Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2014-09-04 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot. -Database Manager
2020-08-07 - Originally installed in First Lutheran Church, Winnipeg, in 1906; relocated to St. Boniface R. C. Cathedral in 1921; rebuilt and enlarged to 3/42 in 1955 as Casavant Op. 2282; destroyed by fire July 22, 1968; the fire was believed to have started with a cigarette tossed by a worker on his way to lunch during paint work on one of the towers; the Basilica had seating nearly 2,500; the town of St. Boniface, across the river from downtown Winnipeg, was amalgamated into the city of Winnipeg in 1971 as a city ward; St. Boniface is one of the larger French communities outside of Québec. -Jeff Scofield
Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Basilique St-Boniface
Casavant Op. 267 1906 2/24
Casavant Op. 2282 1955 3/42
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GRAND ORGUE POSITIF
16' Bourdon 68 8' Principal violon 68
8' Montre 68 8' Cor de nuit 68
8' Principal étroit 68 8' Erzähler 68
8' Mélodie 68 8' Erzähler céleste 61
8' Gemshorn 68 4' Violon 68
4' Prestant 68 4' Flûte bouchée 68
4' Flûte harmonique 68 2 2/3' Nazaard 61
2 2/3' Quinte 61 2' Flautino 61
2' Doublette 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61
II Acuta 122 8' Clarinette 68
8' Trompette 68 Trémolo
Aigu Grave
Unisson muet
RECIT Aigu
8' Principal 68 PEDALE
8' Bourdon 68
8' Viole de gambe 68 16' Flûte 32
8' Voix céleste 68 16' Violon 32
4' Principal 68 16' Bourdon 32
4' Flûte harmonique 68 16' Bourdon doux GO
2' Piccolo 61 10 2/3' Quinte 32
III Cornet 183 8' Flûte 12
16' Basson 68 8' Violoncelle 12
8' Trompette 68 8' Bourdon 12
8' Hautbois 68 4' Basse chorale 12
8' Voix humaine 68 16' Bombarde 32
4' Clairon 68 16' Basson RE
Trémolo 8' Trompette 12
Grave 4' Clairon 12
Unisson muet
Aigu
[Received from Jeff Scofield August 7, 2020]
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