Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1910 (1948)

St. Bernard Catholic Church: Church
Boite 69, Anse-des-Belliveau
St. Bernard, NS, CA

Images

2023-03-23 - Church exterior and St. Mary's Bay (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-03-23 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-03-23 - Church interior to rear and organ (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-03-25 - Gallery and organ case (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-03-25 - Organ case and console (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2011-08-11 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Gaetan Comeau/Database Manager)

2011-08-11 - Console (Photograph by Gaetan Comeau/Database Manager)

2011-08-11 - Balcony and Organ Case (Photograph by Gaetan Comeau/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
20 stops
18 registers
3 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2010-02-17 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2011-10-01 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2023-03-29 - Completed in 1942, the church closed in Summer 2022 due to dewindling attendance and was offered for sale. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

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

       St. Bernard, Nova Scotia
       St. Bernard R. C. Church

       Casavant   Op. 1910   1948   2/20

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

       Further information courtesy of Gaetan Comeau
       ______________________________________________________________

       GRAND ORGUE        RÉCIT                      PÉDALE
   16' Bourdon   68    8' Principal        68    16' Flûte Ouverte 32
    8' Montre    68    8' Bourdon          68    16' Bourdon       32
    8' Mélodie   68    8' Viole de Gambe   68    16' Gedeckt       GO
    8' Dulciane  68    8' Voix Céleste     61     8' Bourdon       12
    4' Prestant  68    4' Flûte Harmonique 68    16' Bombarde      32
2 2/3' Nazard    61    8' Trompette        68
    2' Doublette 61    8' Hautbois         68
  III  Mixture  183       Trémolo
       Aigu               Grave
                          Aigu

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield  September 29, 2011]

Websites

Realtor.ca - Property for sale (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)