Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3745 (1995)

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church
524 Ninth St.
Wilmette, IL

Images

2010-10-15 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2010-10-15 - Sanctuary interior to rear and gallery exposed pipes (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2010-10-15 - Exposed organ pipes (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2010-10-15 - Console (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2010-10-15 - Church exterior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
20 stops
31 registers
2 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe 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

2010-08-14 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Seven-stop floating Sanctuaire division prepared-for -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Wilmette, Illinois
    St. Francis Xavier Parish

    Casavant   Op. 3745   1995   2/27

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

    GRAND ORGUE                     RÉCIT
16' Bourdon           12         8' Bourdon           56
 8' Montre            56         8' Viole de gambe    56
 8' Flûte harmonique  44         8' Voix céleste   tc 44
   (1-12 Flûte à chem)           4' Flûte conique     56
 8' Flûte à cheminée  56         2' Doublette         56
 4' Prestant          56     1 1/3' Larigot           56
 4' Flûte à fuseau    56       III  Cymbale          168
 2' Flûte             56        16' Basson    L/2     12 **
II  Cornet        CC 112         8' Hautbois          56
IV  Fourniture       224            Tremblant
 8' Trompette         56            Unison Off
    Tremblant                       Super
    Unison Off                   8' Trompette         GO
16' Trompette-de-fête --         8' Trompette-de-fête GO
   (1-12 Pedal Bombarde)
 8' Trompette-de-fête 56 *          PÉDALE
                                16' Soubasse          32 oak
    SANCTUAIRE (prepared)       16' Bourdon           GO
 8' Diapason                     8' Octavebasse       32
 8' Bourdon                      8' Flûte à cheminée  GO
 8' Viole                        4' Octave            32
 8' Céleste           tc        16' Bombarde   F/L    12 GO
 4' Octave                      16' Basson            RE 
 2' Flûte                        8' Trompette         GO
 8' Hautbois                     8' Hautbois          RE
16' Bourdon          ext         4' Clairon           GO
    Tremblant                    4' Hautbois          RE 
                                 8' Trompette-de-fête GO
 *  added in 1998
**  added in 1999

   [Received from Jeff Scofield  August 9, 2010]