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Casavant Frères Opus 2829A (1995)

Shiloh Baptist Church: Sanctuary
1500 Ninth St. NW
Washington, DC

Images

2015-04-17 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-02-07 - Chancel and exposed pipes (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
43 stops
41 registers
4 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

2010-07-22 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed in 1969 as Op. 2829; hooded Festival Trumpet and Walker digital 32' Bourdon added in 2003. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Washington, District of Columbia
       Shiloh Baptist Church

       Casavant   Op. 2829   1995   3/50

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

       GREAT
   16' Bourdon               61  1-32 existing Subbass 16'
                                 33-up existing Quintade, rescales
    8' Principal             61
    8' Rohrflöte             61
    8' Gemshorn              61
    4' Octave                61
    4' Koppelflöte           61
2 2/3' Quinte                61
    2' Octave                61
   IV  Mixture   (1 1/3')   244
   16' Bombarde             [pf]
    8' Trompette             61  revoiced with new tongues
       Chimes
    8' Festival Trumpet      61  hooded; added 2003

       SWELL
    8' Nachthorn             61  collapsed miters repaired
    8' Salicional            61  collapsed miters repaired
    8' Salicional céleste GG 54  
    4' Principal             61
    4' Flute                [pf]
    2' Octave                61
   IV  Scharf     (2/3')    183
   16' Fagott                61  made full-length from No 20;
                                 revoiced with new shallots
    8' Trompette             61  revoiced with new shallots
    8' Oboe                  61  revoiced with new shallots
    8' Vox Humana           [pf]
    4' Clairon               61  revoiced with new shallots
       Tremulant
       Sub
       Super
    
       CHOIR
    8' Gedackt               61
    8' Spitzflöte            61
    8' Spitzflöte Celeste GG 54
    4' Gemshorn              61
2 2/3' Nasat                 61
    2' Blockflöte            61
1 3/5' Terz                  61
1 1/3' Quintflöte            61
    8' Cromorne              61  new pipes and stays
    8' English Horn         [pf]
       Tremulant
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super
    8' Festival Trumpet      GT

       PEDAL
   32' Contra Bourdon        dg  Walker digital, added 2003
   16' Principal             32
   16' Subbass               32  new pipes and chest
   16' Quintade              32
    8' Octave                32
    8' Gedackt               32
    4' Choralbass            32
    4' Flute                 32
   IV  Mixture     (2')     128
   32' Contra Posaune  L/2   12
   16' Posaune               32  revoiced with new shallots
    8' Trompete              32  revoiced with new shallots
    4' Schalmei              32  revoiced with new shallots

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield  July 23, 2010]

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