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Warren Church Organ Co. (1908)

St. Paul's Anglican Church
1749 Argyle Street
Halifax, NS, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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2018-04-11 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.<br> Identified by John Speller, citing information from this publication: The Church of Saint Paul in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1749-1949, p. 273. Additionally, John Speller listed this individual as a source of information: Builder Unknown (?Spanish).<br>The note "Additionally, John Speller listed this individual as a source of information: Builder Unknown (?Spanish). " appears in error and I cannot erase it.<br> The Church of Saint Paul in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1749-1949, p. 273: "In 1908 a new electro-pneumatic organ was installed, built by the Warren Church Organ Co. of Woodstock, Ontario. It was the last built by Warren, the famous English builder, then in Canada, and was pronounced by him to be the best work he had ever done. The new organ was among the best instruments in Canada, at that time, and possessed the very latest mechanical devices." Four manual divisions, Great, Swell, Choir and Solo. -Database Manager


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The source states the organ has 2,689 pipes (Great Organ: 841; Swell Organ: 1,048; Choir Organ: 390; Solo Organ: 260; Pedal Organ: 150) Source: The Evening Mail (Halifax, NS) December 23, 1908

Great Organ Double Open Diapason 16 (1-12 stopped), Large Open Diapason 8, Small Open Diapason 8, Dopple [sic] Flute 8, Dulciana 8, Principal 4, Harmonic Flute 4, Twelfth 2 2/3, Fifteenth 2, Full Mixture III, Trumper [sic] 8

Swell Organ Liablish [sic] Bourdon 16, Gedeckt 8, Open Diapason 8, Viol Celeste 8, Salicional 8, Viol d'Orchestra 8, Principal 4, Aeoline 8, Suable [sic] Flute 4, Contra Fagotto 16, Full Mixture III, Cornopean 8, Oboe 8, Clarion 4, Tremulant

Choir Organ Violin Diapason 8, Gamba 8, Liablich [sic] Gedeckt 8, Flauto Traverso 4, Clarionet 8, Vox Humana 8, Tremulant

Pedal Organ Open Bass 16, Sub Bass 16, Violone 16 (Appears to be missing in source - included in Casavant Op. 1862 console contract.), Lieblich 16, Octave Bass 8, Flute Bass 8, Trombone 16

Solo Organ [Gross Flute] [8] (Appears to be missing in source - Casavant Op. 1862 console contract includes), Flute 4, Orchestral Oboe 8, Tube [sic] 8, Tremulant

Swell Organ to Great Organ 8, Swell Organ to Great Organ 16, Swell Organ to Great Organ 4, Swell Organ to Choir Organ 8, Choir Organ to Great Organ 8, Choir Organ to Great Organ 16, Solo Organ to Great Organ 8, Solo Organ to Great Organ 16, Solo Organ to Great Organ 4, Swell Organ to Swell Organ 4, Choir Organ to Choir Organ 4, Swell Organ to Swell Organ 16, Great Organ to Great Organ 4, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ 8, Great Organ to Pedal Organ 8, Choir Organ to Pedal Organ 8, Solo Organ to Pedal Organ 8, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ 4, Solo Organ to Pedal Organ 4


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