Central United Church
220 George Street
Sarnia, ON, CA
Images
March 2019 - Detail of quote provided to Central Methodist Church from Casavant Brothers (a.k.a. Freres), Ste-Hyacinthe, Quebec in Oct. 1897 (Photograph by Ian Mason/Ian Mason)
2013-03-14 - Console (Photograph by Ian Mason/Ian Mason)
2013-03-14 - The flanking Choir and Swell chambers were added in 1930, with carpentry of the facades done by Sarnia craftsmen (Photograph by Ian Mason/Ian Mason)
2019-09-22 - Central facade and chamber comprised the 1898 organ (Photograph by Matthew Wells, submitted by Ian Mason/Ian Mason)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 3 manuals
- 38 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2017-05-07 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture. Rebuild of Op. 92 -Database Manager
Stoplist
Source: Specification by Casavant Brothers, Ltd., Organ Builders, St. Hyacinthe, Que. for Central United Church, Sarnia, Ont. for Opus 1390. Specification No. 342-A, Dec. 4, 1929. 1930
Great Double Open Diapason 16 (68; Stopped Bass from Opus 92 (1898) ), Open Diapason 8 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Violin Diapason 8, Hohl Flute 8, Gemshorn 8, Octave 4 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Harmonic Flute 4 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Super Octave 2 (61; Fifteenth from Opus 92 (1898)), Mixture III (204; from Opus 92 (1898)), Trumpet 8
Swell Bourdon 16 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Open Diapason 8 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Stopped Diapason 8 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Viola di Gamba 8 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Voix Celeste 8 (56; from Opus 92 (1898)), Aeoline 8, Principal 4, Flauto Traverso 4 (68; from Opus 92 (1898) ), Flautino 2 (61; Piccolo from Opus 92 (1898)), Cornet !V, Double Trumpet 16 (68; on heavier wind), Cornopean 8 (68; from Opus 92 (1898); on heavier wind), Oboe 8 (68; from Opus 92 (1898)), Vox Humana 8, Clarion 4 (68; on heavier wind)
Choir Geigen Principal 8, Melodia 8 (68; from Great of Opus 92 (1898)), Dulciana 8 (68; from Great of Opus 92 (1898)), Viole d'Orchestre 8, Viole Celeste 8, Lieblich Flute 4, Nazard 2 2/3, Flageolet 2, Clarinet 8
Pedal Open Diapason 16 (32; from Opus 92 (1898)), Bourdon 16 (32; from Opus 92 (1898)), Gedeckt 16 (---; from Bourdon in the Swell), Flute 8 (12; new extension with 20 from the Open Diapason in the Pedal), Violoncello 8, Stopped Diapason 8 (12; new extension with 20 from the Bourdon in the Pedal), Trombone 16 (32; on heavier wind)
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