| Great Organ C - g3 | Swell Organ C - g3 | Pedal Organ C - f1 | |||||
| Open Diapason+ |
(8') |
Open Diapason+ |
(8') |
Open Diapason| |
(16') |
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| Waldflöte> |
(8') |
Stopped Diapason+ |
(8') |
Bourdon* |
(16') |
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| Dulciana* |
(8') |
Principal+ |
(4') |
Principal tr.| |
(8') |
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| Principal+ |
(4') |
Fifteenth| |
(2') |
Bourdon tr.*+ |
(8') |
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| Flute= |
(4') |
Mixture| |
(III) |
Fifteenth< |
(4') |
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| Twelfth+ |
(2 2/3') |
Hautboy {* |
(16') |
Trumpet\ |
(8') |
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| Fifteenth+ |
(2') |
Trumpet* |
(8') |
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| Tierce| |
(1 3/5') |
Cremona*+ |
(4') |
Key: | |||
| Mixture| |
(IV) |
= = pre-Burnell | |||||
| + = Burnell | |||||||
| Couplers: | * = Walker | ||||||
| Temperament: | Great to Pedals | < = Walker/revoiced | |||||
| Thomas Young | Swell to Pedals | > = Holdich | |||||
| Swell to Great | { = Yates | ||||||
| |= Yates/Drake | |||||||
| \ = Drake | |||||||
| Stopt Diapason |
(8') |
Pedal pull-downs | |
| Principal |
(4') |
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| Twelfth from c1 |
(2 2/3') |
Temperament: | |
| Fifteenth |
(2') |
Neidhard |
| Great Organ C - g3 | Swell Organ C - g3 | Pedal Organ C - e1 | |||||
| Open Diapason |
(8') |
Hohlflute |
(8') |
Bourdon |
(16') |
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| Dulciana |
(8') |
Flute |
(4') |
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| Principal |
(4') |
Fifteenth |
(2') |
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| Couplers: | Temperament: | ||||||
| Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedals | Thomas Young | ||||||
| Manuals C - f3 | Pedals C - c1 | |||
| Open Diapason |
(8') |
Bourdon |
(16') |
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| Stopped Diapason |
(8') |
Pedal Coupler | ||
| Dulciana |
(8') |
Temperament: | ||
| Principal |
(4') |
Thomas Young |
| Great Organ C - g3 | Swell Organ C - g3 | |||
| Double Diapason |
(xvi) |
Double Diapason Swell |
(xvi) |
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| Open Diapason |
(viii) |
Open Diapason Swell |
(viii) |
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| Stopped Diapason Bass |
(viii) |
Stopped Diapason Swell |
(viii) |
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| Claribel |
(viii) |
Aeoline Swell| |
(viii) |
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| Dulciana |
(viii) |
Principal Swell |
(iv) |
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| Principal |
(iv) |
Flageolet Swell |
(ii) |
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| Flûte harmonique |
(iv) |
Sesquialtera Swell |
(III) |
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| Twelfth |
(iii) |
Trumpet Swell |
(viii) |
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| Fifteenth |
(ii) |
Hautboy Swell |
(viii) |
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| Sesquialtera |
(III) |
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| Mixture*} |
(III) |
Choir Organ C - g3 | ||
| Trumpet |
(viii) |
Stopped Diapason Choir+ |
(viii) |
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| Clarion |
(iv) |
Dulciana Choir+ |
(viii) |
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| Celeste Choir+ |
(viii) |
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| Pedal Organ C - f1 | Flute Choir+ |
(iv) |
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| Open Diapason Pedale |
(xvi) |
Piccolo harmonique Choir* |
(ii) |
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| Bourdon Pedale |
(xvi) |
Clarionet Choir |
(viii) |
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| Octave Pedale |
(viii) |
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| Bass Flute Pedale |
(viii) |
Couplers | ||
| (Ophicleide Pedale) |
(xvi) |
Swell to Pedals | ||
| Swell to Great | ||||
| Key: | Great to Pedals | |||
| + = Ivey 1889 | Swell to Choir | |||
| | = Willis 1922 | Choir to Pedals | |||
| * = Drake 1988 | ||||
| ( ) = prepared for | ||||
| } = Tierce and Quint/Octave alternatives | Temperament: Equal | |||
The pipes of the new Choir Piccolo harmonique was copied from a stop of the same name in the 1864 'Father' Willis organ at St John's Church, Taunton. The voicing was also copied in every detail.
| Great Organ C - g3 | Swell Organ C - g3 | Pedal Organ C - f1 | |||||
| Open Diapason |
(viii) |
Double Diapason |
(xvi) |
Bourdon |
(xvi) |
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| Clarabella |
(viii) |
Violin Diapason |
(viii) |
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| Dulciana |
(viii) |
Lieblich Gedackt |
(viii) |
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| Principal |
(iv) |
Keraulophon |
(viii) |
Couplers: | |||
| Flute Harmonic |
(iv) |
Gemshorn |
(iv) |
Swell to Great | |||
| Twelfth |
(iii) |
Flageolet |
(ii) |
Swell to Pedals | |||
| Fifteenth |
(ii) |
Sesquialtera |
III |
Great to Pedals | |||
| Bassoon Bass |
(viii) |
Trumpet |
(viii) |
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| Clarionet, from ten. c |
(viii) |
Hautbois |
(viii) |
Temperament: Equal | |||
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Great Organ GG/AA - f3 |
Swell Organ C - f3 |
Choir Organ GG/AA - f3 |
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Double Diapason Bass |
Swell Bourdon |
Choir Dulciana |
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Double Diapason Treble |
Swell Open Diapason |
Choir Stopd Diapason |
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Open Diapason No. 1 |
Swell Stopd Diapason |
Choir Principal |
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Open Diapason No. 2 |
Swell Principal |
Choir Flute |
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Stopd Diapason† |
Swell Mixture |
Choir Fifteenth |
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Principal† |
Swell Cornopean |
Choir Bassoon |
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Twelfth† |
Swell Oboe |
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Fifteenth† |
Couplers |
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Tierce† |
Pedal Organ CC – f1 |
Great Manual to Pedal* |
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Sesquialtra Bass† |
Grand Open Diapason |
Choir Manual to Pedal |
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Sesquialtra Treble |
Swell Manual to Pedal |
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Mixture† |
Swell to Great Manual |
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Trumpet |
Swell to Choir Manual |
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Clarion† |
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*This is a sub-octave coupler. Additional notes to complete the Great stops ( †) downward (to C) are placed on a separate soundboard and are operated via this coupler. |
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Composition of Mixtures
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Sesquialtra |
Gt. Mixture | Sw. Mixture | ||||||||||||
| CCC | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | CCC | 22 | 24 | 26 | CC | 15 | 17 | 22 | ||
| c1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | c0 | 15 | 19 | 22 | f 0 | 12 | 15 | 17 | ||
| f#2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | c1 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
f#2 |
8 | 12 | 15 | ||
| f#2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||
Print (late 19th Century) of unknown origin
Robson Organ (1857)
The organ was built in 1857 by Thomas Robson of St Martin's Lane, London for Christ Church, College Square North, Belfast. Subsequent work was carried out by Walker (1864), Coombe (1878) and Harrison & Harrison (1891).
The organ has been placed on the gallery in the Great Hall, restored to its original specification which was:
| Great Organ, C - g, 56 notes | Swell Organ, tenor c - g, 44 notes | |||
| Open Diapason | 8 | Double Diapason | 16 | |
| Stopped Diapason Bass | 8 | Open Diapason | 8 | |
| Clarabella tenor c | 8 | Stopped Diapason | 8 | |
| Dulciana tenor c | 8 | Principal | 4 | |
| Principal | 4 | Mixture | III/II | |
| Wald Flute tenor c | 4 | Oboe | 8 | |
| Fifteenth | 2 | |||
| Sesquialtra | IV | |||
| Trumpet | 8 | |||
| Couplers | ||||
| Pedal Organ, C - f, 30 notes | ||||
| Swell to Great | ||||
| Open Diapason | 16 | Great to Pedals |
Casework designer: Thomas Drew
http://www.organ.dnet.co.uk/popco/christchurch.html
Last revised: August 24, 2009.