Pipe Organ Database

Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture. The tonal director was Stephen Stoot. The cost was $11,500.00.

Updated through online information from John Overton. -- The original 1902 Casavant organ was electrified in 1955, specifically with an electro-pneumatic system/console, including combinations. The number of speaking pipes remained unchanged, though some pipes were slightly altered.
Since 1955:

• The blower has been moved from the cellar to its present place in the Great+Swell+Pedal Division to the left of the High Altar. Some damage seems to been done in the move.
• The console was moved from the 1955 left-hand side to its present right-hand side behind the choir-stalls during chancel alterations in the 1990's.
• The back case of the console was built in by the raised wood floor during the 90's alterations, making it very difficult to do repair work on the console.
• During the 1980s and 1990s pipes were removed and/or exchanged.
• During the latter part of the 20th century many pipes were damaged.
• The past 14 years (2000-2014) some incomplete ranks have been disconnected, and more pipes have been removed and/or damaged/destroyed, and, some say, stolen.
• The organ was inspected by Casavant at the turn of the millenium. A 4-stage Casavant tender to restore the organ to working playable condition (no expansion, no re-voicing etc) was declined by the Parish.
• As of 2014 - effectively no real work has been done on the instrument for the past 10 years and the instrument has not been tuned for at least 7 years (given the state of the organ, tuning was not considered worth its cost.)
• The organ blower makes so much wheezing noise and plays so unexpectedly 'on its own' that the instrument is longer reliable as a musical instrument. The blower is now (2014) in such a deteriorated state, that it is effectively now no longer reparable.

Updated through online information from Martin Jones. -- Blower punctured, Many pipes missing as a result many ranks are useless , Source: John Overton: Music Director, Choir master, and Organist of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Yarmouth, NS

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed in 1902 as 3/26 Casavant Op. 168; rebuilt and electrified in 1955 as Casavant Op. 2283, including a new console and replacement reed pipework.