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Casavant Frères Opus 2661A (1999)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
1621 E. Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC

Images

2004-10-18 - Sanctuary Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2004-10-18 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2004-10-18 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2009-04-04 - Console (Photograph by Benjamin Goff/Database Manager)

2009-04-04 - Left Drawknobs (Photograph by Benjamin Goff/Database Manager)

2009-04-04 - Right Drawknobs (Photograph by Benjamin Goff/Database Manager)

2009-04-04 - Organ Case and Spanish Trompette (Photograph by Benjamin Goff/Database Manager)

2008-09-08 - Gallery and Organ Case (Photograph by David Ritch/Database Manager)

2009-04-04 - Nave, Gallery, and Organ Case (Photograph by Benjamin Goff/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
45 stops
53 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 sequencer
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

2010-12-23 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Gastonia, North Carolina
       First Presbyterian Church

       Casavant   Op. 2661   1962/1999

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

       GREAT                             CHOIR
   16' Quintaton           61         8' Nachthorn       61
    8' Principal           61         8' Erzähler        61
    8' Bourdon             61         4' Spitzflöte      61
    4' Octave              61     2 2/3' Nazard          61 a
    4' Rohrgedackt         61         2' Waldflöte       61
2 2/3' Nazard              61     1 1/3' Quintflöte      61
    2' Octave              61         1' Sifflöte        61
    2' Blockflöte          61         8' Krummhorn       61
   IV  Mixture  1 1/3'    244            Tremulant
    8' Trompette (Spanish) 61            Sub
       Unison Off                        Unison Off
       Chimes                            Super
       Zimbelstern                   16' Bombarde        GT b
       MIDI                           8' Trompette       GT
                                      4' Clairon         GT c
       SWELL                             MIDI
    8' Salicional          61
    8' Salicional Celeste  54 GG         PEDAL
    8' Rohrflöte           61        32' Principal       dg
    4' Gemshorn            61        32' Subbass         dg
    2' Principal           61        16' Contrebasse     32
   IV  Scharff    1'      244        16' Subbass         32
   16' Fagott              61         8' Spitzprincipal  32
    8' Oboe                61         8' Gedackt Pommer  32
    4' Rohr Schalmei       61         4' Octave          32
       Tremulant                      4' Rohrflöte       32
       Sub                            2' Nachthorn       32
       Unison Off                    IV  Mixture        128
       Super                         32' Contra Posaune  dg
    8' Trompette           GT        16' Posaune         32
       MIDI                          16' Fagotto         SW
                                      8' Trompette       32
       POSITIV (playable              4' Schalmei        32
          from Choir)                    MIDI
    8' Gedeckt             61
    4' Principal           61         a  new pipes and toeboard
    4' Koppelflöte         61            on Quintadena 8' action
    2' Spitzoctave         61         b  1-12 from PD Posaune;
   II  Sesquialtera       122            13-61 from GT Trompette
  III  Zimbel    1/4'     183         c  top octave repeats
    8' Regal               61
       Unison Off

[Received from Jeff Scofield  December 26, 2010]

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