Organ Stoplist

Casavant, Opus 2770 (1963)
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
3022 W Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53208
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Swell (enclosed), manual III

Choir (enclosed), manual I

Pedal

Gemshorn
16
Rohrflöte
8
Contrabass
16
Geigen Prinzipal
8
Salicional
8
Subbass
16
Holz Gedeckt
8
Erzähler
8
Quintaton (Gt.)
16
Viola da Gamba
8
Erzähler Celeste
8
Gemshorn (Sw)
16
Voix Celeste
8
Singend Prinzipal
4
Prinzipal
8
Geigen Octave
4
Nachthorn
4
Pommer
8
Zauber Flöte
4
Gem Fifteenth
2
Gemshorn (Sw)
8
Sesquialtera
II
Klein Mixtur
III (1')
Choralbass
4
Waldflöte
2
Fagott
16
Rohrgedeckt
4
Plein Jeu
IV (1-1/3')
Krummhorn
8
Blockflöte 2
Bombarde
16
Rohrschalmei
4
Mixtur
IV
Trompette
8
Tremulant

Posaune
16
Clairon
4
Trompette en chamade (Great)
8
Octave Posaune (ext Posaune)
8
Tremulant

Choir 16

Clarion (ext Posaune)
4
Swell 16

Choir Unison Off

Pedal Silent

Swell Unison Off

Choir 4



Swell 4









Couplers

Great (manual II) unenclosed

Rückpositiv (manual I), encased

Great to Pedal
8
Quintaton
16
Singend Gedeckt
8
Swell to Pedal
8
Principal
8
Praestant
4
Choir to Pedal
8
Bourdon
8
Koppelflöte 4
Rückpositiv to Pedal
8
Gemshorn
8
Bach Flöte 2
Swell to Pedal
4
Octave
4
Quintflöte 1-1/3
Choir to Pedal
4
Spitzflöte
4
Sifflöte 1
Swell to Great
16
Nasat
2-2/3
Zimbel
III (1/4')
Swell to Great
8
Super Octave
2
Tremulant

Swell to Great
4
Fourniture
IV (2')


Choir to Great
16
Cymbale
IV (2/3')
Pistons

Choir to Great
8
Trompette en chamade
8
General (thumb, under Swell, and toe)
10
Choir to Great
4
Great Unison Off

Swell
7
Swell to Choir
16
Rückpositiv on Great

Great
7
Swell to Choir
8


Choir/Rückpositiv 8
Swell to Choir
4


Pedal (under Great, and toe)
8
Choir off Manual I



Full Organ

Rückpositiv off Manual I









Crescendo Pedal

Cymbelstern


Background picture from congregation website, lightened and enhanced with a few special effects - it's a preliminary architectural drawing from Casavant (the Rückpositiv case is different from its actual appearance)

Additional notes and personal observations for a guest user:

16', Unison Off, and 4' couplers on Choir do not act on the Rückpositiv
16', 8', and 4' Choir to Great couplers do not act on the Rückpositiv
Couplers do not act on the Trompette en chamade at all - biggest issue here is that the horizontal reed can never be played from the Pedal

Character of Trompette en chamade - rather mild, meaning it won't come anywhere near a "tuba" style reed that sounds forth over a full ensemble. It is, however, a bright, prompt sound with a wonderful bite on attack. True Spanish material will work well on it, and it will work as a brilliant chorus reed in a classic French grand jeu setting (similar to the chamades found in some later large French Classic instruments). It will "sort of" work as a Tuba with some added reeds from the Swell or Choir...

Swell Geigen Prinzipal and Geigen Octave are actually almost equal to the corresponding Great stops. Choir Salicional 8' actually functions as a small Principal. Thus, you have two very full Principal choruses and one that is only slightly lighter.

The Pedal principals are amazingly "right" - the 16' Contrabass is a smooth sound that can fit under a wide variety of combinations and is quite prompt. 16' and 8' principals stand "under" a wide range of sounds remarkably well.

Rückpositiv is quite a gentle division, with a very musical sort of neo-classic articulation. While it is charming, do not expect it to function like the bolder, more incisive Rückpositiv sound of a true North German instrument - more like a "Brustwerk on the balcony rail." 

john console shot
John Seboldt, organist since April 2005, at the console

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