Pipe Organ Database

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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 2938, 1967)

Exhibited in the 1983 OHS convention(s)

Location:

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
929 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610 US
Gallery
Organ ID: 45845

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on September 03, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 53 ranks. 2,573 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 37 stops. 36 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 37
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • 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 December 17, 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 14, 2010:

Identified by Riley Wes Mitchell 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 Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Church Exterior: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2016-06-26

Organ case in the rear gallery: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2011-10-08

Nave: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2011-10-18

Console: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2020-06-26

Builders nameplate: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2020-06-26

Organ in rear of the nave: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2020-06-26

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