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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3183 (1973)

Grace United Church of Christ
117 East J Street
Newton, NC

Images

2023-10-04 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Builder nameplate (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Chancel and console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Chancel and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Interior to front (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
18 stops
18 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-01-16 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-12-29 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Sanctuary damaged by fire June 16, 2003, in a fire caused by lightning; the organ was renovated and restored. -Database Manager

2016-04-15 - Organ rebuilt and restored by Parsons Pipe Organ Builders in 2004. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Newton, North Carolina
    Grace United Church of Christ

    Casavant   Op. 3183   1973   2/23

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

    GREAT                SWELL                     PEDAL
 8' Prinzipal  61     8' Salizional    61      16' Subbass    32
 8' Rohrflöte  61     8' Vox Coelestis 54 GG    8' Prinzipal  32
 4' Oktav      61     8' Gedackt       61       4' Choralbass 32
 4' Spitzflöte 61     4' Koppelflöte   61      16' Fagott L/2 32
 2' Flachflöte 61     2' Prinzipal     61
IV  Mixtur    244   III  Zimbel       183
 8' Trompete   61     8' Krummhorn     61
    Chimes               Tremulant

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield  December 28, 2010]

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