THE CHURCH ORGAN

Built in 1770 by Byfield and Green with some work by Snetzler, the organ was moved to its present position from a gallery under the tower in 1859, having been enlarged by Bevington. The restoration in 1927 by Walkers left a specification similar to that described below and replacement of the heavy tracker action by electro-pneumatic enabling the console to be sited across in the Lady Chapel. The most recent restoration in 1972 by Osmonds involved the provision of the present mobile console, re-enclosure of the Choir organ, and some alteration to the Pedal department. In April 2007 the leather primary motors in the Great Organ drawstop machine failed. These were replaced with ten heavy duty solenoids by Foster-Waite. This work was an early part of the intended restoration of the whole organ which St Nicolas intends to undertake as part of the reordering of the interior of the church in the next few years.

GREAT

Double Diapason (16')

Open Diapason No. 1  (8')

Open Diapason No. 2  (8')

Open Diapason No. 3  (8')

Wald Flute (8')

Octave No. 1 (4')

Octave No. 2  (4')

Twelfth (2B')

Fifteenth (2')

Mixture III

Tromba (8')

CHOIR (enclosed)

Lieblich Bourdon (16')

Violin Diapason (8')

Suabe Flute (8')

Dulciana (8')

Flute Harmonique (4')

Nazard 2B'

Piccolo (2')

Tierce 13/5'

Clarinet (8')

Tromba (from Great) (8')

SWELL (enclosed)

Open Diapason (8')

Stopped Diapason (8')

Viola da Gamba (8')

Voix Celeste (T.C.) (8')

Principal (4')

Flute (4')

Mixture V

Double Trumpet (16')

Trumpet (8')

Oboe (8')

Clarion (4')

Tremulant

PEDAL

Open Diapason (16')

Bourdon (16')

Echo Bourdon (16')

Principal (8')

Octave (8')

Flute (8')

Fifteenth (4')

Octave Flute (4')

Trombone 16')

Trumpet (8')

Full complement of thumb and toe pistons.

Usual couplers plus octave and sub-octave couplers to Swell & Choir.

Balanced swell pedals to Swell & Choir.

Detached and Mobile Console.

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