Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2931 (1967)

Central Methodist Church
5144 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO

Images

1995-06-19 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1995-06-19 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2022-06-09 - Console (Photograph by Justin Little/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
42 stops
39 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
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

2010-01-15 - Identified by Riley Wes Mitchell from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. Replaced op 2764 -Database Manager

2010-03-21 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced 1964 3/47 Casavant Op. 2764 that was destroyed by fire July 29, 1965. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Kansas City, Missouri
       Central Methodist Church

       Casavant   Op. 2931   1967   3/49

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

       GREAT                           CHOIR
   16' Quintaton 61                 8' Cor de nuit 61
    8' Montre 61                    8' Flûte douce 61
    8' Flûte creuse 61              8' Flûte céleste 54 GG
    8' Bourdon 61                   4' Flûte à fuseau 61
    4' Prestant 61                  2' Principal 61
    4' Flûte conique 61         1 1/3' Larigot 61
    2' Doublette 61               III  Petite Fourniture 183
   IV  Fourniture 244               8' Cromorne 61 (mild)
    8' Trompette 61 (hooded)           Tremulant
       Chimes CH                       Sub
                                       Unison Off
       SWELL                           Super
    8' Flûte à cheminée 61             Chimes (pf)
    8' Salicional conique 61
    8' Salicional céleste 54 GG        PEDAL
    4' Principal étroit 61         32' Resultant --
    4' Flûte ouverte 61            16' Contrebasse 32
2 2/3' Nasard 61                   16' Soubasse 32
    2' Quarte de Nasard 61         16' Quintaton GT
1 3/5' Tierce 61                    8' Principal 32
   IV  Cymbale 244                  8' Bourdon à cheminée 32
   16' Basson 61 L/2                4' Basse Chorale 32
    8' Trompette 61                 4' Flûte de bois 32
    4' Hautbois 61                III  Fourniture 96
       Tremulant                   16' Bombarde 32
       Sub                         16' Basson SW
       Unison Off                   8' Trompette 32
       Super                        4' Chalumeau 32

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 21, 2010.]

Documents

(1967-07-16) Dedication program, via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield