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Photo: Neil Marchant
Sherborne, United Kingdom (Dorset) - Sherborne Abbey
Municipal: Sherborne
Address: Abbey Close, DT9 3LQ, Sherborne
Website: https://www.sherborneabbey.com/
Description nr.: 2000791.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1856)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 1 8', Open Diapason 2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 4-5 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Clarabella 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 4 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Clarinet Flute 8', Keraulophon 8', Vox Angelica 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Gemshorn 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Nave Organ:
Manual (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 4', Mixture 4 ranks.
Pedal (C-f'): Sub Bass 16'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Super Octave 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Batten 32', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Nave on Great, Swell to Choir, Nave on Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Photo: Neil Marchant
Sherborne, United Kingdom (Dorset) - Sherborne Abbey
Municipal: Sherborne
Address: Abbey Close, DT9 3LQ, Sherborne
Website: https://www.sherborneabbey.com/
Description nr.: 2000791.
Built by: Gray & Davison (1856)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1856 | Gray & Davison | new organ | 1955 | J.W. Walker & Sons | rebuild | 1970 | John Coulson | rebuild | 2005 | Kenneth Tickell & Company | 57 | rebuild |
- The organ at Sherborne Abbey was built in 1856 by Gray & Davison. It had three manuals and an independent pedal with a total of 35 stops. The organ was built with mechanical slider chests. Over time it was amended several times. In 1878 the Sharp Mixture of Great was replaced by a Harmonic Flute, in 1887 the Piccolo of Choir was replaced by an Orchestral Oboe. The Clarion of Great was also removed in favor of a Gamba.
- A major restoration followed in 1954. In fact, this was more a conversion, carried out by the firm of Walker & Son. The overhaul was completed in 1955. The organ was expanded with several registers, re-voiced, the wind pressure was raised, the Choir Organ was placed in a swell box, the action was replaced by electro-pneumatics and a new free-standing console was installed 25 meters away from the organ. Finally, the manual compass has been increased to five octaves (C-c''''). In 1970 John Coulson carried out another restoration. Some things were repaired, some were modified, such as removing the swell box around the Choir. In fact, he built an entirely new Choir Organ.
- The organ was completely rebuilt by Kenneth Tickell in 2004/2005 under the advice of Ian Bell. New mechanical mechanisms were installed for the key transmission. A Nave Organ has been built in the nave of the church, which can be played from the main organ.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 11 |
- Choir Organ | 8 |
- Swell Organ | 12 |
- Nave Organ | 6 |
- Pedal Organ | 9 |
Total number of stops | 46 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Electrical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 1 8', Open Diapason 2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 4-5 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Clarabella 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 4 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Clarinet Flute 8', Keraulophon 8', Vox Angelica 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Gemshorn 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Nave Organ:
Manual (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 4', Mixture 4 ranks.
Pedal (C-f'): Sub Bass 16'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Super Octave 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Batten 32', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Nave on Great, Swell to Choir, Nave on Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
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