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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 2133, 1952)

Location:

St. Peter's Catholic Church
50 Clarendon St.
St. John, NB E2K 1A4 CA
Organ ID: 46475

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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 June 30, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 34 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 30 stops. 34 registers.
Great, Swell, Choir and Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jeff Scofield on June 30, 2020.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 30
  • Registers: 34
  • 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.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • 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 June 30, 2020.
Jeff Scofield on June 30, 2020:

The contract was for a new console, renovation and slight tonal changes to 1902 3/34 Casavant Op. 160; slight tonal changes by Hill, Norman & Beard in 1966; the church closed August 2018.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on June 30, 2020.
Database Manager on February 27, 2010:

Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture. Rebuild of op. 160

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on June 30, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Gallery and organ case: Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-04-10

Church exterior: Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-04-10

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