Casavant Frères Ltée.
Opus 2679, 1963
Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Cap
626 Notre-Dame
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, QC, CA
107 Ranks - 5,547 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions75 Stops75 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location
In 1989-1990, while performing a general cleaning and releathering operations of certain components, a 16-level memory electronic combinator with adjustable tremulant was installed in the console. A Résonnance division, grouping the chamades and the Grand-Orgue Cornet was created.
Jeff Scofield on January 12th, 2021:
The building is 260 feet (79 meters) long by 167 feet (60 meters) wide. As for the nave, it is 150 feet (46 meters) long by 130 feet (39.5 meters) wide and 100 feet (30.5 meters) high. The dome has a 48-foot (13.5-meter) diameter. The distance from the floor to the top of the cupola indoors is 125 feet (38 meters). The pyramid-shaped cupola is topped by a lantern which supports a 15-foot (4.5-meter) cross. The top of the cross is 258 feet (78.5 meters) from the ground; seating is 1,600.
Database Manager on February 19th, 2010:
Identified by Riley Wes Mitchell from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture.
Related Instrument Entries: Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 2679, 1990)
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