Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Opus 1671 (1941)

First Church of Christ Scientist (formerly Christ Lutheran Church)
140 Russell Avenue
St. Catharines, ON, CA

Images

2019-07-17 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)

2019-07-17 - Casework (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)

2019-07-13 - Console (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)

2019-07-17 - Sanctuary (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
21 stops
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: None

Notes

2014-09-14 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot. -Database Manager

2019-07-24 - Updated by Andrew Henderson, who has heard or played the organ. Building sold to First Church of Christ Scientist when Christ Lutheran Church built a new edifice nearby on Russell Avenue in 1958. At some point the organ case was moved from side alcove position to a central position in the apse of the chancel. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from Andrew Henderson. Source: Stoplist taken from the console 2019-07-22

St. Catharines, ON
First Church of Christ, Scientist (formerly Christ Lutheran Church)

Organ by Casavant, Opus 1671 (1941)

GREAT

16     Bourdon (TC)      A
8      Open Diapason     B
8      Lieblich Gedeckt  A
8      Salicional        C *
4      Octave            B
4      Salicet           C
4      Lieblich Flute    A
2 2/3  Nazard            C 
2      Piccolo           A

SWELL

8      Open Diapason     B
8      Lieblich Gedeckt  A
8      Salicional        C *
4      Salicet           C
4      Lieblich Flute    A
2      Piccolo           A
8      Oboe              C/A **
Tremulant
Chimes (console preparation only)

PEDAL

16     Bourdon           A
8      Octave            B
8      Gedeckt           A
4      Violin            C
4      Flute             A

ANALYSIS

A - 16 Bourdon           97 pipes
B - 8  Open Diapason     73 pipes
C - 4  Salicional        68 pipes

*  - bottom 12 notes from Gedeckt
** - plays Salicional 8 & Flute 4

Entire organ enclosed