Pipe Organ Database

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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 1530, 1936)

Originally S. R. Warren & Sons (1889)

Location:

St. James Anglican Cathedral
65 Church Street at King street
Toronto, ON M5C 2E9 CA
Organ ID: 50224

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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 Paul R. Marchesano on August 04, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 67 ranks. 4,198 pipes. 5 divisions. 60 stops. 71 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on December 31, 2019.
Main:
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 60
  • Registers: 71
  • 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 December 31, 2019.
Database Manager on May 07, 2017:

Additions in 1976 by L.I. Phelps and Associates, 1999/2000 by Andrew Mead. Movable console by J.W. Walker & Sons, 1979.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 08, 2012:

Rebuilt by Casavant Frères in 1966. Additions in 1976 by L.I. Phelps and Associates, and in 1999/2000 by Andrew Mead. Movable console by J.W. Walker & Sons, 1979.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Stoplist courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on January 01, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Original Warren gallery case: Photograph from an archival source: 2023 OHS Handbook, Len Levasseur, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano. Taken on 2022-06-15