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Casavant Frères Opus 3765 (1998)

Orchestral Hall
220 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

OHS convention: 2012


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2023-11-02 - Console on stage with facade in view (Laurence Libin/Paul R. Marchesano)

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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. -Database Manager


Stoplist

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

           Chicago, Illinois
           Orchestral Hall

           Casavant   Op. 3765   1998   3/60

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

           The previous organ was 1981 3/74 Möller Op. 11427

           GREAT (4"-6" wind)
 1.    16' Diapason       61  1-7 existing pipes and offset chest, languids
                              reinforced; 8 up new, 8-32 in façade
 2.    16' Bourdon        --  1-32 from No. 49, 33 up from No. 4
 3.     8' Open Diapason  61  new, 1-26 in façade
 4.     8' Chimney Flute  41  1-20 from No. 49, 21 up new metal pipes
 5.     8' Harmonic Flute 61  relocated from Bombarde, 1-12 languids 
                              reinforced, new tuning sleeves, new from No. 32
 6.     8' Spitz Flute    61  relocated from Bombarde, 1-12 languids
                              reinforced, new tuning sleeves, 1-6 on existing
                              offset chest
 7.     4' Octave         61  new; 1-14 existing pipes, while new 1-14 are
                              dummy in façade
 8.     4' Open Flute     61  existing pipework
 9.     2' Fifteenth      61  existing pipework
10. IV-VI  Fourniture    337  new
11.    16' Double Trumpet 61  existing Great Kontratrompete, revoiced with
                              new tongues, 1-12 with new bells and on existing
                              offset chest, regulation slots soldered,
                              shallots opened
12.     8' Trumpet        61  new
           Sub
           Unison Off
           Super
13.  * 16' Major Tuba     12  new, full-length ext. of No. 44, not hooded,
                              with regulation slots, enclosed in Choir
14.  *  8' Tuba Mirabilis CH
15.  *  4' Tuba Clarion   12  CH, ext. of No. 44

     *  not affected by couplers

           SWELL (6", 10½" for 28, 29 and 31)
16.    16' Bourdon        12  existing wooden pipes and chest
17.     8' Diapason       61  relocated GT Principal, 1-12 languids
                              reinforced, new tuning sleeves
18.     8' Major Flute    61  1-12 existing wooden pipes, 1-5 on existing
                              offset chest with No. 16, 13 up new metal pipes
19.     8' Salicional     61  existing, 1-6 mitering redone, 1-12 languids
                              reinforced, new sleeves
20.     8' Voix celeste   61  existing, 1-5 mitering redone, 1-12 languids
                              reinforced, new sleeves
21.  II 8' Flute Celeste 110  relocated from Bombarde, 1-3 mitering repaired,
                              1-12 languids reinforced, new sleeves
22.     4' Octave         61  relocated from Great, treble rescaled with
                              existing pipes, new sleeves
23.     4' Spindle Flute  61  new or existing pipes, à fuseau
24. 2 2/3' Nazard         61  existing, rescaled
25.     2' Piccolo        61  existing, rescaled
26. 1 3/5' Tierce         61  existing, rescaled
27. III-V  Plein jeu     256  existing pipes with new tuning sleeves
28.    16' Posaune        61  relocated from Bombarde, revoiced with new 
                              tongues, 1-12 with new bells on existing offset
                              chest, regulation slots soldered, shallots opened
29.     8' Trumpet        61  new, harmonic
30.     8' Oboe           61  new
31.     4' Clarion        61  relocated from Bombarde, revoiced with new
                              tongues, regulation slots soldered, shallots
                              opened
           Tremulant
           Sub
           Unison Off
           Super

           CHOIR (6", 25" for No. 44)
32.    16' Gemshorn       12  relocated from Great, on existing offset chest,
                              languids reinforced, with new tuning sleeves
33.     8' Viola Pomposa  61  relocated from Bombarde, cut-ups lowered, 1-10
                              on existing offset chest, 1-12 languids
                              reinforced, new sleeves; 13 up new pipes
34.     8' Viole celeste  61  relocated from Bombarde, cut-ups lowered, 1-6
                              on existing offset chest, 1-12 languids 
                              reinforced, new sleeves; 13 up new pipes
35.     8' Bourdon        61  existing wooden pipes
36.     8' Gemshorn       61  relocated from Great, 1-12 languids reinforced,
                              with new tuning sleeves
37.     4' Principal      61  relocated from 4' Swell Geigen Principal, with
                              new tuning sleeves
38.     4' Spillflute     61  relocated from Positiv, 1-12 caps soldered to be
                              stopped, treble relocated from Swell
39.     2' Flute          61  relocated from Positiv, with new tuning sleeves
40. II-IV  Mixture       208  existing pipes, with new tuning sleeves
41.    16' Fagott         61  1-12 half-length, relocated from Swell, revoiced
                              with new tongues, tuning scrolls soldered and
                              caps retained, shallots opened
42.     8' Trumpet        61  relocated from Swell, 1-12 from Trumpet, 13 up
                              from Clarion, revoiced with new tongues,
                              regulation slots soldered, shallots opened
43.     8' Clarinet       61  new, with caps
           Tremulant
           Sub
           Unison off
           Super
44.   * 8' Tuba Mirabilis 61  new, hooded, with regulation slots, 25" wind
                              pressure, with unit chest, blower and reservoir

      * not affected by couplers, except Choir 16' and 4' couplers

           PEDAL (6", 10" for Ophicleide)
45.    32' Diapason       --  Walker digital
46.    32' Contra Bourdon 12  existing, caps grooved, on existing offset
                              chest, ext. of No. 49
47.    16' Contrabass     32  new, open wood, of large scale
48.    16' Diapason       GT
49.    16' Bourdon        32  existing, 1-27 on existing offset chest, 28-32
                              on new unit chest, 1-18 caps grooved
50.    16' Gemshorn       CH
51.    16' Echo Bourdon   SW
52.     8' Open Flute     12  ext. of No. 47
53.     8' Octave         32  new, 1-20 in façade
54.     8' Chimney Flute  GT
55.     8' Gemshorn       CH
56.     8' Still Gedeckt  SW
57.     4' Super Octave   32  new
58.     4' Chimney Flute  GT
59.   III  Théorbe        --  10 2/3' from No. 49, 6 2/5'-4 4/7' from No. 1
60.    IV  Mixture       128  from existing pipework
61.    32' Bombarde       --  Walker digital
62.    32' Ophicleide     12  existing half-length, revoiced with new tongues,
                              with new bells, on existing offset chest, ext.
                              of No. 64, shallots opened
63.    16' Major Tuba     CH
64.    16' Ophicleide     32  existing, revoiced with new tongues, 1-12 with
                              new bells, on existing offset chest, regulation
                              scrolls soldered, shallots opened
65.    16' Double Trumpet GT
66.    16' Posaune        SW
67.    16' Fagott         CH
68.     8' Tuba Mirabilis CH
69.     8' Trumpet        12  ext. of No. 64
70.     4' Tuba Clarion   CH
71.     4' Clarion        12  ext. of No. 69

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield]

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