St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Windsor, Ontario

Specification

Great:     Choir:  
         
Double Open Diapason 16   Melodia 8
Open Diapason I 8   Dulciana 8
Open Diapason II 8   Flauto Dolce 4
Hohl Flote 8   Nazard 2 2/3
Salicional 8   Piccolo 2
Octave 4   Tierce 1 3/5
Harmonic Flute 4   Trumpet (Gt) 8
Twelfth 2 2/3   Tromba (Ped) 8
Fifteenth 2   Clarinet 8
Mixture III   Tremulant  
Cymbal III   Echo Chimes  
Trumpet 8   Chimes  
Chimes     Harp  
Echo Chimes     Celesta  
Harp     Choir 16'  
Celesta     Unison Off  
Zimbelstern     Choir 4'  
Great 16'        
Unison Off        
Great 4'     Pedal:  
         
Swell:     Resultant 32
      Contra Bourdon 32
Bourdon 16   Open Diapason 16
Open Diapason 8   Bourdon 16
Stopped Diapason 8   Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) 16
Viola di Gamba 8   Bass Flute 8
Voix Celeste 8   Stopped Flute 8
Principal 4   Violoncello 8
Flauto Traverso 4   Choral Bass 4
Gemshorn 4   Mixture III
Superoctave 2   Bombarde 32
Flautino 2   Trombone 16
Dolce Cornet III   Tromba 8
Mixture III   Clarion 4
Bassoon 16   Chimes  
Trumpet (Gt) 8   Pizzicato  
Cornopean 8   Pedal Divide  
Oboe 8      
Vox Humana 8      
Tremulant     Rossignol  
Chimes     Reeds Off  
Swell 16'     Harp Damper
Unison Off      
Swell 4'      
 


Organ Case by George C. Haugh, Windsor

In 1914, St Andrew's placed an order with a company in Germany for a new organ, which would have been the church's third pipe organ. In 1915, the Session of St Andrew's voted to terminate the contract "due to incidents of war" and failure to deliver at the contracted time. Local legend says that the organ was actually finished and shipped, but was lost at sea. The contract was then given to Casavant Freres. This III/38 organ was dedicated on May 3rd 1916, by T. Tertius Noble of St. Thomas' Church, New York. His recital programme:

Overture, "Athalia": Handel, arr. Best
Air and Variations from Symphony in D: Haydn, arr. Best
Elegy and Solemn Prelude: Noble
Toccata and Fugue in d: Bach
Three Pieces, arranged by Fricker:

Prelude: Gliere
Une Larme: Moussorgsky
Silhouette: Rebikow

Minuet and Trio: Calkin
Vision: Rheinberger
Grand Choeur in D: Guilmant

The organ was upgraded in both 1958 and 1978. Changes included a new console, upperwork to the Great, mutations to the Choir, and minor shifting of other pipework. In keeping with the sentiment of the times, the Vox Humana was discarded. The demolition of one of the Dodge Brothers' mansions in Detroit provided Aeolian Harp and Chime stops which were installed on top of the swell box.

Ongoing improvements in 1998 and 1999 include solid state conversion of the console, addition of new pipework, as well as two pedal electronic voices.