Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Dorchester-on-Thames, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Abbey Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Municipal: Wallingford
Address: High Street, OX10 7HH, Dorchester-on-Thames
Website: https://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2000568.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1864)
In 1864 the firm of Walker & Sons built an organ for the abbey church in Dorchester. The instrument was restored and modified in 1959 and 1961 by R.H. Walker. In 1981, the Bishop & Son company expanded the instrument. The organ was overhauled by Peter Collins in 2008. The disposition has been altered. The register action has been made electromagnetic, and a setzer system has been installed.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Wald Flute & Stopped Bass 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1981, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks - 1981, Trumpet 8' - 1981.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Harmonic Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks - 2008, Clarionet 8' - C-B 2008.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason and Claribel 8', Echo Dulciana 8', Vox Angelica 8' - 1981, Principal 4', Harmonic Flageolet 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Horn 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4' - 2008.
Pedal (C-e'): Open Wood 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8' - 1981, Trombone 16' - 1981.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great, 3 Composition Pedals to Swell.
Photo: Piet Bron
Dorchester-on-Thames, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Abbey Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Municipal: Wallingford
Address: High Street, OX10 7HH, Dorchester-on-Thames
Website: https://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2000568.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1864)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1864 | J.W. Walker & Sons | new organ | 1959 | R.H. Walker | restoration | 1961 | R.H. Walker | maintenance/reparations | 1981 | J.C. Bishop & Son | restoration and enlargement | 2008 | Peter D. Collins | rebuild |
In 1864 the firm of Walker & Sons built an organ for the abbey church in Dorchester. The instrument was restored and modified in 1959 and 1961 by R.H. Walker. In 1981, the Bishop & Son company expanded the instrument. The organ was overhauled by Peter Collins in 2008. The disposition has been altered. The register action has been made electromagnetic, and a setzer system has been installed.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 30 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electromagnetisch |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Wald Flute & Stopped Bass 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1981, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks - 1981, Trumpet 8' - 1981.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Harmonic Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks - 2008, Clarionet 8' - C-B 2008.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16' (B/D), Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason and Claribel 8', Echo Dulciana 8', Vox Angelica 8' - 1981, Principal 4', Harmonic Flageolet 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Horn 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4' - 2008.
Pedal (C-e'): Open Wood 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8' - 1981, Trombone 16' - 1981.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great, 3 Composition Pedals to Swell.
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