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Woodstock, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Blenheim Palace, Chapel Organ
Municipal: Woodstock
Address:
Website: https://www.blenheimpalace.com/
Description nr.: 2026237.
Built by: Robert Postill (1853)
Two manual organ, built by Robert Postill. It has been preserved without modifications. The organ was restored in 2008 by Peter Wood.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viol de Gamba 8' (TC), Stop Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Clarabella 8' (TC), Principal 4', Claronet Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stop Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stop Diapason Treble 8' (TC), Dulciana 8' (TC), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal.
Woodstock, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Blenheim Palace, Chapel Organ
Municipal: Woodstock
Address:
Website: https://www.blenheimpalace.com/
Description nr.: 2026237.
Built by: Robert Postill (1853)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1853 | Robert Postill | new organ | 2008 | Peter Wood | restoration |
Two manual organ, built by Robert Postill. It has been preserved without modifications. The organ was restored in 2008 by Peter Wood.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 15 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viol de Gamba 8' (TC), Stop Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Clarabella 8' (TC), Principal 4', Claronet Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stop Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stop Diapason Treble 8' (TC), Dulciana 8' (TC), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal.
| Literature |
The organs of Oxford / Robert Pacey, Michael Popkin. - Oxford : Positif Press, 1997. |