Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 990 (1975)

Richmond Hill United Church
10201 Yonge St.
Richmond Hill, ON, CA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
13 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2018-12-31 - Originally installed as tubular-pneumatic Casavant Op. 990 in 1923; new Casavant console via Alan T. Jackson in 1975, with minor tonal changes; the church website says that the organ saw significant improvements in 1991. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist courtesy of the Casavant Freres Archives Date not recorded

   Richmond Hill, Ontario
   Richmond Hill United (Methodist) Church

   Casavant   Op. 990   1923   2/14
   Casavant   Op. 990   1975   2/     new console
   ________________________________________________________

   GREAT                 SWELL                   PEDAL

8' Open DIapason     16' Bourdon             16' Subbass
8' Melodia            8' Stopped Diapason    16' Gedackt SW
4' Principal          8' Gamba                   Blank
2' Super Octave       8' Voix Celeste            Blank
   Chimes             4' Traverse Flute          Blank
                         Blank                   Blank
                         Blank                   Blank
                      8' Cornopean
                      8' Oboe
                         Tremulant

   

     [Received from Jeff Scofield December 31, 2018]

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