Pipe Organ Database

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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 1197, 1927)

Location:

Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
414 S. Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895 US
Organ ID: 46620

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
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. 2,191 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 29 stops. 32 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Exposed pipes or case front visible 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: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 29
  • Registers: 32
  • 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: Remote pneumatic/mechanical capture system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on August 01, 2018:

The congregation was merged with others in 2018, with Holy Family being kept open for liturgical celebrations; however, it was expected to close within a year or so.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on December 18, 2018.
Database Manager on March 30, 2010:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 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:

Organ in rear gallery: Photograph by 150 Churches, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2015

Church interior: Photograph by 150 Churches, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2015

Chancel: Photograph by 150 Churches, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2015

Church exterior: Photograph by Wikimedia, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2020

Organ in rear gallery : Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2015