Casavant
Opus 2159, 1953
Originally Canadian Pipe Organ Co. Limited (1912)
Grace Presbyterian Church
1009 Fifteenth Avenue, S.W.
Calgary, AB, CA
44 Ranks
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions40 Stops43 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Originally built in 1912 as tubular-pneumatic by the Canadian Pipe Organ Company; extensively rebuilt by Casavant in 1953, with a new console and eleven existing ranks replaced as new; extensive tonal changes were made by Casavant in 1959; a significant rebuild was done by Casavant rep Jean Girouard in 1985, including tonal changes and a new façade; in 2001, Casavant renovated the console and made some tonal changes.
Database Manager on May 7th, 2017:
Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot.
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