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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 665 (1916)

SS. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church: Basement church
122 Ash Street
Lewiston, ME

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

Images

1916-09-01 - Santuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Facade (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

1916-09-01 - Console (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
31 stops
33 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings (1880, Opus1011). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1992. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Casework and much pipework used from the E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings. Church also has Casavant Op. 1587, 1938 as Sanctuary organ and Casavant Op. 1588, 1938 as Gallery organ. -Database Manager

2010-10-09 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Incorporated case and many pipes from 1880 E. & G. G. Hook Op. 1011; purchased in 2004 by the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, New York City, via the Organ Clearing House and restored, revoiced and moved by OCH in 2009; some existing Skinner and McManis pipework retained and some new pipework added; now 3/40 -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Lewiston, Maine
     SS. Peter & Paul R. C. Church, Basement Church

     Casavant   Op. 665   1916   3/35

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

     * new pipework

     GRAND ORGUE                   RÉCIT
 16' Montre            53 *    16' Bourdon         65
    (1-12 from PD Bourdon)        (du Grand Orgue)
  8' 1ère Montre       65 *     8' Principal       65
  8' Principal etroit  65 *       (Montre du G.O.)
  8' Flûte double      65 *     8' Bourdon         65
  8' Salicional        65 *     8' Viole de gambe  65 *
  4' Octave            65       8' Voix céleste    53 tc
  4' Flûte harmonique  65         (de la Viole)
     (du Récit)                 4' Principal       65 
  2' Doublette         61         (du Récit grossi)
III  Mixture          195       2' Octavin         61 *
  8' Trompette         65     III  Cornet         195 *
     Aiguë                      8' Cor             65 *
                                8' Hautbois        65 
     POSITIF                    8' Voix humaine    65 *
  8' Principal         65          Trémolo
    (du Récit, 12 neufs)           Grave
  8' Mélodie           65          Aiguë
    (du Grand Orgue)
  8' Dulciane          65          PÉDALE
    (du Grand Orgue)           16' Flûte ouverte   30
  8' Viole d'Orchestre 65 *       (grossie 2 notes)
  4' Flûte douce       65 *    16' Bourdon         30
  2' Flageolet         65         (grossi 2 notes)
    (Flautino du Récit)         8' Flûte           12
  8' Clarinette        65 *       (Flûte ouverte)
     Trémolo                    8' Bourdon         12
     Grave                     16' Bombarde        30 *
     Aiguë

 [Received online from Jeff Scofield  october 8, 2010]

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