Casavant Frères Ltée.
Opus 2847, 1965
Sinsinawa Dominican Motherhouse
Queen of the Rosary Chapel
585 County Road Z
Sinsinawa, WI, US
34 Ranks - 1,652 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (56 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions26 Stops28 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoSequencerCombination Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The instrument is has been carefully dismantled, and is in storage at Terra Sancta Retreat Center, Rapid City, SD. It will be re-assembled later this year, with plans for ZERO tonal modifications to this exquisitely voiced instrument. The Holy Rosary Chapel at Terra Sancta has similar reverberant acoustics to the organ's original home, and although the overall volume is somewhat smaller, the ceiling height is taller containing some less reflective wood surfaces.
Samuel Baker on February 9th, 2026:
From Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
Queen of the Rosary Chapel at the Sinsinawa Dominican Motherhouse in southwestern Wisconsin is slated for demolition with the sale of their campus. The chapel is home to Casavant Op. 2847 from 1965, 2-manual, 34-rank organ that is in a fine state of preservation. The sisters are eager to secure its future, and are offering it free of charge to a party that can provide a good home and care for it as they have.
Jim Stettner on February 3rd, 2026:
Updated through online information from John Panning [February 2, 2026]: Chapel is to be demolished. A new home is being sought for the organ. https://www.radiodubuque.com/2026/01/22/several-buildings-to-be-deconstructed-at-sinsinawa-mound/ .
Database Manager on June 5th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Official name of the group is now the Dominican Education Center.
Database Manager on June 4th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Console renovated by Casavant in 2009 with preparations made for future additions.
Database Manager on July 5th, 2008:
Identified through online information from Paul Marchesano.
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