Grace Episcopal Church
Oak Park, IL
Ongoing
Ongoing Restoration and Maintenance of Historic Casavant Organ
The congregation, founded in 1879, purchased the organ from Casavant Frères, Limitée, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada in 1922 as their opus 940 and 941 (the latter number for the antiphonal divisions). A console by Austin Organs, Incorporated, replaced the original console. The organ has nine divisions (Great, Swell, Choir, Solo, Choir Echo, Solo Echo, Corridor Diapason, Pedal and Pedal Echo) and has some 77 ranks. In 2012 the Solo and Swell reservoirs were re-leathered. The Swell reservoir was on it original 90-year-old leather and inside the lid of it were over 300 bricks, placed there for weight and to give stability! The dimensions of the Swell reservoir is 10 feet by 5 feet! In 2013, the Choir Echo note pneumatics were re-leathered. The front Choir division was slated for the same work in 2014 as well as the re-leathering of the Choir reservoir, which was still on it’s 92-year-old leather!
Stop List
8 Principal
8 Deuxième Principal
8 Flûte Creuse
8 Salicional
4 Prestant
4 Flûte Harmonique
2 Octavin
1 3/5 Tierce
1 1/3 Fourniture IV
8 Trompette
8 Montre de Choeur
Chimes
8 Principal
8 Bourdon
8 Viole da Gambe
8 Voix Céleste
4 Prestant
4 Flûte Traversière
2 Doublette
2 2/3 Cornet II
8 Hautbois
8 Voix Humaine
16 Bombarde
8 Trompette
4 Clairon
Tremblant
8 Flûte à Cheminée
8 Flûte Douce
8 Flûte Céleste
4 Flûte de Bois
2 Octavin
1 1/3 Larigot
½ Cymbale III
8 Cromhorne
Tremblant
Harp
Solo
8 Grosse Flûte
8 Violoncelle
4 Flûte Ouverte
16 Clarinette Basse
8 Trompette Harmonique
4 Clairon
Tremblant
Chimes
Choir Echo
8 Principal
8 Gambe
8 Flûte
4 Octave
8 Cor dès Anges
Tremblant
Solo Echo
8 Bourdon
8 Unda Maris II
8 Voix Céleste II
4 Flûte Octaviante
2 Octavin
16 Contrabasse
16 Soubasse
16 Bourdon Doux
8 Principal
8 Principal Gras
8 Bourdon
4 Octave
4 Flûte Couverte
2 Fourniture IV
16 Bombardon
16 Basson
8 Bombarde
4 Clairon
4 Chalumeau
16 Bourdon d’Echo