Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2232 (1954)

Église-du-Gésu
1202, rue Bleury
Montreal, QC, CA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
53 stops
67 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs
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
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2015-09-30 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot. -Database Manager

2020-07-21 - This was a rebuild, tonal changes and new console for 1901 Casavant Op. 146; rebuild and new console by Guilbault-Thérien in 1986; now 4/87. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives

       Montréal, Québec
       Église du Gesu

       Casavant   Op. 146   1901   4/55
       Casavant   Op. 2232  1954   4/64
       __________________________________________________

       GRAND ORGUE                   RECIT

   16' Montre             68     16' Bourdon           68
    8' Montre             68      8' Principal         68
    8' Principal          68      8' Clarabelle        68
    8' Gemshorn           68 *    8' Bourdon           68
    8' Flûte Traversière  68      8' Quintaton         68 *
    4' Prestant           68      8' Viole de gambe    68
    4' Flûte Harmonique   68      8' Voix céleste      56
2 2/3' Quinte             61      4' Fugara            68
    2' Doublette          61      4' Flûte octaviante  68
    V  Mixture           305      2' Octavin           61
       Muet                       V  Cornet           305
       Aigu                      16' Basson            68
    8' Trompette          SO      8' Trompette         68
    4' Clairon            SO      8' Hautbois          68
                                  8' Voix humaine      68
       POSITIF (expressif)        4' Clairon           68
                                     Trémolo
   16' Dulciane           68         Grave
    8' Principal          68         Muet
    8' Mélodia            68         Aigu
    8' Flûte à cheminée   68 *
    8' Salicional         68         PEDALE
    4' Violina            68
    4' Flûte douce        68     32' Flûte (res)       --
2 2/3' Nazard             61 *   16' Flûte             32
    2' Piccolo            61     16' Principal         GO
1 3/5' Tierce (bouchée)   61 *   16' Violon            32
    1' Sifflöte           61 *   16' Bourdon           32
   IV  Plein jeu         244 *   16' Bourdon doux      RE
    8' Clarinette         68     16' Dulciane          PO
    8' Cor Anglais        68      8' Flûte             12
       Trémolo                    8' Principal         GO
       Grave                      8' Violoncelle       12
       Muet                       8' Bourdon           12
       Aigu                       8' Bourdon doux      RE
                                  4' Flûte             12
       SOLO (expressif)           4' Basse chorale     12
                                 32' Bombarde        prep
    8' Flûte double       68     16' Bombarde          32
    8' Violoncelle        68     16' Basson            RE
    4' Flûte harmonique   68      8' Trompette         12
    2' Piccolo            61      8' Basson            RE
       Trémolo                    4' Clairon           12
    8' Tuba mirabilis     68
    8' Trompette          68      *  new
    4' Clairon            68
       Grave
       Muet
       Aigu

           [Received from Jeff Scofield July 23, 2020]

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