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Dodington & Dodington Pipe Organ Services Inc. (1993)

St. Paul Street Methodist (United) Church [later Silver Spire United Church]
366 St. Paul Street
St. Catharines, ON, CA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
44 stops
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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

2014-08-25 - This entry describes mechanical and tonal alterations to an existing organ. Identified by Andrew Henderson, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- -Database Manager

2014-09-11 - Updated through online information from Andrew Henderson. -Database Manager

2018-12-02 - Merged with Welland Ave. United and Memorial United in 2008 to form Silver Spire United Church, using the St. Paul Street facilities. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console, 1993 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Paul Street United Church

Keates Organ Company, 1964 (rebuilt by Dodington & Dodington, 1993)

GREAT

16    Gemshorn (61 pipes)*
8     Principal (61 pipes)
8     Hohl Flute (61 pipes)
4     Octave (61 pipes)
4     Gemshorn (ext, 24 pipes)*
2 2/3 Twelfth (61 pipes)**
2     Fifteenth (61 pipes)**
IV    Fourniture (1 1/3, 244 pipes)**
8     Trumpet (61 pipes)*
Chimes

SWELL

8     Geigen Principal (61 pipes)
8     Rohr Flute (61 pipes)
8     Viola di Gamba (61 pipes)
8     Aeoline (61 pipes)
8     Voix Celeste (61 pipes)
4     Spitz Principal (61 pipes)**
4     Koppel Flute (61 pipes)
2     Italian Principal (61 pipes, from Choir)**
1 1/3 Larigot (61 pipes)
III   Mixture (2', 183 pipes)*
16    Contra Fagotto (61 pipes)*
8     Trompete (61 pipes)*
8     Hautbois (ext, 12 pipes)*
Tremulant

CHOIR

8     Nason Flute (61 pipes)
8     Erzähler (61 pipes)
8     Erzähler Celeste (61 pipes)
4     Nachthorn (61 pipes)
2 2/3 Nazard (61 pipes)
2     Flautino (61 pipes, from Swell)**
1 3/5 Tierce (61 pipes)
III   Cymbel (1', 183 pipes)*
8     Krummhorn (61 pipes, original Schalmei with new bottom octave)**
Tremulant
8     Trumpet (Great)

PEDAL

32    Contra Subbass (digital)
32    Contra Bourdon (digital)
16    Contra Bass (32 pipes)
16    Bourdon (32 pipes)
16    Gemshorn (Great)*
8     Octave (32 pipes)
8     Bass Flute (ext, 12 pipes)
4     Choral Bass (ext, 12 pipes)
4     Gemshorn (Great)*
2     Spitz Principal (32 pipes)
II    Quint Mixture (2 2/3, 64 pipes)
32    Contra Bombarde (digital)
32    Contra Fagotto (digital)
16    Posaune (32 pipes)*
16    Contra Fagotto (Swell)
8     Tromba (ext, 12 pipes)*
4     Clairon (ext, 12 pipes)*
Chimes

* - new (new Casavant, or used stock pipework)
** - revoiced/relocated 

All Normal Inter & Intra-manual Couplers
8 Levels of Memory (SSL)
Divisional Pistons (thumb): Great (5); Swell (6); Choir (5); Pedal (5)
General Pistons (thumb/toe): 5
Reversible Pistons (thumb): Great/Pedal; Swell/Pedal; Choir/Pedal; Swell/Great; Choir/Great; Swell/Choir; (toe): Great/Pedal
Great & Pedal pistons coupled
Full Organ (thumb/toe)


 [Received from Andrew Henderson 2014-09-12.]

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