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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1964 (1949)

Grosse Pointe Memorial Presbyterian Church
16 Lakeshore Drive
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

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


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Notes

2010-02-19 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2010-05-25 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This was a renovation of and new console for existing Aeolian organ; replaced by 1959 4/68 Möller Op. 9273 and relocated to First Baptist Church, Lansing, Michigan, where it was subsequently renovated with tonal changes. -Database Manager


Stoplist

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

     Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
     Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, Presbyterian

     Casavant   Op. 1964   1949   4/52

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

     The contract was for revoicing of some existing 
     stops from the existing 1927 4/40 Aeolian Op. 1600, 
     additions and a new console.

     GREAT                           CHOIR
  8' Diapason No. 1    61 a       8' Diapason           73 g
  8' Diapason No. 2    61 b       8' Concert Flute      73 g
  8' Clarabella        61 b       8' Dulciana           73 g
  8' Gemshorn          61 b       8' Unda Maris         73 g
  8' Grossflöte        61 b       8' Viole d'Orchestre  73 f
  4' Principal         61 b       4' Viola              73 f
  4' Harmonic Flute    61 b       4' Flute d'Amour      73 g
III  Mixture          183 c   2 2/3' Nazard             61 f
  8' Trumpet           61 d       2' Flageolet          61 f
     Tremulant                1 3/5' Tierce             61 f
     Sub                          8' Clarinet           73 g
     Super                           Tremulant
     Chimes  (present) 29            Sub
     Harp    (present) 49            Super
     Celesta (present)               Chimes             GT
                                     Harp               GT
     SWELL                           Celesta            GT
 16' Bourdon           73 b
  8' Diapason          73 b          SOLO
  8' Stopped Diapason  73 b       8' Diapason           61 h
  8' Salicional        73 b       8' Gamba              61 b
  8' Gamba             73 d       8' Gamba Celeste      61 b
  8' Voix Celeste      73 d       8' Tuba               61 d
  4' Principal         73 e       8' French Horn        61 b
  4' Chimney Flute     73 b          Tremulant
III  Cornet           183 c          Sub
  8' Cornopean         73 d          Super
  8' Oboe              73 d          Chimes             GT
  8' Vox Humana        73 d          Tower Chimes       8-note relay
     Tremulant
     Sub                             PEDAL
     Super                       16' Diapason           32 b
                                 16' Bourdon            32 b
     ECHO                        16' Violone            32 b
  8' Violin Diapason   73 c      16' Soft Bourdon       SW
  8' Dolce Diapason    73 b       8' Flute (Diapason)   12 c
  8' Gedeckt           73 b       8' Stopped Flute      12 c
  8' Vibrato Flute     73 b       8' Violoncello        12 b
  4' Principal         73 c       4' Flute (Diapason)   12 c
  8' Cornopean         73 c      16' Tuba               12 d
  8' Vox Humana        73 b          Chimes             GT          
     Tremulant
 16' Pedal Bourdon     12 c

  a - new pipes, present unenclosed First Diapason chest
  b - present pipes and action
  c - new pipes and action
  d - present pipes revoiced, present action
  e - new pipes and present Mixture action
  f - new pipes
  g - present pipes
  h - old Great First Diapason revoiced, new action

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 26, 2010.]

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