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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 755 (1918)

St. John's Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
6199 Chebucto St.
Halifax, NS, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
12 stops
12 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Combination action: Adjustable Mechanical

Notes

2011-10-03 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Damaged somehow and then rebuilt and moved in 1918 into new sanctuary; moved again in 1921 by Casavant to a new larger sanctuary. -Database Manager

2011-10-04 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This was the rebuild and move of 1906 Casavant Op. 251 that was damaged by the Halifax Explosion of 1917. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

   Halifax, Nova Scotia
   St. John's Church

   Casavant   Op. 755   1906/1918   2/12

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

   GREAT                    SWELL                        PEDAL
8' Open Diapason 65      8' Open Diapason     51 b   16' Bourdon 30
8' Melodia       65      8' Stopped Diapason  58
8' Dulciana      53 a    8' Viola di Gamba    58
4' Octave        65      8' Voix Celeste      46
8' Trumpet       65      4' Harmonic Flute    68
   Octaves               8' Oboe & Bassoon    68         Tremulant
                            
a  1-12 Melodia          b  1-7 Stopped Diapason     Bellows signal

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield  November 7, 2011]

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#48812 - Casavant Brothers, Ltd. Opus 251 (1906)