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Winnipeg - Westminster United Church

Winnipeg, Canada (Manitoba) - Westminster United Church
Municipal: Winnipeg
Address: 745 Westminster Avenue, R3G 1A5, Winnipeg
Website: http://westminsterchurchwinnipeg.ca/

Description nr.: 2044004.

Built by: Casavant Frères (1912) - opus 481

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1912 Casavant Frères481 new organ
1951 Casavant Frères2078 restoration and enlargement
1986 Casavant Frères  restoration and enlargement
2012 Casavant Frères  maintenance/reparations

  • Orgel van Casavant uit 1912. Het is in 1951 omgebouwd en uitgebreid. In 1986 voerde de firma Casavant een restauratie uit, waarbij het orgel opnieuw is geïntoneerd en uitgebreid met enkele registers.
  • In 2012 is het orgel gereviseerd door Casavant. De speeltafel is gemoderniseerd en voorzien van een Solid State Memory 128 Levels Combination System. Verder is een Contra Trombone 32' op het pedaal geplaatst.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ11
- Choir Organ8
- Swell Organ15
- Solo Organ9
- Pedal Organ17 (11)
Total number of stops60 (54)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ: Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Clarabella Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflute 2', Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ: Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Traverse Flute 4', Flageolet 2', Quint Flute 1 3/5', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Cymbelstern (9 bells).
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Waldflute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Principal 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks (26.29.33.36), Contra Fagotto 16', Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ: Stentorphone 8', Grosse Flute 8', Cello 8', Violina 4', Orchestral Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Orchestral Oboe 8', Cor Anglais 8', Tuba 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Resultant 32', Open Diapason 16', Principal 16' - from Great, Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Gedeckt 16' - from Swell, Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8' - from Great, Flute 8', Bourdon 8', Cello 8', Choralbass 4' - from Great, Contra Trombone 32', Trombone 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8', Fagotto 4' - from Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great (16', 8', 4'), Swell to Great (16', 8', 4'), Solo to Great (16', 8', 4'), Swell to Choir (16', 8', 4'), Solo to Choir (16', 8', 4'), Great to Pedal (8', 4'), Choir to Pedal (8', 4'), Swell to Pedal (8', 4'), Solo to Pedal (8', 4'), Great Suboctave, Great Octave, Great Unison Off, Choir Suboctave, Choir Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Octave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Suboctave, Solo Octave.
Accessories: 128 Memory Levels, Tutti (Programmable).

Literature The Organ in Manitoba : A History of the Instruments, the Builders, and the Players / James B. Hartman. - Winnipeg : The University of Manitoba Press, 1997.

Winnipeg - Westminster United Church

Winnipeg - Westminster United Church