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Casavant Opus 1881 (1947)

University of Alberta at Edmonton: Convocation Hall
116 St. and 85 Ave.
Edmonton, AB, CA

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


Images


Unknown - Organ case (Photograph by musiqueorguequebec.ca, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Front of hall and organ cases (Photograph by musiqueorguequebec.ca, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

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Notes

2010-02-16 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. Rebuild of Op. 1104 -Database Manager

2017-05-07 - Updated through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot. The cost was $11,850.00. -Database Manager

2020-05-16 - This was a rebuild of 1925 3/29 Casavant Op. 1104; because the Great, Swell and Pedal were being expanded, the contract included moving the Choir division to the rear of the hall behind a new case, serving as a quasi-Echo division; a new 16-8-4 Trompette unit with French shallots replaced the existing Great/Pedal unit in 1966; a half-length Swell Fagotto 16 was added in 1967; when the hall was renovated in the mid-1970's, the organ was dispersed to become three practice organs and it was replaced by mechanical-action Casavant Op. 3358, located in the balcony; the old twin cases at the front of the hall just forward of the stage remain and now house lighting and sound equipment. -Jeff Scofield


Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives October 22, 1946

       Edmonton, Alberta
       University of Alberta
       Convocation Hall

       Casavant   Op. 1104   1925   3/28
       Casavant   Op. 1881   1947   3/37
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT                         SWELL

   16' Gemshorn          68      16' Bourdon           68
    8' Open Diapason     68       8' Open Diapason     68
    8' Violin Diapason   68       8' Stopped Diapason  68
    8' Hohlflöte         68       8' Viola da Gamba    68
    8' Gemshorn          12       8' Voix Celeste      49
    4' Octave            68       8' Aeoline           68
    4' Harmonic Flute    68       4' Principal         68 *
2 2/3' Twelfth           61 *     4' Flauto Traverso   68
    2' Fifteenth         61 *     2' Flautino          61
1 3/5' Seventeenth       61 *   III  Cornet           204
   II  Mixture  19-22   122 *    16' Fagotto   L/2     68 b
    8' Trumpet           68 a     8' Cornopean         68
    4' Clarion           12 a     8' Oboe              68
       Super                         Tremulant
       Chimes or Harp                Sub
       Blank                         Unison Off
       Blank                         Super
                                     Chimes or Harp
       CHOIR
                                     PEDAL
    8' Melodia           68
    8' Viol d'Orchestre  68      16' Open Diapason     32
    8' Dulciana          68      16' Bourdon           32
    4' Waldflöte         68      16' Gemshorn          GT
    2' Piccolo           61 *    16' Gedeckt           SW
    8' Clarinet          68       8' Octave            12
    8' Vox Humana        68       8' Stopped Flute     12
       Tremulant                  8' Gemshorn          GT
    8' Trumpet           GT       4' Super Octave      12 *
       Sub                       16' Trombone       GT 12 a
       Super
       Chimes or Harp

    *  new
    a  replaced existing pipework in 1966; French shallots
    b  added in 1967

           [Received from Jeff Scofield May 15, 2020]

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