Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2963 (1967)

Faith Lutheran Church
30000 Five Mile Rd.
Livonia, MI

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
17 stops
17 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-06-28 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2015-01-11 - Updated through online information from Timothy Tikker. -- This organ is currently (January 2015) being dismantled by J. A. Hebert company and put into storage, as Faith Lutheran has sold the building and is merging with another congregation. -Database Manager

2021-04-24 - Faith Lutheran held its last service January 4, 2015; the building was sold to Bell Creek Community Church. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

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

    Livonia, Michigan
    Faith Lutheran Church

    Casavant   Op. 2963   1967   3/22

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

    GREAT                          SWELL
 8' Prinzipal       61          8' Salizional   61
 8' Rohrflöte       61          8' Gedackt      61
 4' Oktav           61          4' Koppelflöte  61
 4' Spitzflöte      61          2' Prinzipal    61
 2' Blockflöte      61        III  Zimbel      183
IV  Mixtur         244          8' Oboe         61 (1972)
 8' Trompete        61             Tremulant
    Unison Off                     Unison Off

    PEDAL                          POSITIV (prep)
16' Bordun          32          8' Gedacktflöte  
 8' Spitzprinzipal  32          4' Prinzipal
 4' Nachthorn       32          2' Gemshorn
III Mixtur          pf         II  Sesquialtera
16' Fagott   L/2    32          8' Krummhorn

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 28, 2010] 

Supplement to stoplist as given:

3 general pistons, thumb and toe
3 pistons per division, all thumb
3 reversibles, all toe: Great to Pedal, Cymbel[stern] (appears to be a later addition), Full Organ
2 indicator lights: Current (white), full organ (red)
Crescendo indicator dial

Mixture compositions:

GREAT Mixtur IV:

C1    19 22 26 29
B11   15 19 22 26
A22   12 15 19 22
F44    8 12 15 19
D#52   1  8 12 15

SWELL Zimbel III:

C1   29 33 36
A10  26 29 33
F#19 22 26 29
D#28 19 22 26
C37  15 19 22
A46  12 15 19
F#55  8 12 15

Other:

Great 8' Trompete has 56 reed, 5 flue pipes; 
shallots are parallel with perpendicular ends.

Swell 8' Oboe has 56 reed, 5 flue pipes; shallots 
are parallel with angled ends (boat shallots).

Pedal 16' Fagott has narrow, flared conical resonators, 
no shades, all half-length; shallots are open & tapered.

 [Received from Timothy Tikker 2015-01-08.]

Other Links

Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.