Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3673 (1989)

Monumental United Methodist Church
450 Queen and Dinwiddie Sts.
Portsmouth, VA

Images

2024-10-07 - Facade (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2024-10-07 - Console (Walker) (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2024-10-07 - Right stopjamb (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

2024-10-07 - Left stopjamb (Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
2 manuals
24 stops
30 registers
3 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-10-06 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-11-20 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2015-03-27 - Updated through online information from Christopher Rusk. -- This organ has been heavily augmented with digital stops and an entire digital "choeur" division. The new console has no nameplate on it, but is believed to be a by Walker. -Database Manager

2018-06-19 - The sustained smoke and water damage 3 January 2018 when the tall steeple burned during renovation. -Database Manager

2022-11-01 - Rebuilt by Schleuter and dedicated in 2020 following steeple fire. Combination pipe and Walker digital. New console as well. -Christopher Titko

Stoplist

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

       Portsmouth, Virginia
       Monumental United Methodist Church

       Casavant   Op. 3673   1989   2/32

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

       GRAND ORGUE                  RÉCIT
   16' Bourdon          12       8' Flûte majeure  61
      (from Flûte a chem)        8' Viole de gambe 61
    8' Montre           61       8' Voix céleste   49 
    8' Flûte à cheminée 61       4' Principal      61
    8' Flûte harmonique 49       4' Flûte          61
      (1-12 Flûte a chem)        2' Doublette      61
    4' Prestant         61   1 1/3' Quinte         61
    4' Flûte à fuseau   61      IV  Cymbale       244
2 2/3' Nazard           61       8' Douçaine       61
    2' Quarte de nazard 61          Tremblant
1 3/5' Tierce           61
   IV  Fourniture      244          PÉDALE
    8' Trompette        61      16' Violon         32
       Tremblant                16' Bourdon        GO
       Chimes          [pf]      8' Octavebasse    32
                                 8' Bourdon        GO
                                 4' Octave         32
                                 4' Flûte          RE
                               III  Mixture        96
                                16' Bombarde       32 (1-12 L/2)
                                 8' Trompette      GO
                                 4' Douçaine       RE

[Received online from Jeff Scofield November 20, 2010]

Documents

Monumental United Methodist Church Schleuter stoplist Current stop list -Christopher Titko