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Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Saint John Cantius Catholic Church, Tina Mae Organ
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 825 North Carpenter Street, 60642, Chicago, IL
Website: http://www.cantius.org/
Description nr.: 2057879.
Built by: Casavant Frères (1926) - opus 1130
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great: Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8', Chimes - from Echo.
Choir (expressive): Contra Gamba 16', Open Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Flute d’Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Cor Anglais 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Celesta, Harp.
Swell (expressive): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Aeoline 8', Violina 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Piccolo 2', Dolce Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant, Chimes - from Echo.
Solo (expressive): Stentorphone 8', Gross Flute 8', Viole d’Orchestre 8', Viole Celeste 8', Tuba 8', Tremulant.
Echo (expressive): Echo Diapason 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Fern Flute 4', Musette 8', Tremulant, Chimes.
Pedal: Double Open Diapason 32' - extension, Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Gamba 16' - from Choir, Lieblich Gedeckt 16' - from Swell, Flute 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8' - extension, Cello 8', Trombone 16', Chimes - from Echo.
Couplers: Swell 16 to Great, Swell 8 to Great, Swell 4 to Great, Choir 16 to Great, Choir 8 to Great, Choir 4 to Great, Solo 16 to Great, Solo 8 to Great, Solo 4 to Great, Echo 16 to Great, Echo 8 to Great, Echo 4 to Great, Swell 16 to Choir, Swell 8 to Choir, Swell 4 to Choir, Solo 16 to Choir, Solo 8 to Choir, Solo 4 to Choir, Great 8 to Solo, Swell 8 to Solo, Echo 16 to Solo, Echo 8 to Solo, Echo 4 to Solo, Great 8 to Pedal, Swell 8 to Pedal, Choir 8 to Pedal, Solo 8 to Pedal, Echo 8 to Pedal, Swell 4 to Pedal, Solo 4 to Pedal, Great 4 to Great, Choir 16 to Choir, Choir 4 to Choir, Swell 16 to Swell, Swell 8 to Swell, Swell 4 to Swell, Solo 16 to Solo, Solo 4 to Solo.
Accessories: 256 Memory Levels Combination Action, All Swells to Swell Pedal, Echo on Great Off, Echo on Solo Off.
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Special Mass held to dedicate restored pipe organ (20-10-2013)
Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Saint John Cantius Catholic Church, Tina Mae Organ
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 825 North Carpenter Street, 60642, Chicago, IL
Website: http://www.cantius.org/
Description nr.: 2057879.
Built by: Casavant Frères (1926) - opus 1130
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1926 | Casavant Frères | 1130 | new organ | 2013 | Casavant Frères | restoration |
- In 1926, the Casavant firm built a new organ for Saint James United Methodist Church in Chicago-Kenwood on South Ellis Avenue. This church replaced an older building, destroyed by fire in April 1924, which housed a 1915 Casavant organ. The new organ had a separate Echo Organ, which could be played from Great and Solo. Furthermore, a Chimes with 25 tubes and a Deagan Harp with 61 tones was placed. It was built with electro-pneumatic traction. It has been played with and maintained for years without any alterations.
- In 2011, Saint James' Church was closed. The organ was disassembled, restored, cleaned and rebuilt in Saint John Cantius Church by the Casavant company in 2011. In the summer of 2013, Jeff Weiler performed a re-voicing in the new space. The organ was inaugurated on October 20, 2013.
- Saint John Cantius Catholic Church is a large parish church in Chicago, which was built for the Polish community in the years 1893-1898. The Lower Church was inaugurated at Christmas 1893, and the large Upper Church was dedicated on December 11, 1898. The church building was designed by Adolphus Druiding. The previous organ of this church, built in 1922 by Geo. Kilgen & Son, was dismantled at the end of 2011.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1926 | Chicago, IL | Saint James United Methodist Church |
| 2013 | Chicago, IL | Saint John Cantius Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 9 |
| - Choir | 10 |
| - Swell | 17 |
| - Solo | 5 |
| - Echo | 4 |
| - Pedal | 9 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 54 (49) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Pitman-lade |
Specification
Great: Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8', Chimes - from Echo.
Choir (expressive): Contra Gamba 16', Open Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Flute d’Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Cor Anglais 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Celesta, Harp.
Swell (expressive): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Aeoline 8', Violina 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Piccolo 2', Dolce Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant, Chimes - from Echo.
Solo (expressive): Stentorphone 8', Gross Flute 8', Viole d’Orchestre 8', Viole Celeste 8', Tuba 8', Tremulant.
Echo (expressive): Echo Diapason 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Fern Flute 4', Musette 8', Tremulant, Chimes.
Pedal: Double Open Diapason 32' - extension, Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Gamba 16' - from Choir, Lieblich Gedeckt 16' - from Swell, Flute 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8' - extension, Cello 8', Trombone 16', Chimes - from Echo.
Couplers: Swell 16 to Great, Swell 8 to Great, Swell 4 to Great, Choir 16 to Great, Choir 8 to Great, Choir 4 to Great, Solo 16 to Great, Solo 8 to Great, Solo 4 to Great, Echo 16 to Great, Echo 8 to Great, Echo 4 to Great, Swell 16 to Choir, Swell 8 to Choir, Swell 4 to Choir, Solo 16 to Choir, Solo 8 to Choir, Solo 4 to Choir, Great 8 to Solo, Swell 8 to Solo, Echo 16 to Solo, Echo 8 to Solo, Echo 4 to Solo, Great 8 to Pedal, Swell 8 to Pedal, Choir 8 to Pedal, Solo 8 to Pedal, Echo 8 to Pedal, Swell 4 to Pedal, Solo 4 to Pedal, Great 4 to Great, Choir 16 to Choir, Choir 4 to Choir, Swell 16 to Swell, Swell 8 to Swell, Swell 4 to Swell, Solo 16 to Solo, Solo 4 to Solo.
Accessories: 256 Memory Levels Combination Action, All Swells to Swell Pedal, Echo on Great Off, Echo on Solo Off.
| Literature |
A history of the organs of Saint John Cantius Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois / Stephen Schnurr. - In: The Diapason, 113th Year, No. 1, January 2022. |
| Recordings |
Cantius : Polish Organ Music / Gail Archer. - Meyer Media TBR 03.25.22 (CD). - 2022. |