Casavant Frères Ltée.
Opus 993, 1923
Our Lady of Pity Roman Catholic Church / Reservoir Church
15 Notre Dame Ave
Cambridge, MA, US
34 Ranks - 2,196 Pipes
Instrument ID: 47667 ● Builder ID: 1116 ● Location ID: 41988
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STOPLISTS
| Great (II)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason | 68 |
| 8' | Open Diapason | 56 |
| 8' | Hohl Flote | 68 |
| 8' | Salicional | 68 |
| 4' | Harmonic Flute | 68 |
| 4' | Octave | 68 |
| IV | Mixture | 272 |
| 8' | Trumpet | 68 |
| Swell (III - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | 68 |
| 8' | Open Diapason | 68 |
| 8' | Stopped Diapason | 68 |
| 8' | Viola da Gamba | 68 |
| 8' | Voix Celeste | 56 |
| 4' | Flauto Traverso | 68 |
| 2' | Octavin | 61 |
| III | Dolce Cornet | 204 |
| 8' | Trumpet | 68 |
| 8' | Oboe | 68 |
| 8' | Vox Humana | 68 |
| Tremulant |
| Choir (I - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Open Diapason | 68 |
| 8' | Melodia | 68 |
| 8' | Muted Viol | 68 |
| 4' | Wald Flute | 68 |
| 2' | Flageolet | 61 |
| 8' | Clarinet | 68 |
| Tremulant |
| Pedal🛈 | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason | 30 |
| 16' | Bourdon | 30 |
| 8' | Octave | 12 |
| 8' | Stopped Flute | 12 |
| 16' | Trombone | 30 |
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CONSOLES
Builder: Casavant Frères Ltée.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal4 Divisions29 Stops31 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Blower built by Casavant.
Blower motor is a 3 HP 1725 RPM Wagner Eletric MFG Co. motor. It was disconnected when the building was sold because it uses 550v which was not accounted for when the building was rewired at sale.
Instrument originally used a belt-driven generator connected to the shaft of the blower. The generator is still extant but was disconnected (perhaps in the 70s?). the generator put on 8-9 volts and 12 amps.
The generator was replaced (again possibly in the 70s) with a LaMarche Orgelectra putting out 10-15 volts and 8-15 amps.
John Roper on September 30th, 2022:
GT 8' Diapason has 56 notes on the main chest.
GT 16' Diapason has 44 notes on the main chest.
There are a total of 24 speaking facade pipes.
GT 8' Salicional replaced by 15th marked 251 (probably Woodberry) by Arthur Birchall in 1972. 38 pipes are extant (though damaged) in the chamber.
GT 8' Diapason removed and replaced by the Choir 8' Diapason by Arthur Birchall in 1972. 35 pipes are extant (though damaged) in the chamber.
GT Mixture recomposed by Arthur Birchall in 1972.
CH 8' Diapason moved to Great and replaced with 4' Violina (49 pipes) marked 251 (probably Woodberry) by Arthur Birchall in 1972.
SW Mixture recomposed by Arthur Birchall in 1972.
Swell plays on 4.25in of wind.
Great and Choir play on 3.75in of wind.
CH Melodia marked GT Melodia
CH Wald Flute marked No. 4 Flute Douce
SW Bourdon marked No. 2 Bourdon 16', marked 238 on bass pipe face (for Ordre?)
SW Fluto Traverso marked No. 3 Flute Oct. 4' Ordre 220
SW Trumpet marked 312 on block
SW Vox Humana marked 265 on block
SW Oboe marked 282 or 292 on block
GT Hohl Flote marked No. 1 Hohl Flute 8' Ordre N. 200
John Roper on June 11th, 2021:
CH 8' Clarinet 24-68 are missing
CH 8' Melodia 23-68 are missing
CH 8' Diapason has been replaced by a 49-note celeste
SW III Mixture reconstitued and now missing 62-68 (21 pipes)
GT IV Mixture reconstituted and now missing 62-68 (28 pipes)
GT 8' Salicional replaced by 2' Fifteenth
Console rolltop missing
Instrument maintained by Arthur Birchall in the 70s. Dedicated by Marcel Depre. Music directors included Paul Hotin and Marvin Eatough.
Database Manager on February 18th, 2017:
Building sold to Greater Boston Vineyard Christian Fellowship in 2004; sold again to Reservoir Church in 2015.
Database Manager on February 14th, 2011:
Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Parish closed 1998.
Related Instrument Entries: Geo. H. Ryder (1880ca.)
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