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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2768 (1964)

North Shore Congregation Israel: Sanctuary
1185 Sheridan Road
Glencoe, IL

OHS convention: 2012

Images

2010-09-25 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2010-09-25 - Sanctuary interior angle (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Balcony and Console (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Console (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Synagogue Interior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Left Stop Jamb (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Right Stop Jamb (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Synagogue Exterior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2011-05-11 - Snyagogue Exterior and Grounds (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
33 stops
34 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-10-12 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-07-25 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2010-08-01 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The console is located on a swivel base; the organ was restored by Casavant in 2008. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Glencoe, Illinois
     North Shore Congregational Israel

     Casavant   Op. 2768   1964   3/46

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

     GREAT                          CHOIR
 16' Quintaton        61         8' Gedackt              61
  8' Principal        61         8' Flauto Dolce         61
  8' Bourdon          61         8' Flauto Celeste tc    49
  4' Octave           61         4' Koppelflöte          61
  4' Nachthorn        61         2' Principal            61
  2' Blockflöte       61     1 1/3' Larigot              61
 VI  Mixture         366        II  Sesquialtera        122
                               III  Cymbal              183
     SWELL                       8' Krummhorn            61
  8' Viola            61            Tremulant
  8' Viola Celeste GG 54            Sub
  8' Hohlflöte        61            Unison Off
  4' Principal        61            Super
  4' Rohrflöte        61
  2' Octavin          61            PEDAL
 IV  Mixture         244        16' Principal            32
 16' Fagott    L/2    61        16' Subbass              32
  8' Trumpet          61        16' Gedackt (encl in CH) 32
     Tremulant                   8' Octave               32
     Sub                         8' Gedecktpommer        32
     Unison Off                  4' Choralbass           32
     Super                     III  Mixture              96
                                16' Posaune              32
                                16' Fagott               SW

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield  August 1, 2010]

Documents

Casavant Opus 2768 History, description and details of the 2008 restoration -Roman Lizak

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