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Casavant Brothers, Ltd. Opus 1561 (1937)

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

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• 2 manuals
• 22 stops
• 3 registers
• 3 divisions
• Key action Type: Electrical
• Stop action Type: Electrical
• Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
• Manual compass: 61 notes
• Pedal compass: 32 notes
• Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Combination action: None

Notes

2017-05-07 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot. -Database Manager

2011-10-22 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The church built a new sanctuary in 1964, where 2/19 Casavant Op. 3221 was installed in 1974. -Database Manager

2011-11-09 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Pictou, Nova Scotia
       United Church

       Casavant   Op. 1561   1937   2/3

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

       ACTUAL STOPS                 SWELL
   16' Bourdon             85    8' Geigen Principal
    8' Geigen Principal tc 61    8' Lieblich Gedeckt
    8' Dulciana         tc 73    8' Quintadena
                                 8' Dulciana
       GREAT                     4' Violina
   16' Bourdon             tc    4' Dulcet
    8' Geigen Principal          4' Lieblich Flute
    8' Lieblich Gedeckt          8' Oboe
    8' Dulciana                     Tremulant
    4' Violina
    4' Dulcet                       PEDAL
    4' Lieblich Flute           16' Bourdon
2 2/3' Nazard                    8' Gedeckt
    2' Superoctave               4' Geigen
                                 4' Flute
                                 4' Dolce

[Received online from Jeff Scofield October 24, 2011]

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