Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3579 (1984)

Appalachian State University: Hayes School of Music, Rosen Concert Hall
813 Rivers St.
Boone, NC

Images

2021-04-30 - Auditorium interior to rear (Photograph by Joby Bell, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-30 - Builder nameplate (Photograph by Joby Bell, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-30 - Exposed pipes (Photograph by Joby Bell/Jeff Scofield)

2006-09-26 - Console and exposed pipes (Photograph by Joby Bell, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-30 - Console (Photograph by Joby Bell, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-30 - Exposed pipes (Photograph by Joby Bell, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-30 - Auditorium, console and exposed pipes (Photograph by Joby Bell, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-30 - Console and exposed pipes (Photograph by Joby Bell, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
32 stops
39 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-10-05 - Identified by Riley Wes Mitchell from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2011-01-03 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2023-04-21 - As seen in a console image on this site and from memory of Joby Bell's site, I believe this organ has a 12-note electronic 32' Bombarde. -Mike Olson

Stoplist

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

     Boone, North Carolina
     Appalachian State University
     Rosen Concert Hall

     Casavant   Op. 3579   1984   3/51

     Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
     St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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     GRAND ORGUE                      POSITIF
 16' Bourdon              61       8' Bourdon          61
  8' Montre               61       4' Prestant         61
  8' Flûte à cheminée     61       4' Flûte à fuseau   61
  4' Prestant             61       2' Octave           61
  4' Flûte                61   1 1/3' Quinte           61
  2' Doublette            61      II  Sesquialtera    122    
III  Cornet           tc 147      IV  Cymbale         244
  V  Fourniture          305       8' Cromorne         61
  8' Trompetet            61          Tremblant
     Tremblant
                                      PÉDALE
     RÉCIT                        32' Basse acoustique --
  8' Flûte ouverte        61      16' Contrebasse      32 oak
    (1-12 capped)                 16' Bourdon          GO
  8' Viole de gambe       61       8' Octavebasse      32
  8' Voix céleste      GG 54       8' Bourdon          GO
  4' Principal            61       4' Octave           32
  4' Flûte octaviante     61       4' Bourdon          GO
  2' Octavin              61       V  Mixture         160
 VI  Plein jeu           366      16' Bombarde         32
 16' Basson-hautbois L/2  12      16' Basson-hautbois  RE
  8' Trompette harmonique 61       8' Bombarde         12
  8' Hautbois             61       4' Hautbois         RE
  4' Clairon harmonique   61
     Tremblant

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield  January 3, 2011]