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Casavant Frères Opus A2274 (1996)

Trinity-St. Stephen's United Church: Sanctuary
1 Ratchford St.
Amherst, NS, CA

Images

1996-09-11 - Chancel and Organ Case (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
44 stops
30 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 combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2011-09-28 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This was a rebuild and enlargement of 1955 2/22 Casavant Op. 2274; the work included rebuilding the console and adding a third manual and new stop jambs. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

        Amherst, Nova Scotia
        Trinity-St. Stephen's United Church

        Casavant   Op. A2274   1996   3/39

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

        GREAT
    16' Bourdon          --  1-12 from PED Soubasse; rest from 
                             Flûte à cheminée
     8' Montre           61  new pipes
     8' Flûte à cheminée 61  1-12 existing pipes, 13-up new pipes
     4' Prestant         61  new pipes
     4' Flûte            61  new pipes
     2' Doublette        61  new pipes
    IV  Fourniture      244  new pipes
     8' Trompette        61  used pipes revoiced with new shallots
     8' Hautbois         SW
        Blank

        SWELL
    16' Quintaton        61  existing pipes
     8' Bourdon          61  existing pipes
     8' Viole de Gambe   61  existing pipes
     8' Voix céleste     56  existing pipes; missing treble pipes replaced
     4' Octave           61  existing pipes
     4' Flûte douce      61  exiting GT pipes with new canisters
     2' Flûte            61  new pipes
    II  Cornet          104  AA, new pipes
III-IV  Plein Jeu       232  new pipes
    16' Basson           12  new pipes, half-length
     8' Trompette        61  revoiced with new tongues
     8' Hautbois         61  1-12 new pipes; rest revoiced with new tongues
     4' Clairon          61  new pipes
        Tremulant
        Sub
        Super

        CHOIR (new pipes, chest and expressive enclosure)
     8' Bourdon          61
     4' Flûte à fuseau   61
 2 2/3' Nazard           61
     2' Cor de chamois   61
 1 3/5' Tierce           61
 1 1/3' Larigot          61
     8' Clarinette       61
        Tremulant
        Unison Off
        Super
     8' Trompette        GT

        PEDAL
    32' Contrebasse      --   wired
    32' Soubasse         --   wired
    16' Contrebasse      32   existing pipes
    16' Soubasse         32   existing pipes
    16' Quintaton        SW
     8' Octavebasse      32   existing GT Open Diapason
     8' Flûte bouchée    12   existing pipes
     4' Octave           12   
    IV  Mixture          48   existing pipes; from GT IV Fourniture
    16' Bombarde         12   new pipes; full-length ext. of GT Trompette
    16' Basson           SW
     8' Trompette        GT
     8' Hautbois         SW
     4' Hautbois         SW

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield September 30, 2011]

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