Pipe Organ Database

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Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 242, 1905)

Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 1112, 1882)

Location:

Brant Avenue Methodist Church
137 Brant Ave.
Brantford, ON CA
Organ ID: 53332

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist 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 Andrew Henderson on December 21, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 31 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 29 stops. 32 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
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: 30
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on January 07, 2017:

This was a rebuild and tonal changes for an existing instrument; rebuilt as 3/33 in 1948 as Casavant Op. 1934; destroyed by fire April 20, 1963; merged with Zion Congregational in 1995 to become St. Andrew's United Church and the Brant Avenue church was eventually turned into apartments; St. Andrew's now has a 3-manual 1927 Casavant that was originally installed in First United Church, St.. Catherines, Ontario.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on September 05, 2014:

Identified through information in Casavant documents, courtesy of Simon Couture and Denis Blaine. The cost was $ 5,090.00.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Copied from the factory specifications dated June 30, 1905: Open In New Tab Stoplist courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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