Pipe Organ Database

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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 949, 1922)

Location:

Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
418 E. 34th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46205 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 27205

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 36 ranks. 2,421 pipes. 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 41 stops. 36 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 41
  • Registers: 36
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on January 31, 2011:

Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 21, 2007:

Identified through information in the 2007 Organ Atlas. "... rebuilt by the E. H. Holloway Corporation of Indianapolis."

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from the factory specifications
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Inaugural Organ Recital Program: Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Archives. Taken on 1923-01-30

Dedication Service Program: Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Archives. Taken on 1923-02-04

The sanctuary of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in 1923. Organ facade is visible: Photograph from an archival source: Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Archives, submitted by Drew Childs. Taken approx. 1923

The chancel of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in 1923. The pipe facade is visible.: Photograph from an archival source: The Architectural Record, vol. 54, no. 2 (August 1923), submitted by Drew Childs. Taken approx. 1923

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