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Organ in its original installation in Stoney Point,
Ontario
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Visitation is a new parish which brings together four area parishes: Church of
the Annunciation [Stoney Point], St Joachim [St Joachim], Our Lady of Lourdes [Comber], and
Holy Redeemer [Staples]. The new church building was opened in
2006. Pole and Kingham were commissioned to move and rebuild the
Annunciation instrument for the new church.
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The organ installed in the new church.
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Although the Casavant organ was still operating fairly well on its
original pneumatic action, the Grand Orgue chest had suffered several sessions of water
damage over the years and was unusable. The rebuilding and transplant provided a
convenient opportunity to install a new pitman chest.
At some point in its history, the keydesk had been detached from the case and
moved back to the gallery rail. The open parts of the now exposed console frame had been
covered with paneling that did not match the style and quality of the keydesk. We made new
oak panels to match the keydesk.
Conversion - pneumatic to
electropneumatic:
[click on images to
enlarge]
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Lead tube pneumatic action which ran from
the key bed to the primary note action of the windchest. |
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Recit primary note action in process of rebuilding, showing new
magnet cover board replacing lead tubing shown above. |
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Installation of action magnets,
converting from pneumatic to electro-pneumatic action |
Console Rebuilding:
The changes include:
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new pedal board built to AGO/RCCO standards
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metal parts replated with nickel
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full complement of pistons and reversibles
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Peterson ICS-4000 control system
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new exotic wood drawknobs duplicating the originals
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new oak side, back and top panels
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Toe paddles and expression pedals
replated with nickel |
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Custom made drawknobs matching
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Pipe Specification: II/19
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GRANDE ORGUE
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Bourdon
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16
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Montre
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8
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Melodie
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8
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Dulciane
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8
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Prestant
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4
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Doublette
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2
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Fourniture III
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1 1/3
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New
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Trompette
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8
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Rebuilt
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MIDI
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RECIT
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Principal
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8
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Bourdon
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8
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Viole de Gambe
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8
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| Voix Celeste |
8 |
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Flute Harmonique
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4
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Octavin
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2
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Hautbois
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8
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1-12 from Gambe
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Tremolo
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Octave Grave and Aigue
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MIDI
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PEDALE
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Bourdon
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16
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Flute
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8
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Open wood
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MIDI
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COUPLERS
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G.O. a la Pedale
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8 & 4
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Recit a la Pedale
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8 & 4
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| Recit au G.O. |
16,8,4 |
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Pedale Bass, Grande Orgue Solo
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A private donor generously provided the funds for the addition of
an electronic voice module which has proved to be very effective, especially in augmenting
the small Pedale division.
Electronic
Specification: II/26
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GRANDE ORGUE
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Salicional
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8
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Voix Celeste
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8
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Flute a Cheminee
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8
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Flute Conique
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4
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Plein Jeu V
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Bombarde
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16
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Trompette Harmonique
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8
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Corno di Bassetto
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8
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Trompette Royal
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8
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Clarion
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4
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RECIT
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Principal
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8
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Flute Couverte
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8
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Flute Harmonique
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8
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Flute Octiavante
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4
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Doublette
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2
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Cymbale III
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PEDALE
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Soubasse
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32
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Contre Gambe
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16
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Contra Bombarde
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32
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Bombarde
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16
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March 21, 2010.
David Palmer peformed Dupre's Stations of the Cross
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