Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2902 (1966)

Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church: Sanctuary
1246 S Harvey Ave.
Berwyn, IL

Images

1966 - Console and exposed pipes (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1966 - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1949 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
24 stops
24 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 56 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-01-14 - Identified by Riley Wes Mitchell from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-04-04 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The new instrument was part of the church's centennial celebration and cost $38,790. The Great and Pedal Prinzipals form the facade for the Swell, which is in the center. The rest of the Great is in the left chamber, and the rest of the Pedal is in the right chamber. The organ was designed by Lawrence Phelps. -Database Manager

2010-08-02 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

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

Opus 2902    1966    33 ranks

Berwyn, Illinois
EBENEZER CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
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GREAT:                   SWELL:                         PEDAL:
   8' Prinzipal 56           8' Viola 56                 16' Subbass 32
   8' Rohrflöte 56           8' Viola Céleste (TC) 44     8' Prinzipal 32
   4' Oktave 56              8' Gedackt 56                8' Pommer 32
   4' Spitzflöte 56          4' Prinzipal 56              4' Choralbass 32
   2' Flachflöte 56          4' Koppelflöte 56          III  Mixtur 96
  IV  Mixtur 224             2' Oktave 56                16' Posaune 32
   8' Trompete 56        1 1/3' Quintflöte 56             4' Schalmei 32
                            II  Sesquialtera (TC) 88
                            IV  Scharf 224
                             8' Krummhorn 56
                                Tremulant

[Received on line from Chad Boorsma April 07, 2010.]