Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2832 (1965)

Seminary of Belated Vocations / Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary: Chapel
558 South Ave.
Weston, MA

Images

2009-02-07 - Chapel exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Seminary Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-04-05 - Altar and organ chamber grille (Photograph from an archival source: Seminary Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-10-21 - Chapel interior (Photograph from an archival source: Seminary Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-03-15 - Console (Photograph by David Valovcin/Database Manager)

2020-03-15 - Stoptabs (Photograph by David Valovcin/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
2 manuals
14 stops
14 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: None

Notes

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

2010-12-17 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Now named Blessed John XXIII National Seminary. -Database Manager

2021-02-01 - Before the organ was delivered, an addition to the contract was made that provided for a swell enclosure for the Positiv at an additional cost of $1,100. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist from factory specifications Date not recorded

Weston, Massachusetts
Seminary for Belated Vocations
 
Casavant   Op. 2832   1965   2/20
 
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
 

       GREAT
8'     Rohr Flöte                61
4'     Principal                 61
2'     Block Flöte               61
1 1/3' Quint Flöte               61
IV     Mixture 1                244
 
       POSITIV (Expressive)
8'     Gedackt                   61
4'     Spitz Flöte               61
2'     Principal                 61
II     Sesquialtera 2⅔     (tc)  88
III    Zimbel ¼                 183
 
       PEDAL
16'    Subbass                   32
8'     Spitz Prinzipal           32
4'     Choral Bass               32
2'     Nachthorn                 32

       COUPLERS
Positiv to Pedal
Great to Pedal

Positiv to Great

       FINGER PISTONS
None

       TOE STUDS
Undocumented (1)

       PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression                   (bal.)


[Received via e-mail from Jeff Scofield, December 17, 2010.]