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Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Victoria BC, Canada (British Columbia) - Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Municipal: Victoria BC
Address: 740 View Street, V8W 1J8, Victoria, BC
Website: http://www.standrewscathedral.com/
Description nr.: 2043939.
Built by: Casavant Frères (1907) - opus 293
In 1907, the Casavant firm built a two-manual organ for Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Victoria. The organ was rebuilt by Hugo Spilker in the years 1966-1968. The stop list has been modified. In 1989 Grant Smalley restored the organ. He also installed a new console. A third manual (Positive) has been prepared.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4' - 1968, Fifteenth 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3' - 1968, Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Spitz Principal 4' - 1968, Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (2 2/3'+1 3/5'), Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Positive (prepared for): Gedeckt 8', Quintadena 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Principal 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbel 3 ranks (1'), Cremona 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Bass 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8', Choral Bass 4' - extension, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - prepared for.
Photo: Rinus Pannekoek
Victoria BC, Canada (British Columbia) - Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Municipal: Victoria BC
Address: 740 View Street, V8W 1J8, Victoria, BC
Website: http://www.standrewscathedral.com/
Description nr.: 2043939.
Built by: Casavant Frères (1907) - opus 293
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1907 | Casavant Frères | 293 | new organ | 1968 | Hugo Spilker | rebuild | 1989 | Grant Smalley | restoration |
In 1907, the Casavant firm built a two-manual organ for Saint Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Victoria. The organ was rebuilt by Hugo Spilker in the years 1966-1968. The stop list has been modified. In 1989 Grant Smalley restored the organ. He also installed a new console. A third manual (Positive) has been prepared.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Positive (prepared for) | 9 (0) |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 27 (23) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4' - 1968, Fifteenth 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3' - 1968, Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Spitz Principal 4' - 1968, Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (2 2/3'+1 3/5'), Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Positive (prepared for): Gedeckt 8', Quintadena 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Principal 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cymbel 3 ranks (1'), Cremona 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Bass 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8', Choral Bass 4' - extension, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - prepared for.
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