Knox Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary; front
53 Church St.
St. Catharines, ON, CA
Images
2022-03-11 - Chancel and organ facade from right side (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2016-07-12 - Chancel and Pipe Facade (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)
2016-07-12 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Facade (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)
2016-07-12 - Console (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)
2016-07-12 - Left Drawknobs (Pedal and Swell) (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)
2016-07-12 - Right Drawknobs (Great and Choir) (Photograph by Andrew Henderson/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 3 manuals
- 40 stops
- 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
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2016-07-19 - Mechanical and tonal changes by Dubay in the 1980s, with subsequent Walker digital additions. -Database Manager
2016-08-23 - Updated through online information from Andrew Henderson. Originally a conservative renovation of Casavant, Op. 811. Altered over the years as follows: Swell Mixture added 1960 (Casavant) and electronic harp stop (Maas-Rowe -- now disconnected); second set of chimes added on rear wall of sanctuary (1972); Great upperwork and various tonal alterations, c. 1982 (Dubay Organ Co.); 8-level SSL combination action and adjustable crescendo pedal added 1987 (Dodington & Dodington); reeds rebuilt 1988 (Dodington & Dodington); digital stops added 1998 & 2014 (Walker, via Dodington & Dodington). (Database Manager. 2016-07-26) -Database Manager
Stoplist
Source: Stoplist copied from the console July 12, 2016
St. Catharines, Ontario
Knox Presbyterian Church
Casavant Frères Ltée, Op. 1948 (1949)
Dubay Organs, ca. 1982 - Tonal Additions/Changes (*)
Walker Technical, 1998/2004 - Digital Additions (**)
GREAT SWELL (Expressive)
8 Open Diapason 68 16 Bourdon 68
8 Rohrflute 68 8 Open Diapason 68
4 Octave 68 8 Stopped Diapason 68
4 Flute Harmonic 68 8 Viola da Gamba 68
2 2/3 Twelfth (*) 61 8 Voix Celeste (tc) 54
2 Fifteenth 61 8 Aeoline 68
1 3/5 Tierce (*) 61 4 Traverse Flute 68
IV Fourniture (1⅓' - 1960) 244 2 Piccolo 61
8 Trumpet 68 IV Mixture [1'] (*) 244
16 Fagot (**) 61
Super 8 Cornopean 68
8 Oboe 68
8 Vox Humana
PEDAL Tremulant
32 Contra Bourdon (**) 32 n
16 Open Diapason 30 Sub
16 Bourdon 30 Super
16 Gedeckt (Sw) --
8 Octave (ext) 12
8 Principal 32 CHOIR (Expressive)
8 Stopped Flute (ext) 12 8 Melodia 68
4 Choral Bass (ext) 12 8 Dulciana 68
32 Contra Fagot (** ext Sw) 32 n 4 Principal (orig. 8' *) 68
16 Trombone 30 4 Wald Flute 68
16 Fagot (**) (Sw) 32 n 2 Flageolet 61
8 Clarinet 68
Tremulant
8 Royal Trumpet (**) --
Chimes
Chimes on Great
Sub
Super
(*) - additions/alterations, 1980s (Dubay)
(**) - digital stops, 1998/2014 (Walker)
COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Pedal Super
Great to Pedal
Great to Pedal Super
Choir to Pedal
Choir to Pedal Super
Swell to Great Sub
Swell to Great
Swell to Great Super
Choir to Great Sub
Choir to Great
Choir to Great Super
Swell to Choir Sub
Swell to Choir
Swell to Choir Super
[Received from Andrew E. Henderson July 19, 2016]
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