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Casavant Frères Opus R-3027 (1983)

Alamo Heights United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
825 E. Basse Rd.
San Antonio, TX

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
44 stops
36 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
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 - The original builder was Casavant Frères (1969, Opus 3027). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Moved to Seventh Day Adventist, Chehalis, WA ca. 1995. [Originally 2m, 35rk, 27st. Choir division, Festival Trumpet 8', Ped. Trumpet 8' and bottom 12 for Sw. oboe 16' added in 1983.] -Database Manager

2007-06-29 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Source: extant, relocated, unaltered organ. -Database Manager

2010-05-26 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 1996 by organ by John G. Ballard that incorporated 1964 4/63 Schantz Op. 696, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    San Antonio, Texas
    Alamo Heights United Methodist Church

    Casavant   Op. 3027   1969/1983   3/48

    Courtesy of the Casavant Frère Archives
    St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
    _____________________________________________________________

    * added in 1982 renovation, along with a new 3-manual console

    GREAT                            CHOIR (1982)
16' Quintaden          61         8' Erzähler            61
 8' Prinzipal          61         8' Erzähler celeste GG 54
 8' Bordun             61         8' Gedackt             61
 4' Oktav              61         4' Geigendprinzipal    61
 4' Rohrflöte          61         4' Koppelflöte         61
 2' Flachflöte         61         2' Blockflöte          61
IV  Mixtur            244     1 1/3' Quintflöte          61
 8' Trompete           61       III  Zimbel             183
    Unison Off                    8' Krummhorn           61
    Chimes                           Tremulant
 8' Festival Trompete  61 *          Unison Off
    Carillon                         Super
    Blank                         8' Festival Trompete   GT
                                     Harp
    SWELL
 8' Salizional         61            PEDAL
 8' Vox coelestis   GG 54        16' Prinzipal           32
 8' Rohrflöte          61        16' Subbass             32
 4' Prinzipal          61         8' Oktav               32
 4' Spitzflöte         61         8' Gedacktpommer       32
 2' Oktav              61         4' Choralbass          32
II  Sesquialtera      122        IV  Mixtur             128
IV  Scharf            244        16' Posaune     L/2     32
16' Oboe     L/2       12 *      16' Oboe                SW
 8' Oboe               61         8' Trompete            32 *
    Tremulant                     4' Schalmei            32
    Unison Off                    8' Festival Trompete   GT
    Super                            Chimes
 8' Festival Trompete  GT *    

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 26, 2010.]

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