Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 3689 (1991)

Bel Air Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
16221 Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles, CA

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

Images

1992-03-21 - Chancel, Console, and Organ Cases (Photograph by Jim Lewis/Database Manager)

1992-03-21 - Organ (Photograph by Jim Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Keydesk Attached
4 manuals
46 stops
67 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
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: Computerized/Digital
Has sequencer
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

2004-10-30 - El. action in Ped. & Resonance Organ. Designed by Moore, Riddel & Yuddel. Compass 61/32. SS Comb. Damaged in 1994 earthquake. [Replaced by Rodgers combination pipe-electronic instrument reusing 60 rks.] -Database Manager

2009-06-25 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Damaged in 1994 earthquake; 60 ranks of pipework on new chests incorporated into new hybrid pipe-electronic organ in 1996. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Los Angeles, California
       Bel Air Presbyterian Church

       Casavant   Op. 3689   1991   4/67

       Stoplist courtesy of Casavant Frères

       GRAND ORGUE                           RESONNANCE
   16' Montre 61                         16' Principal 12
    8' Montre 61                         16' Bourdon 12
    8' Flûte à cheminée 61                8' Principal 61
    4' Prestant 61                        8' Flûte bouchée 61
    4' Flûte ouverte 61                   8' Flûte harmonique 42
    2' Doublette 61                       4' Octave 61
  III  Cornet 183                         4' Flûte 12
II-IV  Grande fourniture 208         III-IV  Plein jeu 269
 IV-V  Fourniture 281                        Unison Off
   16' Douçaine 61                       16' Bombarde royale tc
    8' Trompete 61                        8' Trompette royale 61 (hooded)
       Tremblant                          4' Clairon royal --
   16' Bombarde royale RES
    8' Trompette royale RES                  CELESTIAL I (pf)
    4' Clairon royal RES                 16' Flûte douce
                                         16' Flûte céleste MC
       RÉCIT                              8' Flûte douce
   16' Bourdon 61                         8' Flûte céleste tc
    8' Principal 61                       4' Flûte douce
    8' Cor de nuit 61                     4' Flûte céleste
    8' Viole de gambe 61                     Tremblant
    8' Voix céleste 61
    4' Octave 61                             CELESTIAL II (pf)
    4' Flûte à fuseau 61                 16' Viole de gambe
2 2/3' Nazard 61                         16' Viole céleste tc
    2' Quarte de nazard 61                8' Viole de gambe
1 3/5' Tierce 61                          8' Viole céleste
    1' Piccolo 61                         4' Viole de gambe
    V  Plein Jeu 305                      4' Viole céleste
   16' Basson 61 (1-12 L/2)                  Tremblant
    8' Trompette harmonique 61
    8' Hautbois 61                           PÉDALE
    4' Clairon harmonique 61             32' Soubasse dg
       Tremblant                         16' Montre RES
                                         16' Soubasse RES
       POSITIF EXPRESSIF                 16' Bourdon doux RE
    8' Flûte majeure 61 (1-12 wood)       8' Octavebasse RE
    8' Flûte douce 61                     8' Flûte bouchée RES
    8' Flûte céleste 49                   4' Octave RES
    4' Prestant 61                        4' Flûte RES
    4' Flûte à cheminée 61            III-V  Mixture RES
    2' Doublette 61                      32' Contre bombarde 12 L/2
1 1/3' Larigot 61                        16' Bombarde 32
  8/9' Neuvième 61                       16' Basson RE
   II  Sesquialtera 122                   8' Trompette 32
   IV  Cymbale 244                        4' Clairon 12
    8' Cromorne 61                        8' Trompette royale RES
       Tremblant

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield June 26, 2009.]

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