Casavant Frères Ltée.
Opus 1873, 1947

Originally Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 505, 1905)

St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

530 Elizabeth Street
Ann Arbor, MI, US

35 Ranks

Instrument ID: 8460 ● Builder ID: 1116 ● Location ID: 7903

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Not Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions28 Stops32 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)

Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on May 30th, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from Timothy Tikker. -- Built by Pilcher, 1905; rebuilt by Casavant Freres in 1947 with new console, chests, winding, one additional rank (Vox Humana) and some extension pipes; tonally altered by Thomas Wood of Indianapolis in 1978, replacing some 2/3 of the original pipes; currently under renovation by Renaissance Pipe Organs of Ann Arbor. Organ is in twin cases to sides of rear gallery: Swell at organist's left, 18 facade pipes of Pedal 8' Octave; Great at organist's right, 12 facade pipes of Great 8' Principal (remaining facade pipes on both sides are dummies). NB: Address lsited is mailing address for church office. Church located on Kingsley street between Elizabth and State streets. -- Manuals have 68-note chests for super couplers; 61 notes on keyboards

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1996

Webpage Links: St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church - a photoset on Flikr