Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2782 (1964)

Northminster Baptist Church/Atlee Church: Sanctuary
3121 Moss Side Avenue
Richmond, VA

Images

2014-08-04 - Church exterior (Photograph by John DeMajo via www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-04 - Chancel stained-glass window (Photograph by John DeMajo via www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-04 - Chancel and organ chambers (Photograph by John DeMajo via www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-04 - Console (Photograph by John DeMajo via www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-04 - Church interior to rear (Photograph by John DeMajo via www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-04 - Church interior (Photograph by John DeMajo via www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
30 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-11-23 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-11-09 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2021-01-23 - Last service as Northminster Baptist was on April 27, 2014. That day, the church voted to become part of Atlee; the organ has not been used or maintained since that time. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

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

       Richmond, Virginia
       Northminster Baptist Church

       Casavant   Op. 2782   1964   3/38

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

       GREAT                        SWELL
    8' Principal        61       8' Viola           61
    8' Bourdon          61       8' Viola Celeste   54 GG
    4' Octave           61       8' Rohrflöte       61
    4' Koppelflöte      61       4' Spitzprincipal  61
    2' Superoctave      61       2' Waldflöte       61
   IV  Mixture         244      IV  Scharf         244
       Great Unison Off         16' Fagott    L/2   61
       Bells                     8' Trompete        61
                                 4' Hautbois        61
       CHOIR                        Tremulant
    8' Gedacktflöte     61          Swell Unison Off
    8' Erzähler         61          Harp Bells
    8' Erzähler Celeste 54 GG       Celesta Bells
    4' Kleingedackt     61          
    2' Blockflöte       61          PEDAL
   II  Terzian         122      16' Principal       32
    8' Oboe             61      16' Subbass         32
       Tremulant                 8' Octave          32
       Harp Bells                8' Pommer          32
       Celesta Bells             4' Superoctave     32
                                II  Mixture         64
       POSITIV (prepared)       16' Posaune   L/2   32
    8' Gedackt                   4' Schalmei  L/2   32
    4' Principal                    Bells
    2' Gemshorn
1 1/3' Quintflöte
   II  Sesquialtera    
  III  Zimbel
    8' Krummhorn

[Received online from Jeff Scofield November 15, 2010]