General Information

Serial #

Opus 1561

Part Number

2

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PIPE CHEST IS OAK/ DECORATIVE PIPES FRONT OF CHEST ARE GALANIZED STEEL PAINTED GOLD/ INTERIOR OF CHEST, LEAD ALLOY AND PINE PIPES/ PINE STRUCTURE/STEEL/ LEATHER/ RUBBER, COPPER AND STEEL WIRES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

77.0 cm

Width

214.0 cm

Height

203.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Music

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Casavant

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

St-Hyacinthe

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

Used in Pictou United Church from 1939 to 1974; From 1974 to 1978 in private home in Darthmouth, Nova Scotia; From 1978 in private home, 5672 Rhuland St., Halifax, Nova Scotia until moved to the museum in 2005.

Canada

Organ was built by the renowned Canadian manufacturer, Casavant Freres, in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, established by Samuel and Claver Casavant in 1872. This organ was originally installed in Pictou United Church, Pictou, Nova Scotia. In 1974, the organ was purchased by Dr. Donald J.H. Higgins, and was moved to his house in Darthmouth, Nova Scotia, and moved once again in 1978, by Dr. Higgins, to 5672 Rhuland St., Halifax., Nova Scotia.

Function

The chest is a box on which the pipes stand, filled with air. As the organist plays the organ, the air flows from the reservoir into the box to make the pipes whistle.

Technical

Mechanically blown wind instrument

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Various handwritten notes

Missing

N/A

Finish

PIPE CHEST HAS A MEDIUM BROWN FINISH/ DECORATIVE PIPES FRONT OF CHEST ARE GALANIZED STEEL PAINTED GOLD/ THEY ARE DECORATIVE AND NON-FUNCTIONAL

Decoration

DECORATIVE PIPES FRONT OF CHEST ARE GALANIZED STEEL PAINTED GOLD