Casavant Brothers
Opus 37-SH, 1916

First Church of Christ, Scientist

440 East Avenue
Rochester, NY, US

Instrument ID: 25455 ● Builder ID: 7508 ● Location ID: 22460
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
4 Manuals 65 Stops96 Registers

Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on August 19th, 2025:

The organ is neither extant nor playable at this location. The building was sold in 2015 to Rochester Lyric Opera, who removed the organ to provide performance space. Source = Rochester Business Journal story of April 8, 2015.

Information received online from Mark A. Smith on 2025-08-19


Database Manager on November 17th, 2009:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Built at Casavant's South Haven, Michigan, factory; rebuilt with tonal alterations and a new 4-manual rocker-tablet console in 1957 as Möller 4/48 Op. R-588.


Database Manager on March 7th, 2007:

Identified through information received from Stan Scheer, Casavant Frères. The figure recorded under "Registers" in the list above refers to the total number of speaking stops, including including duplexed and extended stops but excluding couplers, tremulants and controls. "Stops" refers to the number of independent or straight stops excluding duplexed and extended stops as well as couplers and controls. There are 31 couplers on this organ.

Related Instrument Entries: M. P. Möller (Opus R-588, 1957)

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