Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom (Suffolk) - Cathedral of Saint James
Municipal: Bury Saint Edmunds
Address: Angel Hill, IP33 1LS, Bury Saint Edmunds
Website: http://www.stedscathedral.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2007927.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1864)
Demolished (2010)
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16' - 1864/1914, Open Diapason 8', Principal 8' - voor 1864, Chimney Flute 8', Koppelflöte 8' - 1970, Octave 4' - 1914, Principal 4' - voor 1864, Hohl Flute 4' - 1864/1914, Twelfth 2 2/3' - voor 1864, Fifteenth 2' - voor 1864, Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22) - 1970, Fourniture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1914/1970, Trumpet 8' - 1914, Clarion 4' - 1914.
Choir (C-c''''): Contra Dulciana 16' - extension, Geigen Principal 8' - voor 1864, Dulciana 8' - 1887, Unda Maris 8' - 1970, Wald Flute 8', Viola 4', Dulcet 4' - 1970; extension, Chimney Flute 4' - voor 1864, Flageolet 2', Trompette 8', Tremulant.
Swell (C-c''''): Quintaten 16' - 1864/1970, Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Violoncello 8', Echo Gamba 8' - 1914, Voix Celeste 8' - 1914, Principal 4', Gedeckt Flöte 4' - voor 1864, Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2' - voor 1864, Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Scharf 3 ranks (19.22.26), Double Trumpet 16', Horn 8' - 1914, Oboe 8' - 1914, Clarion 4' - 1914, Tremulant.
Solo (C-c''''): Hohl Flute 8' - 1914, Viole d'Orchestre 8' - 1914, Viole Celeste 8' - 1970, Harmonic Claribel 4' - 1914, Septième 1 1/7' - 1991, Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8' - 1914, Tuba 8' - 1914, Trompeta Real 8' - 1970, Tremulant.
Positif (1970) (C-c''''): Spitz Flöte 8', Quintaten 8', Principal 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Cymbel 3 ranks (26.29.33).
Pedal (C-g'): Sub Bourdon 32' - 1970, Open Diapason Wood 16' - voor 1864, Open Diapason Metal 16' - 1887, Violone 16' - van Great, Dulciana 16' - van Choir, Quintaton 16' - van Swell, Bourdon 16' - voor 1864, Octave Wood 8' - extension, Principal 8', Dulcet 8' - van Choir, Bass Flute 8' - 1970; extension, Octave Quint 5 1/3' - 1970, Gemshorn Fifteenth 4' - 1970, Nachthorn 4' - 1970, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1970, Contra Ophicleide 32' - 1970; extension, Ophicleide 16' - 1887, Dulzain 16' - 1970, Clarion 8' - extension van Solo, Krummhorn 4' - 1970, Zimbelstern - 1970.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave.
Photo: Piet Bron
Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom (Suffolk) - Cathedral of Saint James
Municipal: Bury Saint Edmunds
Address: Angel Hill, IP33 1LS, Bury Saint Edmunds
Website: http://www.stedscathedral.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2007927.
Built by: J.W. Walker & Sons (1864)
Demolished (2010)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1864 | J.W. Walker & Sons | new organ | 1914 | Norman & Beard | enlargement | 1970 | Nicholson & Co. | rebuild |
- In 1864 the firm of Walker & Sons built a new organ for Bury Saint Edmunds Cathedral. The instrument was rebuilt and expanded in 1914 by Norman & Beard. In 1970 a renovation by the Nicholson company has been carried out.
- The organ was demolished after a last concert on January 5, 2010, after which the construction of a new organ was started.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 14 |
| - Choir | 10 |
| - Swell | 16 |
| - Solo | 9 |
| - Positif | 9 |
| - Pedal | 21 |
| Total number of stops | 79 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16' - 1864/1914, Open Diapason 8', Principal 8' - voor 1864, Chimney Flute 8', Koppelflöte 8' - 1970, Octave 4' - 1914, Principal 4' - voor 1864, Hohl Flute 4' - 1864/1914, Twelfth 2 2/3' - voor 1864, Fifteenth 2' - voor 1864, Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22) - 1970, Fourniture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1914/1970, Trumpet 8' - 1914, Clarion 4' - 1914.
Choir (C-c''''): Contra Dulciana 16' - extension, Geigen Principal 8' - voor 1864, Dulciana 8' - 1887, Unda Maris 8' - 1970, Wald Flute 8', Viola 4', Dulcet 4' - 1970; extension, Chimney Flute 4' - voor 1864, Flageolet 2', Trompette 8', Tremulant.
Swell (C-c''''): Quintaten 16' - 1864/1970, Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Violoncello 8', Echo Gamba 8' - 1914, Voix Celeste 8' - 1914, Principal 4', Gedeckt Flöte 4' - voor 1864, Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2' - voor 1864, Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Scharf 3 ranks (19.22.26), Double Trumpet 16', Horn 8' - 1914, Oboe 8' - 1914, Clarion 4' - 1914, Tremulant.
Solo (C-c''''): Hohl Flute 8' - 1914, Viole d'Orchestre 8' - 1914, Viole Celeste 8' - 1970, Harmonic Claribel 4' - 1914, Septième 1 1/7' - 1991, Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8' - 1914, Tuba 8' - 1914, Trompeta Real 8' - 1970, Tremulant.
Positif (1970) (C-c''''): Spitz Flöte 8', Quintaten 8', Principal 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Cymbel 3 ranks (26.29.33).
Pedal (C-g'): Sub Bourdon 32' - 1970, Open Diapason Wood 16' - voor 1864, Open Diapason Metal 16' - 1887, Violone 16' - van Great, Dulciana 16' - van Choir, Quintaton 16' - van Swell, Bourdon 16' - voor 1864, Octave Wood 8' - extension, Principal 8', Dulcet 8' - van Choir, Bass Flute 8' - 1970; extension, Octave Quint 5 1/3' - 1970, Gemshorn Fifteenth 4' - 1970, Nachthorn 4' - 1970, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1970, Contra Ophicleide 32' - 1970; extension, Ophicleide 16' - 1887, Dulzain 16' - 1970, Clarion 8' - extension van Solo, Krummhorn 4' - 1970, Zimbelstern - 1970.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave.
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