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Casavant Opus 1868 (1947)

St-Zéphirin: Church
308, rue St-Joseph
La Tuque, QC, CA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
40 stops
37 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs
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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-02-06 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. Destroyed in fire. -Database Manager

2015-08-11 - Updated through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot. -Database Manager

2020-05-15 - Damaged beyond repair when the church was seriously damaged by fire in 1961; replaced in 1964 by 3/73 Casavant Op. 2719. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives February 27, 1945

    La-Tuque, Québec
    Eglise St-Zépherin

    Casavant   Op. 1868   1947   3/43
    ___________________________________________________

    GRAND ORGUE                    POSITIF (expressif)

16' Montre            68        8' Principal         68
 8' Montre            68        8' Mélodie           68
 8' Principal étroit  68        8' Dulciane          68
 8' Flûte ouverte     68        8' Viole d'Orchestre 68
 8' Gemshorn          68        4' Flûte douce       68
 4' Prestant          68    2 2/3' Nazard            61
 4' Flûte harmonique  68        2' Flageolet         61
 2' Doublette         61        8' Clarinette        68
IV  Mixture          244           Trémolo
 8' Trompette         68           Sub
    Sub                            Super
    Super
                                   ECHO
    RECIT
                                8' Flûte à Cheminée  68
16' Bourdon           68        8' Viole Sourdine    68
 8' Principal         68        8' Viole Céleste     61
 8' Bourdon           68        4' Gemshorn          68
 8' Viole de Gambe    68        8' Voix Humaine      68
 8' Voix Céleste      61           Trémolo
 4' Flûte traverse    68
 4' Violon            68           PEDALE
 2' Octavin           61
IV  Cornet           244       16' Flûte ouverte     32
 8' Trompette         68       16' Bourdon           32
 8' Hautbois          68       16' Gedeckt           SW
    Trémolo                     8' Flûte             12
    Sub                         8' Bourdon           12
    Super                      16' Bombarde          32

        [Received from Jeff Scofield May 14, 2020]

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