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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1896 (1947)

King Street United Church
Oshawa, ON, CA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
25 stops
29 registers
4 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 combination toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-02-16 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. Destroyed in fire, Jan. 24, 1966 -Database Manager

2020-05-25 - Destroyed when the church burned January 24, 1966, leaving just the walls and tower. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives January 26, 1946

   Oshawa, Ontario
   King Street United Church

   Casavant   Op. 1896   1947   3/27
   _______________________________________________

   GREAT                      SWELL

8' Open Diapason   68     16' Bourdon           68
8' Hohlflöte       68 n    8' Open Diapason     68
8' Gemshorn        68 n    8' Stopped Diapason  68
4' Principal       68      8' Gamba             68
4' Wald Flute      68      8' Celeste           61 a
2' Fifteenth       61 n    8' Aeoline           68
   Super                   4' Harmonic Flute    68
   Chimes          25    III  Cornet           183 b
   Harp            37      8' Cornopean         68
                           8' Oboe              68
   CHOIR                   8' Vox Humana        68
                              Tremulant
8' Violin Diapason 68 n       Sub
8' Melodia         68         Super
8' Dulciana        68         Chimes            GT
4' Lieblichflöte   68 n       Harp              GT
2' Piccolo         61
8' Clarinet        68 n       PEDAL
   Tremulant
   Sub                    16' Principal (metal) 32 n
   Super                  16' Bourdon           32
   Chimes          GT     16' Gedeckt           SW
   Harp            GT      8' Octave            12
                           8' Stopped Flute     12
a  old with new bass       8' Gedeckt           SW
b  two new ranks
n  new

     [Received from Jeff Scofield May 25, 2020]

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