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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 845 (1920)

St. James United (Methodist) Church
203 John Street
Simcoe, ON, CA

Images

1924 - Chancel with original console and facade (Photograph from an archival source: History page of the parish website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2021-07-15 - Facade of the 1920 Casavant Organ (Photograph by John Van Maanen/John Van Maanen)

Consoles

Main (1920)

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
29 stops
32 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Main (1930's)

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
4 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2014-09-14 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. -Database Manager

2018-11-28 - The original terraced console was return to the factory in the 1930's and became English style with angled jambs; the console was much later rebuilt again by Blair Batty, who also made a number of tonal changes over the years. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

   Simcoe, Ontario
   St. James Methodist (United) Church

   Casavant   Op. 845   1920   3/31
   __________________________________________________

   GREAT                         SWELL

8' Open Diapason     68      16' Bourdon           68
8' Violin Diapason   68       8' Open Diapason     68
8' Doppelflöte       68       8' Stopped Diapason  68
8' Dolce             68       8' Viola di Gamba    68
4' Octave            68       8' Voix Céleste      56
4' Harmonic Flute    68       8' Aeoline           68
2' Super Octave      61       4' Flauto Traverso   68
8' Trumpet           68       2' Flautino          61
   Super                    III  Dolce Cornet     204
                              8' Cornopean         68
   CHOIR                      8' Oboe              68
                              8' Vox Humana        68
8' Melodia           68          Tremulant
8' Viole d'Orchestre 68          Sub
8' Dulciana          68          Super
4' Waldflöte         68
2' Piccolo           61          PEDAL
8' Clarinet          68
   Tremulant                 16' Open Diapason     30
   Sub                       16' Bourdon           30
   Super                     16' Gedeckt           SW
                              8' Octave            12
                              8' Stopped Flute     12
                             16' Trombone          30

    [Received from Jeff Scofield November 28, 2018]

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