Plymouth Congregational Church UCC
4126 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA
Images
2021-10-27 - Main organ chamber (Photograph by Alice Marie Clark Danks, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2021-10-27 - Antiphonal (Photograph by Alice Marie Clark Danks, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2017-01-21 - Console and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Jason Sturges/Database Manager)
2017-01-21 - Console (Photograph by Jason Sturges/Database Manager)
2017-01-21 - Nave, Balcony, and Antiphonal Pipe Displays (Photograph by Jason Sturges/Database Manager)
2017-01-21 - Balcony and Antiphonal Pipe Displays (Photograph by Jason Sturges/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Movable Console
- 4 manuals
- 79 stops
- 101 registers
- 10 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)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: Computerized/Digital
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2010-05-27 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed in 1961 as 3/85 Casavant Op. 2656. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Des Moines, Iowa
Plymouth Congregational Church
Casavant Op. 2656 1997 4/108
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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GREAT (II)(on original pressure)
16' Quintade 61 reinstalled in its original location
8' Principal 61 cutups lowered, languids replaced
8' Bordun 61
4' Octave 61 cutups lowered, languids replaced
4' Rohrflöte 61
2 2/3' Quinte 61 cutups lowered, languids replaced
2' Super Octave 61 cutups lowered, languids replaced
IV Fourniture 244
III Cymbal 183 reinstalled in its former location
8' Trompette 61 revoiced with new tongues in lower register
Unison Off
MIDI
SWELL (III)
16' Bourdon 61
8' Principal étroit 61
8' Flûte à cheminée 61
8' Viole de gambe 61
8' Voix céleste 61
8' Flûte douce 61
8' Flûte céleste 61
4' Octave 61
4' Flûte conique 61
2' Doublette 61
IV Plein jeu 244
III Cymbale 183
16' Contre trompette 61 repaired, additional supports provided
8' Trompette 61
8' Hautbois 61 new, on unit action, American style
8' Voix humaine 61 new, on unit action
4' Clairon 61
Tremulant
Sub
Unison Off
8' Trompette royal GC not affected by couplers
MIDI
CHOIR (I)
8' Salicional 61 low C repaired
8' Salicional céleste 61
8' Flûte creuse 61
8' Cor de nuit 61
4' Gemshorn 61
4' Nachthorn 61
2 2/3' Nazard 61
2' Octavin 61
1 3/5' Tierce 61
16' Basson 61
8' Krummhorn 61
4' Cor Anglais 61
Tremulant
Sub
Unison Off
Chimes
MIDI
POSITIV (I)
8' Gedeckt 61
4' Principal 61
4' Rohrquintaton 61
2' Gemshorn 61
1' Sifflöte 61
II Sesquialtera 122
IV Scharf 244
8' Knopfregal 61
Tremulant
Unison Off
BRUSTWERK (III)(on original pressure)
8' Rohrflöte 61 9-61 new pipes
4' Spillflöte 61 new pipes
2' Principal 61
2' Blockflöte 61 reinstalled in its original location
1 1/3' Nasat 61 reinstalled in its original location
III Zimbel 183 reinstalled in its original location
4' Regal 61
Tremulant
Unison Off
GRAND CHOEUR (IV)(new pipes and chest)
16' Principal 29 1-32 from Pedal Principal 16'
16' Subbass 29 1-32 from Pedal Subbass 16'
8' Octave 29 1-32 from Pedal Octave 8'
8' Violon 61 now in GT; actions unified; 1-12 cleaned
8' Flûte à cheminée 61 now in Brustwerk
8' Flûte harmonique 49 1-12 common with Flûte à cheminée
4' Super Octave 29 1-32 common with Pedal Super Octave 4'
4' Flûte à fuseau 61 Now in Brustwerk
III Cornet 183 Now in Brustwerk
II Rauschquint -- 2 2/3' and 2' from Grande fourniture
II-IV Grande fourniture 246 existing II-III now in Great, completed,
75 new pipes
16' Posaune 29 1-32 from Pedal Posaune 16'
8' Trompete 29 1-32 from Pedal Trompete 8'
4' Klarine 29 1-32 from Pedal Klarine 4'
Unison Off
8' Trompette royale 61 new hooded pipes and chest, installed with
the Grand Choeur chest, not expressive,
with separate blower and reservoir
BOMBARDE (IV)(expressive, new pipes and chests)
16' Bombarde-de-fête tc
8' Trompette-de-fête 61 with separate reservoir
4' Clairon-de-fête -- preparation for 1-12 extension treble pipes
Unison Off
ANTIPHONAL (II)(expressive; new pipes and chests, left side
facing back)
8' Gedeckt 61 existing, now in Bombarde
4' Principal 61 49 treble pipes now in Bombarde
2' Blockflöte 61
II-IV Mixture 208
Unison Off
ANTIPHONAL PEDAL (expressive; new pipes and chests)
16' Lieblich Gedeckt 12
8' Gedeckt AN
PEDAL
32' Resultant -- from Contra Bass
32' Untersatz 32
16' Contre Bass 32 new open wood pipes and chest, 1-12
horizontally installed
16' Principal 32 pipes 7 and 8 repaired
16' Subbass 12
16' Bourdon SW
8' Octave 32 actions unified
8' Gedeckt Pommer 32
4' Super Octave 32 actions unified
4' Rohrflöte 32
2' Nachthorn 32
III Théorbe --
IV Mixture 128
32' Contre bombarde 12 new half-length pipes and chest
16' Bombarde 32 new full-length pipes and chest
16' Posaune 32 repaired, additional supports provided
16' Contre trompette SW
16' Basson CH
8' Bombarde 12
8' Trompete 32 actions unified
8' Basson CH
4' Klarine 32 actions unified
4' Basson CH
Chimes
MIDI
[Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 29, 2010.]
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