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Organ Façade; impost and above. 1988-01-14

Organ Façade; full height, diagonal view.. 1988-01-14

Console. Photograph by Jeff Scofield 2006-12-21

Organ Case. Photograph by Jeff Scofield 2006-12-21

The organ is in center chambers at the front of the room with visible façade pipes or case front. There are hinged doors that enclose keyboards. There is an attached keydesk en fenêtre.

Three manuals. 4 divisions. 36 stops. 53 ranks. 2685 pipes. Manual compass is 58 notes. Pedal compass is 32 notes.

Slider chests. Sliders moved by electric motors. Balanced mechanical key action. Electric stop action.

Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs. Balanced swell shoes/pedals, standard AGO placement. Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system. AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard. Reversible full organ/tutti toe stud. Combination action thumb pistons. Coupler reversible toe studs.

Notes:

• Gift of Distinguished Alumnus Coleman Cooper (OHS PC Database. 2004-10-30)
• The original plan did not call for a Full Organ piston, and a reversible toe stud for the Clochettes was installed where one normally expects a Full Organ toe stud to be. Two months later, the Clochettes toe stud was moved to the opposite side of the knee board, and a Full Organ toe stud installed. There is still no Full Organ thumb piston on the organ. (James Cook. 2004-11-16)
• Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. (Database Manager. 2006-12-04)
• Updated through on-line information from Jim Cook. (Database Manager. 2010-01-26)

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• Proposed Specification for an Organ for Birmingham-Southern College. In-house Builder's Form, completed. (The document is a PDF file. ) Initial proposal and specification, later modified. Document Date: 1980-12-15.
• Proposed Stoplist. Typed document. (The document is a PDF file. ) Stoplist with pencil notes added. Document Date: 1981-06-10.
• Proposed Stoplist: BSC Counter-Proposal. Typed document. (The document is a PDF file. ) Annotated Stoplist. Document Date: 1981-06-10.

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• Stoplist copied from the factory specifications
  

         Birmingham, Alabama
         Birmingham Southern College
         Hill Music Building Recital Hall
  
         Casavant   Op. 3636   1987   3/53
  
         Courtesy of Casavant Frères Archives
         Saint-Hyacnithe, Québec, Canada
  
         GRAND ORGUE                      RÉCIT
     16' Bourdon              58       8' Cor de nuit           58
      8' Montre               58       8' Viole de gambe        58
      8' Flûte à cheminée     58       8' Voix céleste (tc)     46 
      8' Flûte harmonique     46 *     4' Principal             58
      4' Prestant             58       4' Flûte octaviante      58
      2' Doublette            58       2' Octavin               58
         Cornet V (g)        195       2' Plein jeu V          290
  1 1/3' Fourniture IV       232      16' Basson (1-12 L/2)     58
      8' Trompette            58       8' Trompette harmonique  58
                                       8' Hautbois              58
                                       4' Clairon               58
                                          Tremblant
         POSITIF
      8' Montre               58          PÉDALE
      8' Bourdon              58      16' Soubasse              32
      4' Prestant             58       8' Octavebasse           32
      4' Flûte à fuseau       58       8' Flûte bouchée         32
  2 2/3' Nazard               58       4' Octave                32
      2' Quarte de nazard     58          Mixture IV           128
  1 3/5' Tierce               58      16' Bombarde              32
      1' Cymbale IV          232       8' Trompette             32
      8' Cromorne             58
         Tremblant
  
      *  1-12 from Flûte à cheminée
  
  [Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 08, 2010.]

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