Pipe Organ Database

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Maritime Pipe Organ Builders (2018)

Originally Casavant Frères Ltée. (Opus 2737, 1963)

Location:

St. Ninian Catholic Cathedral
121 Saint Ninian St.
Antigonish, NS B2G 2L8 CA
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 66102

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • 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 Jim Stettner on March 19, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 20 ranks. 1,097 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 17 stops. 17 registers.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Built by Casavant Frères Ltée.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on March 19, 2023.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Built by Casavant Frères Ltée.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on March 19, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Built by Casavant Frères Ltée.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on March 19, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by Casavant Frères Ltée.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 17
  • Registers: 17
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • 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: Non-traditional style, as consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • 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 Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on April 15, 2023.
Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives / Verified against console photos: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on April 15, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Pipework: Photograph by Cathedral Facebook page. Taken on 2020-11-21

Right side aisle with console: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04

Right aisle grille: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04

Altar-side grille: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04

Console: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04

Console: Great stops: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04

Console: Swell stops: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04

Console: Pedals stops and couplers: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04

Console: pedalboard, pedal movements, and toe studs: Photograph by Emery van de Wiel, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2023-04-04