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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3480 (1980)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
108 N. Regency Drive
Bloomington, IL

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2016 - Console (Photograph by Buzard Pipe Organ employee (guessing), submitted by John Eckels/John Eckels)

2016 - Organ case and pipework (Photograph by Buzard Pipe Organ employee (I am guessing), submitted by John Eckels/John Eckels)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
10 stops
15 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 56 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-10-01 - Identified by Riley Wes Mitchell from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-08-09 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2016-06-24 - Updated through online information from David Harris. <br>The building was sold to a real estate developer who took possession January 2016. The organ was purchased and removed by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders of Champaign IL. Relocated to a private residence in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2023. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Bloomington, Illinois
     First Church of Christ, Scientist

     Casavant   Op. 3480   1980   2/13

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

     GREAT                       SWELL
  8' Prinzipal    56          8' Erzähler Schwebung II 100
  8' Hohlflöte    56          8' Rohrgedackt (wood)     56
  4' Oktave       56          4' Spillflöte             56
III  Mixtur      168          2' Italienischprinzipal   56
                          1 1/3' Nasat                  56
     PEDAL                    8' Oboe                   56
 16' Subbass      12 SW          Tremulant
  8' Prinzipal    GT             Super
  8' Rohrgedackt  SW
  4' Oktave       GT
  8' Oboe         SW

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield  August 8, 2010]

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