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Casavant Frères Opus 3555-R (2010)

Highland Park Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
3821 University Blvd.
Dallas, TX

Images


1989-04-07 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1989-04-07 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1989-04-07 - Gallery Pipe Displays (Casavant Promotional Photograph; image courtesy of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1983-11-11 - Chancel and Organ Case (Casavant Promotional Photograph; image courtesy of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2010-05-25 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed in 1983 by Casavant as 4/96 Op. 3555 (chancel) and Op. 3565 (gallery). -Database Manager

2012-02-05 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- According to the church website, the main organ is housed in a shallow 'U-shaped' chamber with a "white oak casework that surrounds the pipes comprising parts of the Pedale Montre 16', Octavebass 8' and Grand Orgue Montre 8'." There is also a horizontal copper Trompette-en-chamade located in the center of the façade. (church website, accessed Feb 4, 2012) -Database Manager


Stoplist

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

        Dallas, Texas
        Highland Park Presbyterian Church

        Casavant   Op. 3555   1983/2010   4/92

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

        GRAND ORGUE (II)
    16' Violon               61 1-3 new wooden pipes, with toeboards
                                and stays
     8' Montre               61 1-15 in façade
     8' Violon               61 new pipes and stays, slotted,
                                on new Résonance windchests
     8' Flûte harmonique     61
     8' Bourdon              61
     4' Prestant             61
     4' Flûte ouverte        61
     2' Doublette            61
   III  Cornet              183
 II-IV  Grande Fourniture   182 composition revised, regulated on site
    IV  Fourniture          244 regulated on site
    16' Bombarde             61 revoiced with new tongues
     8' Trompette            61 revoiced with new tongues
     4' Clairon              61 revoiced with new tongues
        Tremblant
        Unison Off
        Chimes               dg new, digital, speaker located 
                                within Positif enclosure
     8' Trompette-en-chamade RS

        RÉCIT (III)
    16' Bourdon doux         61 stoppers refelted
     8' Principal            61
     8' Cor de nuit          61 stoppers refelted
     8' Viole de gambe       61
     8' Voix céleste         61
     4' Octave               61
     4' Flûte à cheminée     61 stoppers refelted
 2 2/3' Quinte               61
     2' Octave               61
 1 3/5' Tierce               61
  II-V  Plein Jeu           218 Progression harmonique; existing 
                                pipework revoiced, with new 
                                toeboard on Plein Jeu action
    16' Bombarde             61 1-24 revoiced with new tear drop
                                shallots for more fundamental tone;
                                2-61 revoiced with new tongues,
                                20 (or lower, if room available)61
                                provided with new full length 
                                resonators, toeboard and stays
     8' Trompette harmonique 61 revoiced with new tongues
     8' Hautbois             61 new pipes on existing action
     8' Voix humaine         61 revoiced with new tongues
     4' Clairon harmonique   61 revoiced with new tongues
        Tremblant
        Sub
        Unison Off
        Super
     8' Trompette-en-chamade RS

        POSITIF (I)
    16' Salicional           61 new slotted pipes and toeboard on
                                Quintaton 16' action, 7-12 Haskell,
                                1-6 common with No. 16 + 8' pipes
     8' Principal            61
     8' Salicional           12 new pipes and windchest
     8' Unda maris           54 new pipes and toeboard, on Principal
                                céleste action
     8' Flûte à cheminée     61
     8' Flûte douce          61
     8' Flûte céleste     tc 49
     4' Octave               61
     4' Flûte à fuseau       61 cannisters repacked, revoiced on site
                                for less overtone
 2 2/3' Nazard               61
     2' Quarte de nazard     61
 1 3/5' Tierce               61
 1 1/3' Larigot              61
     1' Sifflet              61
    IV  Cymbale             244 revised with new pipes; revoiced
                                and softened
    16' Clarinette basse     61 new pipes, toeboard and stays in
                                place of Douçaine 16'
     8' Trompette            61 revoiced with new shallots for darker
                                tone
     8' Cromorne             61 regulated on site
     8' Cor anglais          61 revoiced with new shallots and tongues
        Tremblant
        Sub
        Unison Off
        Super
        Zimbelstern
        Celesta              dg
        Harpe                dg
     8' Trompette-en-chamade RS

        RÉSONANCE (IV)(new unit windchest in place of Pédale
                       main windchest)
    16' Bourdon doux         RE
     8' Montre               29 1-32 common with Pédale Octavebasse,
                                33-61 new pipes
     8' Flûte ouverte        -- 1-12 common with Pédale Flûte bouchée,
                                13-56 common with Pédale 4' Flûte
     8' Flûte harmonique     GO
     4' Octave               29 1-32 common with Pédale Octave 4',
                                33-61 new pipes
     8' Trompette            17 1-44 common with Pédale Trompette 8',
                                45-73 new pipes
     8' Cor anglais          PO
     8' Clarinette           PO C1-C49
     4' Clairon              12 new extension of 8' Trompette
        Unison Off
    16' Bombarde-en-chamade  -- 1-12 common with Pédale Bombarde 16',
                                13-61 from 8' Trompette-en-chamade
     8' Trompette-en-chamade 61 cleaned and regulated on site

        PÉDALE
    32' Contre Bourdon       12 re-regulated; notes 1-12 of Récit
                                Bourdon doux 16' shall be coupled
                                to improve initial speech
    16' Montre               32 1-20 new polished tin pipes in façade,
                                voiced with harmonic beards
    16' Soubasse             32 pipe no. 1 verified and repaired
                                if needed
    16' Violon               GO
    16' Bourdon doux         RE
    16' Salicional           PO
10 2/3' Quinte               RE derived from Bourdon Doux 16'
     8' Octavebasse          32 1-15 new polished tin pipes in façade
     8' Flûte bouchée        32 relocated on new Résonance unit windchest
     8' Violon               RS
     8' Bourdon doux         RE
     8' Salicional           PO
     4' Octave               32
     4' Flûte                32
     2' Flûte                12
    II  Théorbe              -- derived
    IV  Fourniture          128 relocated with new toeboard on new
                                Résonance unit windchest, regulated
                                on site
    32' Contre Bombarde      12 revoiced with new shallots
    16' Bombarde             32 cleaned and regulated on site
    16' Bombarde             GO
    16' Bombarde             RE
     8' Trompette            32 revoiced with new tongues
     4' Clairon              12 new
     4' Chalumeau            32
        Chimes               dg
     8' Trompette-en-chamade RS

        GALLERY GRAND ORGUE (II)
     8' Montre               61
     8' Flûte à cheminée     61
     4' Prestant             61
    IV  Fourniture          244 softened
    16' Contre trompette     -- 1-12 common with Pédale
     8' Trompette            61 revoiced with new shallots and tongues
                                for chorus reed qualities
        Unison Off

        GALLERY RÉCIT
     8' Bourdon              61
     8' Dulciane             61
     4' Flûte à fuseau       61
     2' Doublette            61
    II  Sesquialtera        122
     8' Trompette            GO
        Tremblant
        Unison Off
 
        GALLERY PÉDALE
    16' Soubasse             32
     8' Principal            GO
     8' Bourdon              RE
     4' Octave               GO
    16' Contre Trompette     12 revoiced with new shallots
     8' Trompette            RE

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

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