Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2714 (1963)

Swarthmore United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
129 Park Ave.
Swarthmore, PA

Images

2015-05-19 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2017-12-24 - Chancel and organ chamber (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, Left
3 manuals
32 stops
33 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-10-30 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- For the adjustable pistons, the spec says "1-10 General, duplicated to Great manual." -Database Manager

2015-04-21 - Updated through online information from Michael J. Trinder. -- A Casavant furnished, 61-note, unit Trumpet stop was added in the Fall of 1987, available on the Great at 8', Pedal at 8', Positiv at 8' & 4' and a tremulant added to the Positiv at the same time - work done by Burness Associates (total of 5 additional drawstops by Harris + necessary electronics to integrate into original Casavant mechanical/pneumatic combination action). Specification update furnished by Michael Trinder, Director of Music at Swarthmore United Methodist Church 1971-1998. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    Swarthmore Methodist Church

    Casavant   Op. 2714   1963   3/44

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

    GREAT                        POSITIF
16' Quintaton      61         8' Gedeckt       61
 8' Principal      61         4' Koppelflöte   61
 8' Rohrflöte      61         2' Gemshorn      61
 4' Octave         61     1 1/3' Quintflöte    61
 4' Spitzflöte     61         1' Sifflöte      61
 2' Blockflöte     61        II  Sesquialtera 122
IV  Mixture       244       III  Zimbel       183
                              8' Krummhorn     61
    SWELL
 8' Flûte Ouverte  61            PEDAL
 8' Viola          61        16' Principal     32
 8' Viola Celeste  54 GG     16' Subbass       32
 8' Spitzflöte     61        16' Quintaton     GT
 4' Principal      61         8' Octave        32
 2' Octavin        61         8' Pommer        32
IV  Scharff       244         4' Super Octave  32
16' Fagott   L/2   61        IV  Mixture      128
 8' Trompette      61        16' Posaune  L/2  32
    Tremulant                 4' Schalmei L/2  32
    Sub
    Super

[Received online from Jeff Scofield October 30, 2010]