Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Casavant Frères (Opus 3900, 2014)

Location:

Maison symphonique
260 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montréal, QC H2X 1Y9 CA
Organ ID: 51927

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Auditoriums and Concert Halls
  • The organ is unaltered 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 Jeff Scofield on May 06, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider with direct-electric pull-downs (externally mounted)
  • 117 ranks. 6,489 pipes. 7 divisions. 4 manuals. 104 stops. 83 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider with direct-electric pull-downs (externally mounted) chests
  • Position: In center 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 February 15, 2019.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 7
  • Stops: 104
  • Registers: 83
  • Position: Keydesk attached, manuals set into case.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on curved jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave straight pedalboard.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • 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
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on February 15, 2019.
Database Manager on February 15, 2019:

Updated by Tom Samek, who has heard or played the organ.

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We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 16, 2019.
Database Manager on February 15, 2019:

Layout description as shown on the symphony's website: The organ is in a shallow chamber above the stage in the center. The mechanical action console is on the left side of the case with the Positif to the right of it. The Grande Orgue is above the console and Positif with the most of the Grande Choeur enclosed behind it. The high pressure reeds of the Grande Choeur are in a separate enclosure to the right of the Recit enclosure, both are above the main enclosure for the Grande Choeur. The Pedal is divided on either side of the case, but not within the case.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 16, 2019.
Database Manager on February 15, 2019:

There is a second console which is moveable. It controls the trackers using electric pull downs. The primary (tracker action) console also had electrical key actions to control the floating high-pressure reed sections.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 16, 2019.
Database Manager on February 15, 2019:

There is a second console which is moveable. It controls the trackers using electric pull downs. The primary (tracker action) console also had electrical key actions to control the floating high-pressure reed sections.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 16, 2019.
Database Manager on August 27, 2013:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 15, 2019.
Database Manager on August 15, 2013:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in Factory specifications. --

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 case and console: Photograph by Johann Vexo, via Casavant Frères, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-21

Organ case and console from stage: Photograph by Johann Vexo, via Casavant Frères, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-21

Stage Console: Photograph by Johann Vexo, via Casavant Frères, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-20

Hall interior to front and organ case: Photograph by Johann Vexo, via Casavant Frères, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-21

Hall interior to rear: Photograph by Johann Vexo, via Casavant Frères, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-21

Pipes closeup: Photograph by Johann Vexo, via Casavant Frères, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-21