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Casavant Brothers, Ltd. Opus 1862A (1960)

St. Paul's Anglican Church: Church
1749 Argyle Street
Halifax, NS, CA

Images

2008-09-24 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2013-08-18 - Organ case and stenciled pipes (Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2013-08-18 - Chancel and organ cases (Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
47 stops
43 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2011-10-22 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This contract was for tonal renovations to the 4/41 installed by Warren in 1908; Casavant added a new console in 1947 as Op. 1862 -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Halifax, Nova Scotia
       St. Paul's Anglican Church

       Casavant   Op. 1862   1960   4/52

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

       n - new pipework

       GREAT                          CHOIR
   16' Flute Conique  61 n         8' Violin Diapason   61
    8' Open Diapason  61 a         8' Melodia           61
    8' Principal      61 a         8' Dulciana          61
    8' Doppel Flûte   61           4' Violina           61 n
    8' Gemshorn       61 n         4' Flauto Traverso   61
    4' Octave         61       2 2/3' Nazard            61 n
    4' Harmonic Flute 61           2' Blockflöte        61 n
2 2/3' Twelfth        61       1 3/5' Tierce            61 n
    2' Fifteenth      61           8' Clarinet          61
   IV  Fourniture    244 n            Tremulant
       Super                          Sub
       Chimes to GT                   Super
       Blank                          Chimes (Deagan A) 25

       SWELL                          SOLO
   16' Gedeckt        61 n         8' Gross Flute       61
    8' Principal      61           8' Gamba             61
    8' Bourdon        61 n            Blank
    8' Salicional     61           4' Harmonic Flute    61
    8' Voix Celeste   54 b            Tremulant
    8' Aeoline        61           8' Harmonic Trumpet  61 n
    4' Principal      61              Sub
    4' Suabe Flute    61              Super
    2' Octavin        61 n            Chimes to SO
   IV  Plein Jeu     244 n
   16' Contra Fagotto 61 n            PEDAL
    8' Trumpet        61 n        16' Open Diapason     32
    8' Oboe           61          16' Bourdon           32
    8' Vox Humana     61          16' Flute Conique     GT n
    4' Clarion        61 n        16' Gedeckt           SW n
       Tremulant                   8' Principal         32 n
       Sub                         8' Bass Flute        12
       Super                       4' Choral Bass       32 n
       Chimes to SW              III  Mixture           96 n
                                  16' Trombone          32 n
    a  plus 12 new basses          8' Tromba            12 n
    b  plus 7 new basses              Chimes to PD

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield  October 25, 2011]

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