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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 2930, 1967)

Location:

Grace Episcopal Church
130 First Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960 US
Organ ID: 45867

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 34 ranks. 1,862 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 25 stops. 25 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 May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 25
  • Registers: 25
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on March 30, 2011:

Updated through online information from Robert Barrows.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on September 26, 2010:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 29, 2010:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- In 1993 Casavant moved the revoiced Swell Trompete to the Great and replaced it with a new Oboe stop; a 16' Rankett was also added to the Swell.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on January 15, 2010:

Identified by Riley Wes Mitchell from information furnished by Casavant Frères, courtesy of Simon Couture.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
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:

Church interior to rear, organ and exposed pipes: Photograph by patch.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2014-01-24

Church interior: Photograph by pinterest.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

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