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Casavant Frères (2017)

Originally Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 800, 1919)

Location:

St. Basil's Catholic Church
50 Saint Joseph St.
Toronto, ON M5S 1J4 CA
Organ ID: 71909

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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 Jeff Scofield on October 14, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 64 ranks. 3,624 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 47 stops. 58 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 47
  • Registers: 58
  • 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 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
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on October 14, 2022.
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives, and from the console by John Paul Farahat: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on October 14, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Gallery, organ and Pipe façade: Photograph by Church website, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 2017

Interior to front: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2015-12-24

Church exterior: Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2009-09-19

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