OHS Database ID 46588.
This organ is no longer whole; parts were dispersed, and some may have been re-used in a different installation.
We received the most recent update on this organ's state and condition 2012-08-02.
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| Hotel Exterior. Photo courtesy of Casavant Frères 1929-06-01 |
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| Claver Casavant at the Console. Photo courtesy of Casavant Frères 1929-06-01 |
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| Auditorium Interior. Photo courtesy of Casavant Frères 1929-06-01 |
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| Console. Photo courtesy of Casavant Frères 1929-06-01 |
The organ is in chambers at the center front of the room. There are no visible pipes. Traditional style console with roll top. The console is in a fixed position, left.
5 manuals. 6 divisions. 99 stops. 84 registers. 111 ranks. 7304 pipes. Manual compass is 61 notes. Pedal compass is 32 notes.
Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests.
Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs. Balanced swell shoes/pedals, standard AGO placement. Combination Action: Remote pneumatic/mechanical capture system. AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard. Reversible full organ/tutti toe stud. Combination action thumb pistons. Coupler reversible toe studs.
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- Stoplist copied from the factory specifications
Toronto, Ontario Royal York Hotel Casavant Op. 1312 1929 5/111 Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada GREAT SWELL 16' Double Open Diapason 68 16' Contra Geigen 68 16' Contra Clarabella 68 16' Bourdon 68 8' Open Diapason I 68 8' Open Diapason 68 8' Open Diapason II 68 8' Geigen 68 8' Open Diapason III 68 8' Clarabella 68 8' Hohlflöte 68 8' Stopped Diapason 68 8' Rohrflöte 68 8' Viola da Gamba 68 5 1/3' Quint 68 8' Salicional 68 4' Octave 68 8' Voix céleste 68 4' Principal 68 4' Octave 68 4' Flûte harmonique 68 4' Flauto Traverso 68 4' Flûte d'Amour 68 2' Superoctave 61 2 2/3' Twelfth 68 V Cornet 340 2' Fifteenth 61 IV Mixture 272 III Mixture 204 16' Double Trumpet 68 (hp) V Harmonics 340 8' Trumpet (hp) 16' Contra Tromba 68 (hp) 8' Oboe 68 8' Tromba 68 (hp) 8' Vox Humana 68 4' Octave Tromba 68 (hp) 4' Clarion (hp) Super Tremulant Chimes OR Sub Harp OR Super Chimes OR CHOIR Harp OR 16' Contra Dulciana 68 8' Open Diapason 68 BOMBARDE 8' Melodia 68 8' Stentorphone 68 8' Spitzflöte 68 VII Mixture 476 8' Flûte céleste 68 16' Trombone 68 8' Dulciana 68 8' Trompette harmonique 68 8' Unda Maris 68 8' Tuba Sonora 68 4' Dulcet 68 5 1/3' Quint Horn 68 4' Lieblichflöte 68 4' Octave Tuba 68 2 2/3' Nazard 68 Super 2' Harmonic Piccolo 61 8' Tuba Mirabilis (unenclosed) 1 3/5' Tierce 61 IV Dulciana Mixture 272 PEDAL 16' Contra Fagotto 68 32' Double Open Diapason 12 8' Trumpet 68 (7 acoustic, 5 open) 8' Clarinet 68 16' Open Diapason 1 32 (w) 4' Clarion 68 16' Open Diapason 2 GT (m) Tremulant 16' Open Diapason 3 GT (w) Sub 16' Bourdon 32 Super 16' Violone 32 Chimes OR 16' Gamba OR Harp OR 16' Gedeckt SW 16' Dulciana CH ORCHESTRAL 10 2/3' Quint 32 16' Contra Gamba 68 8' Octave 12 8' Grossflöte 68 8' Stopped Flute 12 8' Gross Gamba 68 8' Cello 12 8' Gamba céleste 68 5 1/3' Octave Quint 12 8' Viole d'Orchestre 68 4' Superoctave 12 8' Viole céleste 68 IV Mixture 128 8' Quintadena 68 32' Contra Bombarde 32 4' Octave Viol 68 16' Bombarde 12 4' Concert Flute 68 16' Trombone BO III Cornet de Violes 204 16' Bassoon OR 16' Bassoon 68 8' Tromba 12 8' Cor Anglais 68 4' Clarion 12 8' French Horn 68 Chimes OR 8' Orchestral Oboe 68 Bass Drum Tremulant Snare Drum Sub Tympany Super Tympany Roll Chimes 25 (class A) Chimes OR Harp 61 Harp Sub Xylophone 37 Castanets 37 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield March 20, 2010.]