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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 711 (1917)

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
55 King Street
Truro, NS, CA

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
34 stops
31 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
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. The cost was $ 5,835.00.00. -Database Manager

2011-10-29 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Merged with Pleasant St. Methodist in 1925 to become St. Andrew's United Church; rebuilt, electrified and provided with new console in 1948 as Casavant Op. 1909; moved to new sanctuary in 1980 and console rebuilt by Casavant in 2000; combined with 3-manual Rodgers in 2009; the church website says that the Casavant console was sold. -Database Manager

2018-12-20 - Updated by rené Le Grand <br> <br>The price should rather be: $ 5,835.00.<br>In 1925, it became St. Andrew\'s United Church.<br>(memoryns.ca/west-truro-presbyterian-church-fonds) -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Truro, Nova Scotia
       St. Andrew's Church

       Casavant   Op. 711   1917   3/33

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

       GREAT                            SWELL
   16' Dbl Open Diapason 68 a       16' Gedeckt          68 n
    8' 1st Open Diapason 68 b        8' Open Diapason    68 n
    8' 2nd Open Diapason 68          8' Stopped Diapason 68
    8' Hohl Flute        68 n        8' Viola di Gamba   68
    8' Dulciana          68          8' Voix Celeste     56
    4' Principal         68          8' Aeoline          68
    4' Suabe Flute       68 n        4' Flauto Traverso  68
2 2/3' Quint             68          2' Piccolo          61
    2' Fifteenth         61        III  Mixture         204
    8' Trumpet           68 n        8' Cornopean        68
       Super                         8' Oboe             68
                                     8' Vox Humana       61
       CHOIR                            Tremulant
    8' Violin Diapason   68             Sub
    8' Melodia           68             Super
    8' Dulciana          68
    8' Viole d'Orchestre 68 n           PEDAL
    4' Concert Flute     68 n       16' Open Diapason    30 c
    2' Flautino          61 n       16' Bourdon          30
    8' Clarinet          68 n       16' Gedeckt          SW 
       Tremulant                     8' Octave           12 n
       Sub                           8' Flute            12 n
       Super                        16' Trombone         pf

    a  19 old pipes, 49 new          b  large scale, leather lips
    c  14 new pipes                  n  new pipework

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield  November 5, 2011]

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