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Casavant Frères Opus 2846-A (1997)

Pioneer Memorial Church at Andrews University: Sanctuary
8655 University Blvd.
Berrien Springs, MI

Images

2012-09-10 - Church interior from balcony (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-07-05 - Left organ chamber and exposed pipes (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-06-01 - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
69 stops
59 registers
5 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: Computerized/Digital
Has sequencer
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-06-25 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed 1965 as Casavant 3/75 Op. 2846; three additional stops added in 2000 by Casavant. Great, Positiv and part of Pedal exposed on front wall to each side of the window; the church seats 2,100. -Database Manager

2013-03-04 - Updated through online information from Bruce MacDougall. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Berrien Springs, Michigan
       Andrews University, Pioneer Memorial Church, SDA

       Casavant   Op. 2846-A   1997   3/78

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

       (0) added in 2000   

       GREAT (II)                         SWELL (III)
   16' Bourdon              pf         8' Geigenprinzipal     68
      (1-32 from PED Bourdon;          8' Zauberflöte         68   
       33-up new pipes)                8' Viole de Gambe      68
   16' Quintade             61         8' Viole Céleste    GG 61
    8' Prinzipal            61         4' Oktavgeigen         68
    8' Bordun               61         4' Flauto Traverso     68
    8' Flûte Harmonique     61 (0)     2' Italian Principal   61
    4' Oktav                61        VI  Mixtur             366
    4' Rohrgedackt          61        16' Fagott              68
2 2/3' Quinte               61         8' Trompete            68
    2' Superoktav           61         8' Hautbois            pf
   IV  Mixtur              244         4' Klarine             68
  III  Scharf              183            Tremulant
   16' Bombarde            --             Sub
      (1-12 from PED Posaune;             Unison Off
       13-up from en-chamade)             Super
    8' Trompette-en-chamade 61
    8' Cromorne             CH            CHORAL (I)
    8' Centennial Trumpet   CH         8' Salizional          68
       Chimes (in tablet board)        8' Rohrflöte           68
                                       8' Erzähler            68
       PEDAL                           8' Erzähler Celeste tc 56
   32' Contra Prinzipal     dg         4' Spitzprinzipal      68
   32' Contre Soubasse      dg         4' Nachthorn           68
   16' Open Diapason        pf     2 2/3' Nasat               61
   16' Prinzipal            32         2' Waldflöte           61
   16' Soubasse             pf     1 3/5' Terz                61
   16' Bourdon              32       III  Kleinmixtur         96
   16' Quintade             GT         8' Kleintrompete       68
    8' Octave Diapason      pf         8' Cromorne            61 (0)
    8' Oktav                32            Tremulant
    8' Pommer               32            Sub
    4' Choralbass           32            Unison Off
    4' Rohrpfeife           32            Super
    2' Nachthorn            32
    V  Mixtur              160            POSITIV (I)
   32' Contra Posaune       dg         8' Gedackt             61
   16' Posaune              32         4' Prinzipal           61
   16' Fagott               SW         4' Koppelflöte         61
    8' Trompete             32         2' Oktav               61
    4' Schalmei             32     1 1/3' Quintflöte          61
    4' Centennial Trumpet   CH         1' Sifflöte            61
       Chimes (in tablet board)       II  Sesquialtera       122
                                      IV  Scharf             244
                                     III  Zimbel             183
                                       8' Krummhorn           68
                                          Tremulant
                                          Unison Off
                                       8' Centennial Trumpet  61 (0)
                                         (affected by CH couplers)

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