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Beverly Hills, USA (California) - All Saints' Episcopal Church
Municipal: Beverly Hills
Region:Los Angeles County
Address: 504 North Camden Drive, 90210, Beverly Hills, CA
Website: https://www.allsaintsbh.org/

Description nr.: 2066531.

Built by: Casavant Frères (1951) - opus 2051

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1951	Casavant Frères	2051	new organ
1978	Rosales Organ Builders		maintenance/reparations
1988	Schlicker Organ Company		rebuild
1997	A.R. Schopp & Sons		enlargement

The main organ of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills was built in 1951 as opus 2051 by the company Casavant Frères. It was constructed with three manuals and pedal, and 32 stops. In 1978, the voicing was improved by the company Rosales.
A rebuilt and enlargement of the organ was carried out in 1988 by the Schlicker Organ Company.
In 1997, a Fanfare Trumpet was installed by A.R. Schopp & Sons. In 2000 a digital Bourdon 32' was installed on the pedal by the Walker Technical Company.

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Great Organ	9
- Choir Organ	8
- Swell Organ	14
- Pedal Organ	10
Total number of stops	41
Key action	Electrical
Stop action	Electrical

Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8', Fanfare Trumpet 8' - 1997.
Choir Organ: Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Chimes.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Salicional 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from G), Aeoline 8', Violina 4', Traverse Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Clairon 4'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 32' - 2000; digital, Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 16' - from Swell, Violoncello 8', Octave 8' - extension, Stopped Flute 8' - extension, Choral Bass 4' - extension, Trombone 16', Tromba 8' - extension.
Accessories: 32-memory solid state combination action - 1988.

Other specifications
Different specifications	The original specification of 1951 was: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'. Choir Organ: Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Chimes. Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Salicional 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from G), Aeoline 8', Violina 4', Traverse Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Clairon 4'. Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 16' (from Swell), Violoncello 8', Octave 8' (extension), Stopped Flute 8' (extension), Choral Bass 4' (extension), Trombone 16', Tromba 8' (extension).

Other specifications

Different specifications

The original specification of 1951 was:
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Violin Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ: Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Chimes.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Salicional 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from G), Aeoline 8', Violina 4', Traverse Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Vox Humana 8', Clairon 4'.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 16' (from Swell), Violoncello 8', Octave 8' (extension), Stopped Flute 8' (extension), Choral Bass 4' (extension), Trombone 16', Tromba 8' (extension).

Literature	Acoustics in Worship Spaces : A New Sound at All Saints' Church, Beverly Hills, California / Thomas Foster. - In: The Diapason, 72nd Year, No. 7, July 1981.
Recordings	Silence & Music / Craig Phillips & the Choir of All Saints' Episcopal Church, dir. Thomas Foster. - Gothic Records G49064 (CD). - 1994.
Links	https://www.allsaintsbh.org/instruments