Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Chalmers-Wesley United Church
Ville de Québec, Canada (Québec) - Chalmers-Wesley United Church
Municipal: Ville de Québec
Address: 78 Rue Sainte-Ursule, G1R 4E8, Ville de Québec
Website: https://chalmerswesley.org/
Description nr.: 2043694.
Built by: Warren Church Organ Company (1890)
De firma S.R. Warren & Son bouwde in 1889-1890 een tweeklaviers orgel voor Chalmers-Wesley United Church. Het instrument werd op 15 augustus 1890 in gebruik genomen. In 1912-1913 werd het orgel door de firma Casavant herbouwd en uitgebreid tot drie manualen. De firma Guilbault-Thérien restaureerde het orgel in de jaren 1982-1985. Een laatste restauratie is uitgevoerd door Casavant in 2013.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flute 8', Principal 4', Open Flute 4', Quint 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Wald Flute 4', Flautino 2', Clarinette 8', Cor Anglais 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flute 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5' - repeating from fis''', Mixture 3-4 ranks, Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Diapason 16', Flute 16', Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 16' - from Great, Flute 8' - extension, Bourdon 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 16', Swell to Choir 4', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Great to Great 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4'.
Accessories: Full Organ, 3 Combinations to Great, 2 Combinations to Choir, 4 Combinations to Swell, 2 Combinations to Pedal, 4 General Combinations.
Source: Chalmers-Wesley United Church
Ville de Québec, Canada (Québec) - Chalmers-Wesley United Church
Municipal: Ville de Québec
Address: 78 Rue Sainte-Ursule, G1R 4E8, Ville de Québec
Website: https://chalmerswesley.org/
Description nr.: 2043694.
Built by: Warren Church Organ Company (1890)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1890 | Warren Church Organ Company | new organ | 1913 | Casavant Frères | 506 | rebuild | 1985 | firme Guilbault-Thérien | restoration | 2013 | Casavant Frères | restoration |
De firma S.R. Warren & Son bouwde in 1889-1890 een tweeklaviers orgel voor Chalmers-Wesley United Church. Het instrument werd op 15 augustus 1890 in gebruik genomen. In 1912-1913 werd het orgel door de firma Casavant herbouwd en uitgebreid tot drie manualen. De firma Guilbault-Thérien restaureerde het orgel in de jaren 1982-1985. Een laatste restauratie is uitgevoerd door Casavant in 2013.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 (11) |
| - Pedal Organ | 6 (3) |
| Total number of stops | 33 (29) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flute 8', Principal 4', Open Flute 4', Quint 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Wald Flute 4', Flautino 2', Clarinette 8', Cor Anglais 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flute 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5' - repeating from fis''', Mixture 3-4 ranks, Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Open Diapason 16', Flute 16', Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 16' - from Great, Flute 8' - extension, Bourdon 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 16', Swell to Choir 4', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Great to Great 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4'.
Accessories: Full Organ, 3 Combinations to Great, 2 Combinations to Choir, 4 Combinations to Swell, 2 Combinations to Pedal, 4 General Combinations.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The original specification was: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'. Swell Organ: Bourdon 16' (from c°), Violin Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks', Cornopean 8', Oboe & Bassoon 8'. Pedal Organ: Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'. |
| Literature |
Le grand orgue de l'église unie Chalmers-Wesley de Québec / Jacquelin Rochette. - In: Mixtures, Numéro 40, Mai 2014. |