Pipe Organ Database

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R. A. Colby, Inc. (2010)

Originally Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 3110, 1971)

Location:

St. John's Episcopal Church
906 S. Orleans Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606 US
Organ ID: 51607

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican 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 R. Joseph Wiessinger on July 15, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 63 ranks. 3,438 pipes. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 43 stops. 108 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 43
  • Registers: 108
  • 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 in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 23, 2013:

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 July 22, 2013:

This entry describes alterations to an existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- The organ was originally installed in 1971 as Casavant 2/35 Op. 3110; enlarged to 3/56 by Wicks in 1984 as Op. 5971.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist courtesy of R. A. Colby, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from R. Joseph Wiessinger on July 15, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph (2010) courtesy of R. A. Colby, Inc..

Console: Photograph (2010) courtesy of R. A. Colby, Inc..

Console: Photograph (2010) courtesy of R. A. Colby, Inc..

Nave and Processional Pipe Display: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2013-07-11

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Displays: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2013-07-11

Chancel and Pipe Display: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2013-07-11

Stained Glass Window: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2013-07-11

Church Exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2013-07-11

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