2010-08-14 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed as Casavant 3/39 Op. 1086 in 1925; movable console platform and miscellaneous parts furnished by Casavant in 1968. -Database Manager
2025-01-31 - There and playable as of 2024 when we last tuned this instrument. There are a few bad stop actions but is otherwise in OK shape. The console was built by Austin and sits on a movable dolly. Original switching system is still in use. -Jared Ovitt
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Schenectady, New York
Union College
Casavant Op. 1086 1925/1958 3/50
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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GREAT (4½" wind)
1. 16' Gemshorn 73 new pipes, topboards and racks
2. 8' Diapason 73 new treble pipes to match 16' Open
Diapason, transposed to 8'
3. 8' Bourdon 73 from old Swell, revoiced and transferred,
new lead feet, close pierced stoppers
4. 8' Gemshorn --
5. 4' Octave 73 new pipes, scaled to match 8' Diapason,
refitted to rack
6. 4' Chimney Flute 73 new pipes, spotted metal, re racked
7. 2 2/3' Octave Quint 61 new pipes, spotted metal and new topboard
and rack
8. 2' Superoctave 61 new pipes, spotted metal refitted in same
space
9. IV Fourniture 244 spotted metal refitted in same space
10. III Cymbal 183 spotted metal with new top and rack in
place of existing mixture
Unison Off
Super
Chimes CH
SWELL (5" wind)
11. 8' Geigen Principal 73 old Choir, transferred to Swell
12. 8' Rohrflöte 73 new pipes, spotted metal, re racked in
Stopped Diapason space
13. 8' Viole de Gambe 73 old repaired and broadened in voicing
at factory
14. 8' Voix Celeste 73 same as No. 13
15. 4' Geigen Octave 73 new pipes, spotted metal, re racked in
Aeoline space
16. 4' Flauto Traverso 73 old repaired, fitted with new feet and
revoiced at factory
17. 2' Octavin 61
18. III Plein Jeu 183 new pipes, spotted metal with re racking
in place of old Dolce Cornet
19. 16' Basson 73 new spotted metal pipes capped, parallel
shallots, with top board, rack and stays
fitted on old 16' Bourdon space
20. 8' Trompette 73 new spotted metal pipes, parallel
shallots, fitted on old Cornopean space
21. 8' Oboe 73
22. 4' Clairon 73 new spotted metal pipes, parallel
shallots
Tremulant
Sub
Unison Off
Super
Chimes CH
CHOIR (4½" - 6" wind)
23. 16' Quintaton 73 12 new bass pipes with old 8' Quintaton,
repaired and revoiced at factory to match,
with new 32-note off chest, racks, cables
and stays to make same playable in Pedal
on Grossflöte space
24. 8' Spitzprinzipal 73 new spotted metal pipes, refitted in place
of Geigen space
25. 8' Lieblichgedeckt 73 old 16' Swell transposed with new trebles,
revoiced at factory on new pressure, with
"chiff" as is
26. 8' Dolce 73 old Viole d'Orchestre, with beards removed,
and revoiced at factory on new pressure
27. 8' Unda Maris 73 old Viole Celeste remade to beat with Dolce
28. 4' Prestant 73 old rescaled Dolce
29. 4' Koppelflöte 73 new spotted metal pipes, with rack stays
etc. in place of Dulciana
30. 2 2/3' Nazard 61 new spotted metal stopped pipes, re racked
in place of old Flageolet
31. 2' Blockflöte 61 old [Flageolet] recast
32. 1 3/5' Tierce 61 old recast
33. 1 1/3' Larigot 61 new tapered spotted metal pipes, recast
from Nazard
34. 8' Clarinet 73 old revoiced
35. 8' Harmonic Trumpet 73 old Great Trumpet, repaired, fitted with new
brass, tongues, and revoiced on higher
pressure of Choir.
Tremulant
Sub
Unison Off
Super
36. Chimes 25 releather action
PEDAL
37. 16' Contrabass 32 new metal pipes, spotted metal trebles, and
chest.
38. 16' Bourdon 32
39. 16' Gemshorn GT
40. 16' Quintaton CH
41. 8' Octave 12 ext. of No. 37
42. 8' Stopped Flute 12 ext. of No. 38
43. 8' Gemshorn GT
44. 5 1/3' Gemshornquinte 32 new pipework and accessories
45. 4' Choralbass 32 new pipework and accessories
46. 4' Stopped Flute 12
47. 2' Blockflöte 32 new pipework and accessories
48. III Sesquialtera 96 new pipework and accessories
49. 16' Trombone 32
50. 16' Fagotto SW
51. Chimes CH
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