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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 269 (1906)

Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic Church
529 Eastern Avenue
Fall River, MA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Before 1982 - Church interior ceiling detail (Photograph from an archival source: Notre Dame de Lourdes Memorial Book, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1960 ca - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Notre Dame de Lourdes Memorial Book, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1980s - Churcgh exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Notre Dame de Lourdes Memorial Book, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

Before 1950 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Flint neighborhood association, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1982 - Church exterior on fire 1982 (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1982 - Church towers on fire in 1982 (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1982 - Church exterior at the time of the fire (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1920s - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Historic postcard, Digital Commonwealth , submitted by Andrew Scanlon /Andrew Scanloj )

Ca 1910 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

Ca 1910 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1906-11-01 - Nave, Gallery, and Organ Case (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
45 stops
51 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 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 combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

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

2010-11-29 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Console renovated by Casavant in 1971; building and adjacent block of dwellings destroyed in a wind-driven fire started by roofers' tools on May 11, 1982. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

         Fall River, Massachusetts
         Notre Dame de Lourdes R. C. Church

         Casavant   Op. 269   1906   4/53

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

         GRAND ORGUE                 POSITIF
A    16' Montre           65      8' Principal      61
A     8' Montre           65      8' Mélodie        61
G     8' Principal        65      8' Dulciane       61
A     8' Salicional       65      4' Violina        61
A     8' Flûte Double     65      4' Flûte Douce    61
A     4' Prestant         65      2' Piccolo        61
G     4' Flûte Harmonique 65      8' Clarinette     61
A 2 2/3' Quinte           65         Trémolo
G     2' Doublette        61         Aiguë
G     V  Mixture         305
G     8' Trompette        61         SOLO
G     4' Clairon          61      8' Violoncelle    65
      A  Aiguë                    8' Gross Flûte    65
      G  Grave                    4' Flûte Traverse 65 
                                  2' Piccolo        65
         RÉCIT                    8' Tuba Mirabilis 65
     16' Bourdon          61      8' Cor Anglais    65
      8' Principal        61         Aiguë
      8' Clarabelle       61
      8' Gemshorn         61         PÉDALE
      8' Bourdon          61     32' Flûte          --
      8' Viole de Gambe   61     16' Flûte          30
      8' Voix Céleste     49     16' Bourdon        30
      4' Fugara           61     16' Violon         30
      4' Flûte Octaviante 61      8' Gross Flûte    12
      2' Flautino         61      8' Gedact         12
      V  Cornet          305      8' Violoncello    12
     16' Basson           61      4' Flûte          12
      8' Trompette        61     16' Bombarde       30
      8' Haut-Bois-Basson 61      8' Trompette      12
      8' Voix Humaine     61
      4' Clairon          61
         Trémolo
         Aiguë

[Received online from Jeff Scofield  December 4, 2010]

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