Casavant 301 Images

This listing is from a letter to Stuart Kennedy, dated December 5, 1960

Casavant # 301, additions #696
Original installation in Grace Church in 1907, fire destroyed the Great and a new one was supplied, with chests and frame, in 1917. The rest of the organ protected by the Swell boxes.

Great Organ

1.  Double Open
16'65 pipes
2.  Open Diapason 8
    "
3. Geigen Principal
8
    "
4. Doppel Flute
8
    "
5. Gemshorn
8
    "
6. Wald Flute
4
    "
7. Principal
4
    "
8. Fifteenth
2
    "
9. Mixture
3 rks 195 pipes
10. Trumpet
8
65 "

Swell Organ

11. Bourdon 16'
61 pipes
12. Open Diapason
8
    "
13. Stop'd Diapason8
    "
14. Claribel
8
    "
15. Viola da Gamba
8
    "
16. Voix Celeste
8
49 pipes
17. Aeoline
8
    "
18. Traverse Flute4
    "
19. Violina4
    "
20. Fifteenth
2
    "
21. Cornet
3 rks
183 pipes
22. Oboe
8'
61 pipes
23. Contra Fagotto
16
    "
24. Trumpet
8
    "
25. Vox Humana
8
    "
     Tremulant  

Choir Organ

26. Violin Diapason 8' 
61 pipes
27. Melodia
8      
    "
28. Dulciana
8
    "
29. Harmonic Flute
4
    "
30. Flageolet
2
    "
31. Clarinet 8
    "
     Tremulant
  

Solo Organ

32. Stentorphone    
8'      
61 pipes
33. Quintadena
8    "
34. Rohrflute
8
    "
35. Harmonic Flute
4
    "
36. Orchestral Oboe
8
    "
37. Cor Anglais
8
    "
38. Tuba
8
    "
     Tremulant
  

Pedal Organ

39. Open Diapason Wood
16'    
30 
40. Open Metal (Gr)
16
 
41. Bourdon
16
30
42. Octave (ex 39)
8
12
43. Flute (ex 41)
8
12
44. Gedackt (Swell)
16
 
45. Cello
8
30
46. Fifteenth (ex 45)
4
12
47. Trombone
16
30
48. Trumpet (ex 47)
8
12

Positiv Organ (to be added)

49. Gedeckt  8'
50. Principal 
4'
51. Rohrflote
4'
52. Nazard
2 and 2/3
53. Tierce
1 and 1/3
54. Scharf
3 rks
55. Krumhorn 
8'


Wind pressures

Solo  7 ins.
Positiv  2 and 1/2
Remainder  3 and 1/2 ins.

I have the pipes for the Positiv, but no chest as yet, as it has to be specially made for the low pressure. Nos. 1 to 48 are the present stops. They will be changed somewhat, I imagine.

 
Casavant 301 - Specifications

Stoplist for Casavant 301 (696), as of date of death, November 29, 2000-- 87 stops, 72 ranks as recorded by Grant Smalley, Organbuilder, Victoria, BC

GREAT                                          POSITIV                                SWELL                           

Bourdon  16 Gedeckt 
16
 Gedeckt 
16
Open Diapason
8
 Bourdon
8
 Principal
8
Gemshorn
8
 Quintaten
8
 Bourdon
8
Doppelflute
8
 Prestant
4
 Viole de Gambe 
8
Principal
4
 Flute a Bec 4
 Voix Celeste
8
Wald Flute
4
 Doublette
2
 Flute Harmonique
8
Quint
2 2/3
 Sesquialter (2 2/3) II
 Octave
4
Cornet
III  IV
 Plein Jeu (1')
III  IV
 Flute Harmonique
4
Super Octave
2
 Crommorne
8
 Nasard
2 2/3
Mixture 2'
III
 Tremblant
  Flute a Bec
2
Bombarde
16
    Tierce
1 3/5
Trompet
8
    Larigot
1 1/3
Great to Great
4
    Fourniture (2')
III
      Basson
16
      Trompette
8
      Haut Bois
8
      Voix Humane
8
CHOIR
            PEDAL
  Clairon
4
Violin Diapason8
 Soubasse
32
 Swell to Swell
16
Stop'd Diapason 8
 Principal
16
 Swell to Swell
4
Dulciana
8
 Violone
16
 Tremblant
 
Octave
4
 Bourdon
16
   
Piccolo
2
 Sw Gedeckt
16
 Sw to Gt
16,8,4
Trumpet8
 Octave Bass
8
 Ch to Gt
16,8,4
Choir to Choir
4
 Bourdon
8
 Pos to Gt
16.8.4
Tremolo
  Cello
8
 Ped to Gt
8
   Choral Bass
4
   
   Bass Flute
4
 Sw to Pos
8
   Fife
2
 Ch to Pos
8
   Cornet (8')
IV
   
   Mixture (2 2/3)
III
 Sw to Ped
8,4
   Contre Bombarde
32
 Gt to Ped
8,4
   Bombarde
16
 Ch to Ped
8,4
   Basson
16
 Pos to Ped
8,4
   Trompette
8
   
   Clairon
4
   
   Clarine
2
   
        

Electropneumatic action
Four 61-note manuals and 32 pedal
Oak Console built by Grant Smalley
Peterson digital multiplex switching system (1994)
Adjustable bench
Organ originally from Grace Church, Winnipeg

 
Specifications - Kindersley circa 1964 
* Note: The Solo division was stolen sometime between 1971 and 1979
 
GREAT (3 1/2")                                  SWELL (3 1/2")
 
Open Diapason      
16
 Bourdon     
16
Open Diapason
8
 Violin Diapason 
8
Geigen Principal
8
 Stop'd Diapason 8
Gemshorn
8
 Clarabella
8
Doppelflote
8
 Viola da Gamba
8
Octave
4
 Voix Celeste
8
Flute
4
 Aeoline
8
Fifteenth
2
 Traverse Flute
4
Mixture III
  Violin Diapason
4
Trumpet
8
 Principal
2
   Cornet III
(2 2/3)
   Contra Fagotto
16
   Cornopean
8
   Oboe
8
   Vox Humana
8
   Tremulant
 
 

CHOIR (3 ½”)                                   SOLO (7")

Melodia           8
      Diapason             
8
Open Diapason 8
 Rohr Flute
8
Dulciana  
8
 Quintadena 8
Fl. Dolce
4
 Orch. Oboe
8
Piccolo
2
 Cor Anglais
8
Clarinet
8
 Tuba
8
   other?
 


PEDAL (3 ½”) 

Open Wood   
16
Bourdon
16
Principal (Gt)
16
Lieb. Bourdon (Sw) 
16
Bass Flute
8
Bourdon
8
Violoncello
8
Trombone
16
Tromba
8

B.O.B. blower, circa 1964

* Note: The Solo division was stolen sometime between 1971 and 1979.


 

Specification for Grace Church (from Casavant documentation) Opus #301 (renamed in 1917 to Opus #696) transcribed directly from their documents. (Note: There are 2 No. 25's on the original, it is not a transcription error)

Compass of Manuals   C  C        to   C       61 keys
Compass of Pedals     C  C  C    to   F       30 keys

                                      Feet             Notes
GREAT

1.  Double Open           
16              
65
2.  Open Diapason865
3.  Geigen Principal
8
65
4.  Doppel Flute
8
65
5.  Gemshorn
8
65
6.  Wald Flute
4
65
7.  Principal
4
65
8.  Fifteenth
2
61
9.  Mixture3 rks
195
10. Trumpet                    
865


SWELL ORGAN

11. Bourdon           16               61
12. Open Diapason       
861
13. Stopped Diapason8
61
14. Clarabella Flute8
61
15. Viola da Gamba8
61
16. Voix Celeste8
49
17. Dolcissimo8
61
18. Traverse Flute4
61
19. Violina4
61
20. Flautino2
61
21. Dolce Cornet3 rks
183
22. Contra Fagotto16
61
23. Cornopean8
61
24. Oboe & Bassoon8
61
25. Vox Humana              
8
61

CHOIR ORGAN (in a Swell box)

25. Violin Diapason       
8                
61
26. Melodia
8
61
27. Dulciana
8
61
28. Harmonic Flute
4
61
29. Flageolet
2
61
30. Clarinet                     
8
61


SOLO

31. Stentorphone         
8                 
61
32. Quintadena
8
61
33. Rohr Flute
8
61
34. Harmonic Flute
4
61
35. Orchestral Oboe
8
61
36. Cor Anglais
8
61
37. Tuba                         
8
61


PEDAL

38. Double Open    16              
30
39. Bourdon
16
30
40. Gedeckt (from No.11)16
30
41. Flute (from No.38)    8
30
42. Cello
8
30
43. Bourdon (from No.39)
8
30
44. Trombone
16
30
45. Trumpet (from No.44)
8
30


COUPLERS (Tilting Tablets)

46. Great to Pedal
47. Swell to Pedal
48. Choir to Pedal
49. Solo to Pedal
50. Swell to Great
51. Swell to Choir
52. Swell at Octaves
53. Swell Super Octave to Great
54. Swell Sub Octave to Great
55. Choir to Great
56. Choir Sub Octave to Great
57. Choir at Octaves
58. Solo to Great
59. Solo to Swell
60. Solo to Choir
61. Tremolo to Swell
62. Tremolo to Choir
63. Tremolo to Solo
64. Great at Octaves

ADJUSTABLE PISTONS

Four to Swell
Four to Great
Three to Choir
Three to Solo
Two to Pedal
Four Reversible to Pedal
Four Adjustable Pistons to act on all stops and Couplers
One Adjuster
Wind Indicator
Crescendo Indicator

PEDALS

One Balanced Swell Pedal
One Balanced Choir Pedal
One Balanced Crescendo Pedal to bring on all stops gradually without disturbing the knobs.

 

The 1907 specifications are from the archives of Casavant Freres, the 1960 specs from a letter to Stuart Kennedy in Calgary, the 1964 specs from a letter to Father Basil, and the 2000 specs are from the estate evaluation done by Grant Smalley, Organbuilder, of Victoria, BC. The specifications "2000 Complete" are with notes by Douglas Adams on the condition of the instrument. More from Mr. Adams here.

Changes were hashed out over the years in the correspondences with Stuart Kennedy in Calgary. Note that not all ranks are operational in the final specs as they were still in the planning stages, although the stops are installed.