Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2011-10-02 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The former Garrison Chapel of the Royal Army was purchased by Trinity Church in 1907 to serve as their new church; the organ and church were destroyed by fire in 1927; a new building was completed in 1929 and Casavant installed 3/32 Op. 1339 in the new church; the church was demolished in December 2008; the fate of the organ is not known. -Database Manager
2017-12-28 - Updated by Roy Currie, who has heard or played the organ.<br> This Opus, up until the time of its destruction during the building's demolition, was in full operation and used regularly. Because of its period, it was romantic in tone, however, provided excellent service accompaniment and surprisingly agile as it sang out for the last time, the famous Widor Toccata. It was evident that her tone best suited the French School of Romantic Organ Music. This instrument, until more recently at the time of its demise, was never played to its true potential, i.e., the pedal stops were rarely coupled to the manuals. This was a quirk of the organist all during my childhood at Trinity, from the late 1940s until his retirement some decades later. I was both stunned and saddened that this instrument was never considered for another location or even in the "new" church. It was replaced by a used electronic device. During its final postlude, I was informed by one of the church officials that the console was to be disconnected the next day, and moved to the new church for historical interest. I failed at the time, and still do, to understand the logic. In my opinion, this was a total waste, particularly when the officials of this church had two years to plan a new home or even ensure that space would be included in the plans of the new church. I watched the wrecking ball destroy the Cogswell Street structure and consequently, its organ. It was particularly depressing to see large pedal pipes in the jaws of an excavator to be dumped in a near-by truck. I knew this organ intimately, as a supply organist from the 1970s and 1980s. She was a grande old thing, needing only a little TLC, to keep her playing for another 80 years. Her pistons for instance were rarely used in her lifetime. The organist I grew up with, for some reason, preferred to pull and close the stops by hand. A sad ending for an organ that still have a lot of playing life in it. I hope this note is of some interest to those who truly love the King of Instruments. Thank you. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Trinity Church
Casavant Op. 1339 1929 3/33
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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GREAT SWELL
8' Open Diapason 73 16' Bourdon 73
8' Violin Diapason 73 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Doppel Flute 73 8' Stopped Diapason 73
4' Octave 73 8' Viola di Gamba 73
4' Harmonic Flute 73 8' Voix Céleste 73
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Dolcissimo 73
8' Trumpet 73 4' Flauto Traverso 73
Sub 2' Piccolo 61
Super IV Dolce Cornet 292
8' Tuba CH 8' Cornopean 73
8' Oboe 73
CHOIR 8' Vox Humana 73
8' Open Diapason 73 Tremulant
8' Melodia 73 Sub
8' Dulciana 73 Super
8' Violin d'Orchestre 73
4' Wald Flute 73 PEDAL
2' Flautino 61 32' Resultant --
8' Clarinet 73 16' Open Diapason 32
Tremulant 16' Bourdon 32
8' Tuba 73 16' Gedeckt SW
Sub 8' Octave 12
Super 8' Stopped Flute 12
16' Trombone 32
8' Tuba CH
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