2010-05-24 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The congregation moved to a suburban location ca. 1961 and the organ was moved by George Babb. Huge new Worship Center completed c.1987 with 5/187 Rodgers pipe organ, and the Casavant remained in what is now called the Old Sanctuary; the congregation of over 60,000 is the largest Baptist church in the world. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Houston, Texas
Second Baptist Church
Casavant Op. 2292 1955 4/53
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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GREAT SWELL
16' Flute Conique 68 16' Rohr Bourdon 68
8' Open Diapason 68 8' Geigen Principal 68
8' Violin Principal 68 8' Bourdon 68
8' Hohl Flute 68 8' Salicional 68
8' Gemshorn 68 8' Viola da Gamba 68
4' Octave 68 8' Voix Celeste GG 61
4' Rohr Flute 68 4' Principal 68
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 4' Harmonic Flute 68
2' Fifteenth 61 2' Flautino 61
III Mixture 183 IV Plein Jeu 244
Unison Off 16' Contra Fagotto 68
Super 8' Trompette 68
Chimes 8' Oboe 68
Tower Chimes 4' Clarion 68
Tremulant
CHOIR Sub
16' Quintaten 68 Unison Off
8' Viola 68 Super
8' Concert Flute 68
8' Dulciana 68 PEDAL
8' Unda Maris GG 61 16' Open Diapason 32 wood
4' Violina 68 16' Violone 32 metal
4' Nachthorn 68 16' Bourdon 32
2 2/3' Nazard 61 16' Flute Conique GT
2' Piccolo 61 16' Echo Bourdon SW
1 3/5' Tierce 61 16' Echo Lieblich Flute 32
8' Clarinet 68 10 2/3' Quint 32
Tremulant 8' Principal 32
Sub 8' Cello 12
Unison Off 8' Bass Flute 12
Super 5 1/3' Octave Quint 12
Chimes 4' Super Octave 12
4' Flute 12
ECHO 16' Trombone 32
8' Rohr Flute 61 16' Fagotto SW
8' Muted Viole 61 8' Tromba 12
8' Viole Celeste tc 49 4' Clarion 12
8' Salicional 61 Chimes
4' Gemshorn 61
8' Corno d'Amour 61
Tremulant
Sub
Super
Chimes
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