1927-11-08 - Organ at the time of the installation (Photograph from an archival source: musiqueorguequebec.ca, submitted by Stephen St Denis/Stephen St Denis)
2015-10-06 - Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. -Database Manager
2017-11-13 - The stoplist was drawn up by Charles Chapais from Casavant in collaboration with the organist, Henri Gagnon. It reflects the North American aesthetic style in vogue at that time. The instrument was inaugurated in a concert given by Henri Gagnon and Charles-Marie Courboin on November 8th, 1927. -Database Manager
2017-11-13 - In 1974, Bernard Cavelier of Buffalo, New York, was contracted to clean and repair the organ. -Database Manager
Typed stoplist Source: from musiqueorguesquebec.ca website Date not recorded
Québec, Québec, Canada
Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Québec
Casavant Frères Ltée Opus 1217 1927 4 manuals, 67 stops, 75 ranks
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II. GRAND-ORGUE III. RÉCIT EXPRESSIF
16' Montre 68 16' Bourdon 68
8' Montre 68 8' Principal 68
8' Principal 68 8' Clarabelle 68
8' Flûte double 68 8' Flûte harmonique 68
8' Salicional 68 8' Flûte à cheminée 68
8' Bourdon 68 8' Viole de gambe 68
4' Prestant 68 8' Voix céleste 68
4' Flûte harmonique 68 8' Eoline 68
4' Principal 68 4' Principal 68
2 2/3' Nazard 61 4' Flûte octaviante 68
2' Doublette 61 4' Violon 68
Fourniture IV 244 2' Piccolo 61
Cornet II 122 Sesquialtera II 122
8' Trompette 68 8' Trompette 68
4' Clairon 68 8' Cor 68
8' Hautbois 68
I. POSITIF 8' Voix humaine 68
16' Dulciane 68 4' Clairon 68
8' Principal 68 Trémolo
8' Mélodie 68
8' Gemshorn 68 PÉDALE
8' Cor de nuit 68 32' Flûte (resultant) 12*
8' Quintaton 68 16' Flûte 32
4' Prestant 68 16' Bourdon 32
4' Flûte d'amour 68 16' Principal 32
2 2/3' Quinte 61 16' Violon 32
2' Flageolet 61 16' Dulciane 32
1 3/5' Tierce 61 8' Flûte 32
8' Clarinette 68 8' Bourdon 32
8' Cor anglais 68 4' Flûte 32
Trémolo 16' Bombarde 32
8' Trompette 32
IV. SOLO 4' Clairon 32
16' Quintaton 68 * 1-12 are 10-2/3'
8' Stentorphone 68
8' Flûte ouverte 68
8' Grosse gambe 68
8' Gambe céleste 68
8' Flûte harmonique 68
Cornet IV 244
16' Tuba magna 68
8' Tuba mirabilis 68
4' Tuba clairon 68
Trémolo
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-11-13]
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