Pipe Organ Database

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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 2864, 1965)

Location:

St. Michael's/St. Damien of Molokai Catholic Church
120 Lewis Street
Pontiac, MI 48342 US
Organ ID: 45795

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on February 05, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 27 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 20 stops. 20 registers.
Great, Swell and Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Exposed pipes or case front visible in a gallery at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jeff Scofield on February 05, 2021.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 20
  • Registers: 20
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • 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.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on February 05, 2021.
Jeff Scofield on February 05, 2021:

St. Michael's merged with two other parishes to form St. Damien of Molokai Parish in 2009.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on February 05, 2021.
Database Manager on June 28, 2010:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on January 13, 2010:

Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from the factory specifications
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on February 05, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Church interior to gallery, organ and exposed pipes: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2018-05-08

Church interior to front: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2016-08-27

Church exterior: Photograph by Church website, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

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