Casavant Frères

[2] Brothers Joseph-Claver (1855–1933) and Samuel-Marie (1859–1929) got their start in organ building in the shop of their father, Joseph Casavant, under his successor Eusèbe Brodeur.

[4][5] Casavant's instruments boasted many innovations unique for that time, such as concave pedalboards, balanced expression pedals, keyboard improvements, and other enhancements.

[citation needed] Casavant organs are also found in colleges, universities and conservatories throughout the United States and Canada.

Later tonal directors, Lawrence Phelps and Gerhard Brunzema, contributed styles from the German "Organ Reform Movement".

The most recent tonal directors, Jean-Louis Coignet and Jacquelin Rochette, are rooted in but not limited to the various French organ building traditions.

Pietro Yon at the console of a Casavant Frères organ, 1919
Casavant Frères practice organ in the Salt Lake Assembly Hall
Interior of the pipe shop, 1930
Opus 452, 1911 (orig), Opus 1841, 1946 (rebuilt), Highland Arts Theatre (formerly St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church), Sydney, Nova Scotia
Saints-Anges Gardiens in Lachine, Montreal , Quebec
Saint-Nom-de-Jésus in Montreal
Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal