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Armagh, United Kingdom (Armagh) - Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Municipal: Armagh
Region:Ulster
Address: Cathedral Road, BT61 7QX, Armagh
Website: http://armaghparish.net/
Description nr.: 2004773.
Built by: William Telford (1875)
In 1874/1875 bouwde William Telford een drieklaviers orgel met 33 stemmen voor Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh. Het instrument werd in 1904 omgebouwd naar een pneumatische tractuur door Telford & Telford. In de jaren 1987-1989 is het geheel omgebouwd en uitgebreid met een vierde klavier door de Irish Organ Company.
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Bourdon 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Flûte Ouverte 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2' - 1989, Fourniture 5 ranks - 1989, Cymbale 2 ranks - 1989, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clarion 4'.
Positif (C-c''''): Gelind Gedeckt 8', Bell Gamba 8', Singend Principal 4' - 1989, Koppelflöte 4' - 1989, Nasard 2 2/3' - 1989, Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 1989, Petit Cymbale 3 ranks - 1989, Cromorne 8', Tremulant, Zymbalstern - 1989.
Swell (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8' (TC), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Plein Jeu 3 ranks - 1989, Basson 16' - 1989, Cornopean 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde (1989) (C-c''''): Flûte Harmonique 8' - 1875, Voce Umana 8' (2 ranks), Carillon 3 ranks, Trompeta Magna 16', Trompeta Real 8', Orlos 8', Clarion 4', Campanabella (klokken).
Pedal (C-g'): Gravissima 32' - akoestisch, Double Open Diapason 16', Principal 16', Violonbasse 16' - van Great, Bourdon 16', Violon 8' - extension, Gedeckbass 8' - extension, Principal 4', Doublette 2' - 1989, Grosse Fourniture 3 ranks - 1989, Carillon 2 ranks - 1989, Bombarde 16', Basson 16' - 1989; van Swell, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4' - 1989, Orlos 4' - 1989; van Bombarde.
Couplers: Positif to Great, Swell to Great, Great to Positif, Swell to Positif, Bombarde to Positif, Positif Octave, Positif Suboctave to Great, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Great to Pedal, Positif to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Bombarde to Pedal, Great and Pedal Combinations Coupled.
Armagh, United Kingdom (Armagh) - Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Municipal: Armagh
Region:Ulster
Address: Cathedral Road, BT61 7QX, Armagh
Website: http://armaghparish.net/
Description nr.: 2004773.
Built by: William Telford (1875)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1875 | William Telford | new organ | 1904 | Telford & Telford | rebuild | 1989 | Irish Organ Company | restoration and enlargement |
In 1874/1875 bouwde William Telford een drieklaviers orgel met 33 stemmen voor Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh. Het instrument werd in 1904 omgebouwd naar een pneumatische tractuur door Telford & Telford. In de jaren 1987-1989 is het geheel omgebouwd en uitgebreid met een vierde klavier door de Irish Organ Company.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 13 |
| - Positif | 9 |
| - Swell | 10 |
| - Bombarde | 7 |
| - Pedal | 16 (10) |
| Total number of stops | 55 (49) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
| Wind pressure | 95 mm |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Bourdon 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Flûte Ouverte 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2' - 1989, Fourniture 5 ranks - 1989, Cymbale 2 ranks - 1989, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clarion 4'.
Positif (C-c''''): Gelind Gedeckt 8', Bell Gamba 8', Singend Principal 4' - 1989, Koppelflöte 4' - 1989, Nasard 2 2/3' - 1989, Doublette 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 1989, Petit Cymbale 3 ranks - 1989, Cromorne 8', Tremulant, Zymbalstern - 1989.
Swell (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8' (TC), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Plein Jeu 3 ranks - 1989, Basson 16' - 1989, Cornopean 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde (1989) (C-c''''): Flûte Harmonique 8' - 1875, Voce Umana 8' (2 ranks), Carillon 3 ranks, Trompeta Magna 16', Trompeta Real 8', Orlos 8', Clarion 4', Campanabella (klokken).
Pedal (C-g'): Gravissima 32' - akoestisch, Double Open Diapason 16', Principal 16', Violonbasse 16' - van Great, Bourdon 16', Violon 8' - extension, Gedeckbass 8' - extension, Principal 4', Doublette 2' - 1989, Grosse Fourniture 3 ranks - 1989, Carillon 2 ranks - 1989, Bombarde 16', Basson 16' - 1989; van Swell, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4' - 1989, Orlos 4' - 1989; van Bombarde.
Couplers: Positif to Great, Swell to Great, Great to Positif, Swell to Positif, Bombarde to Positif, Positif Octave, Positif Suboctave to Great, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Great to Pedal, Positif to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Bombarde to Pedal, Great and Pedal Combinations Coupled.
| Recordings |
Jane Parker Smith at the Grand Organ of Armagh Cathedral / Jane Parker Smith, - ASV DCA 702 (CD). |