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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2447 (1958)

Canada Paint & Varnish Company: Auditorium
Toronto, ON, CA

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


Consoles

Main


Notes

2020-10-01 - Installed in the auditorium at Canada Paint & Varnish Company in Toronto in 1958; the organ was meant ‘’to be broadcast at least once a week under the sponsorship of Canada Paint & Varnish Company as Rupert Edwards wants to promote the sale of his products.;’ because the Great was too loud and heavy sounding all the stops were replaced with smaller scales, the pressure of the division was lowered to achieve a lighter tone. Also the Swell 4’ Flute and 4’ Geigen were replaced with smaller scales stops; the organ was moved to First United Church, Port Credit, in Mississauga in 1971; merged with Christ United Church, Mississauga, to become Christ First United Church using both campuses. [With thanks to Michel Jacques, Casavant Customer Service Associate, for providing background correspondence] -Jeff Scofield

2022-11-05 - Opus 2447 was first offered for sale in 1964 by the Canada Paint and Varnish Company in the Leaside neighbourhood of Toronto. Correspondence in the archives of St. Paul's United Church, Sarnia, Ontario (closed June 26, 2022) indicates that St. Paul's was considering purchasing Opus 2447 as it was investigating the purchase of a pipe organ to replace the Keates organ destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Aug. 11, 1963. The re-location of Opus 2447 would have been overseen and completed by Casavant. -Ian Mason


Stoplist

Source: Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives

       Toronto, Ontario
       Canada Paint & Varnish Co.

       Casavant   Op. 2447   1958   3/43
       _____________________________________________________

       GREAT                              CHOIR

   16' Quintaton           61          8' Cor de Nuit     68
    8' Montre              61 *        8' Spitzflöte      68
    8' Bourdon             61 *        8' Spitzflöte Cel  61
    8' Erzähler            61          4' Gemshorn        68
    4' Prestant            61 *        4' Koppelflöte     68
    4' Flûte à cheminée    61 *    2 2/3' Rohrnasat       61
2 2/3' Quinte              61 *        2' Blockflöte      61
    2' Doublette           61 *    1 3/5' Terz            61
   IV  Fourniture       a 244 *    1 1/3' Larigot         61
       Unison Off                      1' Sifflöte        61
       Super                              Tremulant
       Chimes            prep             Sub
                                          Unison Off
       SWELL                              Super
                                          Chimes        prep
    8' Rohrflöte           68
    8' Spitzviola          68             PEDAL
    8' Viola Celeste       61
    4' Geigen Octave       68 *       16' Contrebasse     32
    4' Nachthorn        b  68         16' Bordon          32
    2' Octavin             61         16' Quintaton       GT
  III  Plein Jeu        c 183         16' Flute Conique   12 CH
   16' Krummhorn           68          8' Spitzprincipal  32
    8' Trompette           68          8' Bourdon         12
    4' Rohrschalmei        68          8' Flute Conique   CH
       Tremulant                   5 1/3' Octave Quint    32
       Sub                             4' Choralbass      32
       Unison Off                    III  Sesquialtera    96
       Super                          16' Trumpet         32
       Chimes            prep         16' Krummhorn       SW
                                       8' Trumpet         12
    *  pipes replaced in 1960          4' Rohrschalmei    SW
       with smaller-scaled pipes          Chimes        prep
       and the Great wind pressure
       was lowered to 2 1/2"
    a  19-22-26-29
    b  replaced Flute Triangulaire in 1960
    c  15-19-22

          [Received from Jeff Scofield September 30, 2020]

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