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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2148 (1965)

Metropolitan United Church
Edmonton, AB, CA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
13 stops
15 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2020-07-02 - 12 stops were supplied in 1965 by Casavant via Robert Blanchard for new Great and Swell divisions - nothing mentioned in the Memo of Agreement about Pedal stops; Metropolitan merged with Knox United Church in 1972 to become Knox-Metropolitan United Church; using the former's facilities; the last service was held June 26, 2016; the sanctuary, known for its unique architecture and wonderful stained-glass windows, was demolished in 2019; the congregation merged with three others to form United on Whyte. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives

     Edmonton, Alberta
     Metropolitan United Church

     Casavant   Op. 2148   1952   2/13
     Casavant   Op. 2148   1965    /14
     _____________________________________

     GREAT                  SWELL

  8' Principal    61     8' Nachthorn   61
  8' Rohrflöte    61     8' Gamba       61
  4' Octave       61     8' Celeste     54
  4' Koppelflöte  61     4' Spitzflöte  61
  2' Flachflöte   61     2' Principal   61
III  Mixture     183     8' Oboe        61

These stops were supplied by Casavant in
1965 to replace the existing Great and 
Swell; no Pedal stops were part of this
contract.

[Received from Jeff Scofield July 1, 2020]

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