Complete description of the selected organ
Source: firma Walker & Sons
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Royal College of Organists, Chaplin Organ
Municipal: London
Address: 26 Kensington Gore, SW7 2ET, London (South Kensington)
Website: https://www.rco.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2019089.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1965)
The Walker firm built a small organ for the Royal College of Organists. The instrument was dedicated to the memory of Niall Greville Chaplin and named the Chaplin Organ. It was inaugurated on 11 December 1965 with a performance by Conrad Eden, organist at Durham Cathedral, in conjunction with the Trinity College of Music student chamber orchestra.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4'.
Positive Organ (C-c''''): Rohrflöte 8', Quintadena 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 16' - extension, Spitzflöte 8', Octave Spitzflöte 4' - extension.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant to Manuals.
Source: firma Walker & Sons
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Royal College of Organists, Chaplin Organ
Municipal: London
Address: 26 Kensington Gore, SW7 2ET, London (South Kensington)
Website: https://www.rco.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2019089.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1965)
The Walker firm built a small organ for the Royal College of Organists. The instrument was dedicated to the memory of Niall Greville Chaplin and named the Chaplin Organ. It was inaugurated on 11 December 1965 with a performance by Conrad Eden, organist at Durham Cathedral, in conjunction with the Trinity College of Music student chamber orchestra.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 2 |
| - Positive Organ | 3 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 8 (6) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4'.
Positive Organ (C-c''''): Rohrflöte 8', Quintadena 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 16' - extension, Spitzflöte 8', Octave Spitzflöte 4' - extension.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant to Manuals.
| Literature |
The Chaplin Organ : The Royal College of Organists Kensington Gore London. - Ruislip : J.W. Walker & Sons, 1965. |