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Galway, Ireland (Éire) (Galway) - Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (Eaglais San Nioclás)
Municipal: Galway
Region:Connacht
Address: Market Street, H91 PY20, Galway
Website: http://www.stnicholas.ie/
Description nr.: 2004816.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1912)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1845 by J.W. Walker & Sons
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c'''): Open Diapason (Large) 8', Open Diapason (Small) 8' - 1845, Hohl Flöte 8', Principal 4' - 1845, Claribel Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tromba 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c'''): Viol d'Orchestre 8', Stopped Diapason 8' - 1845, Dulciana 8' - 1845, Lieblich Flöte 4', Clarinet 8' - 1845, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16' - 1845, Open Diapason 8' - 1845, Rohr Flöte 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Harmonic Bass 32' - acoustic, Open Diapason 16' - 1845, Bordun 16', Octave 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Sub Octave, Swell Octave.
Photo: Piet Bron
Galway, Ireland (Éire) (Galway) - Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church (Eaglais San Nioclás)
Municipal: Galway
Region:Connacht
Address: Market Street, H91 PY20, Galway
Website: http://www.stnicholas.ie/
Description nr.: 2004816.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1912)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1845 by J.W. Walker & Sons
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1912 | Norman & Beard | new organ | 1959 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | restoration |
- The organ of Saint Nicholas' Church in Galway was built in 1912 by Norman & Beard. For the construction they used pipes from the previous organ of the church, a work by Joseph Walker from 1845. In 1959 the organ was renovated by the firm Willis & Sons.
- In 2008 a fund was founded with the intention of building a completely new organ for the church.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Choir Organ | 5 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 (3) |
| Total number of stops | 25 (24) |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c'''): Open Diapason (Large) 8', Open Diapason (Small) 8' - 1845, Hohl Flöte 8', Principal 4' - 1845, Claribel Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tromba 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c'''): Viol d'Orchestre 8', Stopped Diapason 8' - 1845, Dulciana 8' - 1845, Lieblich Flöte 4', Clarinet 8' - 1845, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16' - 1845, Open Diapason 8' - 1845, Rohr Flöte 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Harmonic Bass 32' - acoustic, Open Diapason 16' - 1845, Bordun 16', Octave 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Sub Octave, Swell Octave.
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