Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Opus 3895 (2012)

St. John's Episcopal Church - Georgetown
3240 O Street NW
Washington, DC

Images

2016-02-12 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012 - Console at the factory (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012 - Organ and façade pipes (Photograph by Courtesy of the Casavant Frères , submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
45 stops
33 registers
4 divisions
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has sequencer
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2013-02-15 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by David M Storey, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- A fine new instrument -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

        Washington, District of Columbia
        St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish

        Casavant   Op. 3895   2012   3/39
        ________________________________________________________

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

        GREAT (II)                       SOLO  (I)
    16' Bourdon              61       8' Harmonic Flute       54 c
     8' Open Diapason        61       8' Viola                61
     8' Chimney Flute        61       8' Viola Celeste        54
     4' Octave               61       4' Violin               61
     4' Spindle Flute        61       8' Clarinet             61
     2' Fifteenth            61       8' Trompette harmonique 61
    IV  Mixture             244       4' Clairon harmonique   61
        Tremolo                          Tremolo
        Unison Off                       Sub
     8' Trompette-en-Chamade 61 a        Unison Off
        Chimes               25 b        Super
                                      8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT
        SWELL (III)                      Cymbalstern          10 d
     8' Violin Diapason      61
     8' Stopped Diapason     61          PEDAL
     8' Viole de gambe       61      32' Bourdon (Resultant)  --
     8' Voix céleste         61      16' Contrabass           12 e
     4' Principal            61      16' Subbass              32
     4' Spire Flute          61      16' Bourdon              GT
 2 2/3' Nasard               61       8' Octavebass           32
     2' Flautino             61       8' Stopped Flute        32
 1 3/5' Tierce               61       8' Bourdon              GT
III-IV  Plein Jeu           232       4' Octave               12
    16' Bassoon     F/L      61       4' Stopped Flute        12
     8' Trumpet              61      32' Theorbo III          38
     8' Oboe                 61      16' Trombone     F/L     32
        Tremolo                      16' Bassoon              SW
        Sub                           8' Trumpet              12
        Unison Off                    8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT
        Super
     8' Trompette-en-Chamade GT

     a  In gallery; not affect by couplers. Existing stop connected
        to new organ. Revoiced with new tongues in Builder's workshop
     b  G2-G4; existing Mayland tubes with new electric action
     c  1-7 in common with Viola
     d  Existing unit reconnect, or new Casavant 10-bell unit
     e  Open wood, extension of Octavebass 8

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield August 18, 2013]