Pipe Organ Database

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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 2827, 1965)

Location:

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
22412 Overlake Drive
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 US
Organ ID: 45630

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been altered with the introduction of a digital/computer memory system.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on March 07, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 46 ranks. 2,540 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 35 stops. 39 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on March 07, 2020.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 35
  • Registers: 39
  • 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: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • 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
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on March 07, 2020.
None on April 09, 2020:

Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- From photos taken in March 2020, it appears that the organ has had a solid state upgrade as there is a MIDI drawknob available in each division now, and an LED control panel is visible to the left of the coupler rail. However no tonal changes or additions are evident.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 25, 2010:

Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on March 07, 2020.
Database Manager on November 23, 2009:

Identified by Rae Bolton from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on March 07, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from the factory specifications
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Nave interior with rear gallery and organ: Photograph by Roman Lizak. Taken on 2020-03-06

Rear gallery and organ: Photograph by Roman Lizak. Taken on 2020-03-06

Console: Photograph by Roman Lizak. Taken on 2020-03-06

Console: right stopjamb: Photograph by Roman Lizak. Taken on 2020-03-06

Console: left stopjamb: Photograph by Roman Lizak. Taken on 2020-03-06

Console: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-03-06

Church interior: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-07-31

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2010-02-28

Builder nameplate: Photograph by Roman Lizak, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-03-06

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