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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2016 (1950)

Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church
361 Centre Street
Boston: Jamaica Plain, MA

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

Images

2020 - Interior from rear gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Friends of Blessed Sacrament, Facebook, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2020 - Interior, looking to empty rear gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Friends of Blessed Sacrament, Facebook, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2020 - Exterior, aerial view (Photograph from an archival source: Friends of Blessed Sacrament, Facebook, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2020 - Church exterior front (Photograph from an archival source: Friends of Blessed Sacrament, Facebook, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2020 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Friends of Blessed Sacrament, Facebook, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

1950-05-04 - Organ and Console at the Factory (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
30 stops
35 registers
4 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 coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-02-24 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. Moved FROM this location to San Antonio, TX. -Database Manager

2010-05-19 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Installed ca. 2006 at the R. C. Church of the Atonement, San Antonio, TX -Database Manager

2012-04-17 - Updated through online information from D. Kirkpatrick. -- According to a newspaper article dated April 13, 2012, the organ (apparently mislabeled in the news clip) was purchased by the First Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain (a community in Boston, MA) and placed in storage until it could be installed, replacing an organ lost in the Baptist church's fire in 2005. The developer of the former Blessed Sacrament Church is seeking the immediate removal of the organ "in storage" (on site still in pieces??) My interest... I enjoy Classical and Theatre organ music and instruments. This article just popped up in my news clipping services. Apparently available to the right party at the right price if the First Baptist Church is unable to proceed -Database Manager

2014-10-20 - Updated through information from Armando Alejandro Jr. -- Relocated and modified by Ballard Organ Co. to Our Lady of the Atonement, San Antonio, Texas. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Boston (Jamaica Plain), Massachusetts
     Blessed Sacrament R. C. Church

     Casavant   Op. 2016   1950   3/34

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

     GREAT                           CHOIR
 16' Bourdon           68         8' Violin Diapason  68
  8' Open Diapason     68         8' Melodia          68
  8' Hohl Flute        68         8' Dulciana         68
  8' Gemshorn          68         4' Lieblichflöte    68
  4' Octave            68     2 2/3' Nazard           61
  2' Fifteenth         61         2' Flageolet        61
III  Mixture 12-19-22 183         8' Clarinet         68
     Super                           Tremolo
     Chimes (existing) 25            Sub
     Blank                           Super
     Blank                           Blank

     SWELL                           PEDAL
  8' Geigen Principal  68        16' Contra Bass      32 (wood)
  8' Stopped Diapason  68        16' Bourdon          32
  8' Viole de Gambe    68        16' Gedeckt          GT
  8' Voix Celeste   GG 61         8' Cello            32
  4' Octave Geigen     68         8' Octave           12
  4' Flauto Traverso   68         8' Stopped Flute    12
  2' Flautino          61         4' Choralbass       12
III  Cornet 12-15-17  183        16' Trombone         32
 16' Contra Fagotto    68        16' Contra Fagotto   SW
  8' Trumpet           68            Chimes           GT
  8' Vox Humana        68
  4' Clarion           68
     Tremolo
     Sub
     Unison Off
     Super

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 19, 2010.]

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