Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1938 (1948)

North Hill/Wild Rose United Church
1317 1 St. NW
Calgary, AB, CA

Images

2019-10-31 - Church exterior (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-08-25 - Organ case and facade pipes (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-08-25 - Console (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-12-05 - Chancel and organ facade pipes (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
9 stops
9 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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

Notes

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

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

2020-05-29 - Merged with Crescent Heights United Church in 1968 to become Rosedale United Church; merged with Pleasant Heights United Church in 2002 to become Wild Rose United Church; the North Hill building has been used throughout. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives

   Calgary, Alberta
   North Hill United Church

   Casavant   Op. 1938   1948   2/9
   _______________________________________________________________

             Stops without pipecounts are prepared-for

   GREAT                   SWELL                     PEDAL

8' Open Diapason  68    8' Violin Diapason       16' Major Bass
8' Melodia        68    8' Rohrflöte       68    16' Bourdon    32
8' Dulciana       68    8' Viola da Gamba  68     8' Stopped Flute
4' Principal            8' Voix Celeste
4' Lieblichflöte  68    8' Aeoline
8' Trumpet              4' Gemshorn        68
   Super                4' Traverse Flute
   Chimes               8' Oboe            68
                           Tremulant
                           Sub
                           Super
                           Chimes        prep

             [Received from Jeff Scofield May 28, 2020]