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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 1642 (1940)

Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: Motherhouse Chapel
610 West Elm Street
Monroe, MI

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Unknown - Academy buildings and grounds (Photograph from an archival source: cardcow.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Organ case (Photograph by livingpath.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2013-05-08 - Chapel interior and organ case (Photograph by Foresight Architects, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-07-09 - Left: 16' Double Trumpet, Middle: 8' Trumpet, Right: 4' Clarion (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-07-09 - Choir Pppes (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-07-09 - Swell pipes (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2021-07-09 - Great pipes (Photograph by Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

1940-11-01 - Nave, Gallery, and Organ Case (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

1940-11-01 - Organ Case and Console (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

1940-11-01 - Drawing of Organ Case (Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives/Database Manager)

2024-07-16 - 7-1/2 Horsepower Casavant manufactured Blower (Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

2024-07-16 - Blower nameplate (Roman Lizak/Roman Lizak)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - 11/91 form - stop list. -Database Manager

2007-03-03 - Updated through online information from Terry Jankowski. -Database Manager

2009-10-15 - Updated through online information from Ray Ahrens. -Database Manager

2010-06-14 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2018-08-09 - Updated by Terry Jankowski, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager

2022-05-04 - In 2019, the Antiphonal division in the front of the chapel was thoroughly cleaned. All the pipes were washed and the chests were vacuumed out. -Roman Lizak


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Monroe, Michigan
    The Immaculate Heart of Mary Academy
    Moutherhouse Chapel

    Casavant   Op. 1642   1940   3/62

    Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
    St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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    GREAT                           SWELL
16' Double Diapason    73       16' Contra Gamba      73
 8' Open Diapason #1   73        8' Geigen Principal  73
 8' Open Diapason #2   73        8' Stopped Diapason  73   
 8' Rohrflöte          73        8' Viola da Gamba    73
 8' Gemshorn           73        8' Voix Céleste      73
 4' Octave             73        8' Aeoline           73
 4' Flute Triangulaire 73        4' Octave Geigen     73
 2' Super Octave       61        4' Flauto Traverso   73
 V  Mixture           305        2' Piccolo           61
 8' Tromba             73        V  Cornet           305
 4' Octave Tromba      73       IV  Cymbale          244
    Sub                          8' Oboe              73
    Super                        8' Vox Humana        73
    Chimes             CH           Tremulant
                                16' Double Trumpet    73 *
    ANTIPHONAL                   8' Trumpet           73 *
 8' Open Diapason      73        4' Clarion           73 *
 8' Harmonic Flute     73           Sub
 8' Gamba              73           Super
 8' Lieblichflöte      73           Chimes            CH
 8' Dolce              73
 4' Octave             73           CHOIR
 4' Flauto Dolce       73       16' Gedeckt           73
 8' Cornopean          73        8' Violin Diapason   73
    Tremulant                    8' Melodia           73
                                 8' Dulciana          73
    ANTIPHONAL PEDAL             8' Unda Maris     tc 61
16' Bourdon            32        4' Violina           73
 8' Flute              12        4' Flûte d'Amour     73
                             2 2/3' Nazard            61
    PEDAL                        2' Flageolet         61
16' Open Diapason      32    1 3/5' Tierce            61
16' Principal          GT        8' Clarinet          73 *
16' Bourdon            32           Tremulant
16' Viola              SW           Sub
16' Gedeckt            CH           Super
 8' Octave             12           Chimes (Deagan A) 25
 8' Stopped Flute      12
 8' Cello              32        *  on heavier wind
 4' Super Octave       12
16' Trombone           32 *         Case of oak to extend 
 8' Trumpet            12 *         the full width of the
 4' Clarion            12 *         gallery, 46 feet wide.
    Chimes             CH

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield June 14, 2010.]

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