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Casavant Frères Ltée. (1981)

St. Basil's R. C. Church
81 St. Mary St.
Toronto, ON, CA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
44 stops
52 registers
4 divisions
Key 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-02-26 - Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. -Database Manager

2018-11-24 - The job was Alan T. Jackson in conjunction with Casavant. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist courtesy of the Casavant Freres Archives Date not recorded

       Toronto, Ontario
       St. Basil's R. C. Church

       Casavant         Op. 800   1919   3/48
       Alan T. Jackson            1981   3/57
       _______________________________________________________

       GRAND ORGUE                       RÉCIT

   16' Montre            61          16' Bourdon            61
    8' Montre            61           8' Bourdon            61 *
    8' Principal         61           8' Viole de gambe     61
    8' Flûte             61           8' Voix céleste       61
    8' Flûte Harmonique  61 *         4' Octave             61
    8' Cor de chamois    61           4' Flûte traversiere  61
    4' Prestant          61 *     2 2/3' Nazard             61
    4' Flûte harmonique  61 *         2' Quarte de nazard   61
    2' Doublette         61 *     1 3/5' Tierce             61
  III  Cornet           132 +       III  Plein Jeu         183 #
  III  Fourniture       183 *       III  Cymbale           183 #
  III  Cymbale          183 +        16' Basson             61
    8' Trompette         61           8' Trompette          61
    4' Clairon           61           8' Hautbois           61
       Grand Orgue 4'                 4' Clairon            61 +
                                         Tremblant
       POSITIF                           Récit 16'
                                         Récit 4'
   16' Contre gambe      61
    8' Principal         61              PÉDALE
    8' Flûte à cheminée  61
    8' Viole             61          32' Résultant          --
    8' Viole Céleste     61          16' Flûte (wood)       32
    4' Prestant          61 +        16' Montre             GO
    4' Flûte ouverte     61          16' Soubasse           32 *
    2' Flageolet         61          16' Bourdon            RE
1 1/3' Quinte            61 +        16' Contre gambe       PO
   IV  Fourniture       244 +         8' Octave             GO
    8' Cromorne          61           8' Flûte              12
    4' Chalumeau         61 #        16' Bombarde           32
       Tremblant                     16' Basson             RE
       Positif 16'                    8' Trompette          12

    *  from 1919 organ, probably by S. R. Warren
    +  new pipes 1981
    #  1962 pipew added by Gabriel Kney

           [Received from Jeff Scofield November 24, 2018]

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