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Photo: Anne-Marie Daems
Kaapstad, Republiek Zuid-Afrika (Wes-Kaap) - Saint George's Cathedral
Forwarded from: London - Church of Saint Margaret, Westminster (1883 - 1897)
Municipal: Kaapstad
Description nr.: 2003777.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1883) - opus 1834
William Hill bouwde in 1883 een orgel voor Saint Margaret's Westminster, met gebruik van pijpwerk uit het vorige orgel, gebouwd in 1804 door John Avery. In 1897 verving men het door een geheel nieuw instrument van de firma J.W. Walker. Het oude orgel is daarna verkocht aan W.H. Baxter uit Harrogate, Yorkshire, die het liet vergroten en in zijn huis plaatsen. In 1909 is het verkocht naar Zuid-Afrika en geplaatst in de nieuwgebouwde kathedraal van Saint George.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gemshorn 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flautina 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3', Contra Posaune 16' - van Great, Corno di Bassetto 16', Posaune 8' - van Great, Clarinet 8', Clarion 4' - van Great.
Swell (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Rohr Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo (C-c''''): Harmonic Flute 8', Rohr Gedeckt 8' - enclosed, Concert Flute 4' - enclosed, Orchestral Oboe 8' - enclosed, Tuba 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason 16' - extension, Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 16' - van Great, Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension, Contra Bombarde 32', Ophicleide 16' - extension, Trombone 16', Contra Posaune 16' - van Great, Posaune 8' - van Great, Tromba 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - van Great.
Other stops: Cymbelstern.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Choir to Choir 4', Swell to Swell 4', Solo to Solo 4', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal.
Accessories: 8 general combinations, Setter combinations.
Photo: Anne-Marie Daems
Kaapstad, Republiek Zuid-Afrika (Wes-Kaap) - Saint George's Cathedral
Forwarded from: London - Church of Saint Margaret, Westminster (1883 - 1897)
Municipal: Kaapstad
Description nr.: 2003777.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1883) - opus 1834
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1883 | William Hill & Sons | 1834 | new organ | 1909 | William Hill & Sons | transfer/relocate |
William Hill bouwde in 1883 een orgel voor Saint Margaret's Westminster, met gebruik van pijpwerk uit het vorige orgel, gebouwd in 1804 door John Avery. In 1897 verving men het door een geheel nieuw instrument van de firma J.W. Walker. Het oude orgel is daarna verkocht aan W.H. Baxter uit Harrogate, Yorkshire, die het liet vergroten en in zijn huis plaatsen. In 1909 is het verkocht naar Zuid-Afrika en geplaatst in de nieuwgebouwde kathedraal van Saint George.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1883 | London, UK | Church of Saint Margaret, Westminster |
| 1897 | Harrogate, UK | Residence of W.H. Baxter |
| 1909 | Kaapstad, Zuidafrikaanse Republiek | Saint George's Cathedral |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 14 |
| - Choir | 12 (9) |
| - Swell | 14 |
| - Solo | 5 |
| - Pedal | 16 (7) |
| Total number of stops | 61 (49) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 523,3 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gemshorn 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flautina 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3', Contra Posaune 16' - van Great, Corno di Bassetto 16', Posaune 8' - van Great, Clarinet 8', Clarion 4' - van Great.
Swell (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Rohr Flute 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo (C-c''''): Harmonic Flute 8', Rohr Gedeckt 8' - enclosed, Concert Flute 4' - enclosed, Orchestral Oboe 8' - enclosed, Tuba 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-g'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason 16' - extension, Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 16' - van Great, Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension, Contra Bombarde 32', Ophicleide 16' - extension, Trombone 16', Contra Posaune 16' - van Great, Posaune 8' - van Great, Tromba 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - van Great.
Other stops: Cymbelstern.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Choir to Choir 4', Swell to Swell 4', Solo to Solo 4', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal.
Accessories: 8 general combinations, Setter combinations.
| Literature |
Pyporrels in Suid-Afrika / Albert Troskie. - Pretoria : J.L. van Schaik, 1992. |
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