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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 1275, 1928)

Location:

Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church
6657 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles: Hollywood, CA 90028 US
Organ ID: 46666

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • 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)
  • 54 ranks. 3,790 pipes. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 49 stops. 57 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In gallery-level chambers at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 49
  • Registers: 57
  • 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: Remote pneumatic/mechanical capture 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 Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on August 30, 2015:

Updated through online information from Michael Williamson. -- Many original ranks exchanged by Richard Keys Biggs during his tenure as organist. Also 8- Bombarde in the Solo and an 8- Trompette en Chamade added by Richard F. Muench. Sanctuary console actually was a ‘recycled- 4 manual Kimball console (which came from First Baptist Church, Los Angeles). Console now gone, but cables are still located under the floor.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on April 10, 2010:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Contract also provided for two-manual sanctuary console controlling Great, Swell, Echo and Pedal; 3 antiphonal divisions added c.1960 by R. F. Muench; Casavant gallery console replaced by Austin console c.a 1976 and moved to St. Matthew's Cathedral, Laramie, WY.

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:

Console: Photograph courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives. Taken on 1928-11-03

Austin Console: (1992) Photograph by Michael Williamson.