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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 1531, 1936)

Location:

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
321 S. Broadway
Lawrence, MA 01843 US
Organ ID: 557

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 31 ranks. 1,989 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 33 stops. 29 registers.
All:
  • 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 Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 33
  • Registers: 29
  • 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: 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
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb 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 07, 2010:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Church closed and organ relocated in 2008 to St. John the Evangelist R. C. Church, Wellesley Hills, MA.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
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 courtesy of Andrew Scanlon (ca. 2000).

Console: Photograph courtesy of Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 1997-08-20

Chancel and altar pre 2001: Photograph from an archival source: Unknown, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. Before 2001

Nave and empty rear gallery where the Casavant once lived in divided cases on either side of the window: Photograph by Sacred Heart Traditional Catholic Church website, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2014

Church exterior: Photograph by Archdiocese of Boston, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 1930s

Aerial view of church and So. Broadway in Lawrence: Photograph by Sacred Heart Traditional Catholic Church , submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2014

Balcony showing Casavant organ's twin cases and console in middle. Taken with poor camera.: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 1997

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