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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 200 (1904)

Centenary Methodist Church [now New Vision United Church]: Sanctuary
24 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON, CA

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


Images


Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case ((ca. 1910) Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of William Dunklin/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2014-09-06 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The cost was $ 6,979.00. -Database Manager

2015-07-07 - This was a rebuild and revoicing of the existing organ, converting it to electro-pneumatic action; replaced in 1924 by 4/79 Casavant Op. 1041, retaining some pipework from Op. 200. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Hamilton, Ontario
       Centenary Methodist (United) Church

       Casavant   Op. 200   1904   4/47
       __________________________________________________

       Interesting items from Details of Construction:

    1  The organ to be revoiced and rebuilt under the
       electro-pneumatic system, with complete new
       chests. All missing basses to be supplied and
       the compass of all stops to be completed.
    2  Two sets of chloride accumulators (to be charged
       by the Electric Light Company) to supply the
       necessary power for action of the organ.
    3. The present hydraulic motor and apparatus to be
       retained and arranged to that it may be used 
       in case of an emergency

       GREAT                          CHOIR

   16' Dbl Open Diapason 61        8' Open Diapason    61
    8' Open Diapason     61        8' Melodia          61
    8' German Gamba      61        8' Dulciana         61
    8' Doppel Flute      61        4' Principal        61
    8' Dulciana          61        4' Dolce Flute      61
    8' Stopped Diapason  CH        2' Piccolo          61
    4' Principal         61        8' Orchestral Oboe  61
    4' Traverse Flute    61        8' Clarionet        61
2 2/3' Twelfth           SW           Tremolo
    2' Fifteenth         61           Super
  III  Mixture          183
    8' Trumpet           61           SOLO
    4' Clarion           61
       Super                       8' Stentorphone     61
                                   8' German Gamba     61
       SWELL                       8' Gross Flute      61
                                   4' Harmonic Flute   61
   16' Bourdon           61        8' Horn             61
    8' Open Diapason     61        8' Saxophone        61
    8' Stopped Diapason  61           Sub
    8' Viola di Gamba    61           Super
    8' Voix Celeste      49
    8' Aeoline           61           PEDAL
    8' Dolcissimo        61 n
    4' Octave            61       32' Double Open      --
    4' Harmonic Flute    61       16' Open Diapason    30
    2' Fifteenth         61       16' Bourdon          30
  III  Sesquialtera     183       16' Lieblich Gedact  SW
    8' Cornopean         61        8' Octave           30
    8' Oboe              61        8' Viole d'Amour    30
    8' Vox Humana        61 n      8' Gedackt          SW
       Tremolo
       Sub
       Super                       n  new stops

          [Received from Jeff Scofield July 7, 2015]

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