois (RE)  --
                                          8' Trompette             12
                                          4' Hautbois        (RE)  --


[Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 19, 2010.]