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Casavant Frères Opus 2735A (2008)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
2941 S. Koke Mill Rd.
Springfield, IL

Images

2020-06-30 - Console (Photograph by Dayton Emery, submitted by Sally Howard/Sally Howard)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
50 stops
44 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Curved 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

2011-02-11 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed in the old downtown sanctuary in 1965, retaining the 4-manual Möller console; rebuilt in 2008 by Casavant with tonal changes and a new 3-manual console, but installed in the new sanctuary by others. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Springfield, Illinois
       First United Methodist Church

       Casavant   Op. 2735   2004   3/54

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

       GREAT                            POSITIV
   16' Violonenbass       pf         8' Gedackt        61
    8' Prinzipal          61         8' Violone        GT
    8' Violone            pf         4' Prinzipal      61
    8' Rohrflöte          61         4' Koppelflöte    61
    4' Oktave             61         2' Oktave         61
    4' Spitzflöte         61         2' Blockflöte     61
2 2/3' Quinte             61     1 1/3' Quintflöte     61
    2' Oktave             61         1' Oktävlein      61
   IV  Mixtur            244        II  Kornett       122
   16' Posaunenbass       pf       III  Scharf         61
    8' Trompete           pf         8' Krummhorn      61
       Unison Off                       Tremulant
       Blank                 a          Sub
                                        Unison Off
       SWELL                            Blank             d
    8' Salicional         61            Harp           pf
    8' Salicional Celeste 54            Chimes         pf
    8' Lieblichflöte      61
    4' Prinzipal          61            PEDAL
    2' Oktave             61        32' Untersatz      -- future digital
   II  Sesquialtera      122        32' Resultant      -- 
  III  Kleinmixtur       183        16' Prinzipal      32
    8' Trompete           61 b      16' Subbass        32
    8' Oboe               61        16' Gemshorn       32
       Tremulant                     8' Oktavebass     32
       Sub                           8' Pommer         32
       Unison Off                    8' Violone        GT
       Super                         4' Choralbass     32
       Blank                 c       4' Rohrpfeife     32
                                     2' Nachthorn      32
       ACCOMPANIMENT (floating)         Theorbe        pf  derived
    8' Erzähler           61        IV  Mixtur        128
    8' Erzähler Celeste   54        32' Kontra Posaune pf  pipe
    8' Nachthorn          61        16' Posaunenbass   32
    4' Traversflöte       61         8' Posaune        12
    2' Waldflöte          61         4' Schalmei       32
       Tremulant                        Blank              d
       Sub                              Chimes         PO
       Super

a not affected by couplers; console preparation only for future addition of
  solo reed stop on unit action
b console preparation only for new pipes, toeboard and stays on 16' Dulzian
  and 4' Kleinklarine actions; drawknob meantime used for 16' Dulzian
c not affected by couplers; console preparation only for future addition of
  solo reed stop from Great; drawknob meantime used for 4' Kleinklarine
d not affected by couplers; future addition of solo reed stop from Great

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