Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Chris Stafford
Saffron Walden, United Kingdom (Essex) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Description nr.: 2008190.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1912)
Technical data
Specification
Great: Double Diapason 16', Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Hohl Flute 4', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks.
Choir: Chimney Flute 8', Spitz Principal 4', Gemshorn 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Quartane 2 ranks.
Swell (enclosed): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Geigen Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Super Octave 2', Quint Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo (enclosed): Stopped Diapason 8', Echo Salicional 8', Stopped Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Trompeta Réal 8' - unenclosed, Tremulant.
Bombarde (floating): Open Diapason 8', Grand Choeur 4-6 ranks, Tromba 8', Trompeta Réal 8' - horizontaal.
Pedal: Harmonic Bass 32' - akoestisch, Open Diapason 16', Open Wood 16' - digitaal, Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Bombarde 32' - digitaal, Trombone 16', Bassoon 16' - digitaal, Trompeta Magna 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Bombarde on Choir, Bombarde on Solo.
Photo: Chris Stafford
Saffron Walden, United Kingdom (Essex) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Description nr.: 2008190.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1912)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1912 | Norman & Beard | new organ | 1972 | Norman & Beard Hill | rebuild | 1997 | David Wells | restoration and enlargement |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 10 |
| - Choir | 5 |
| - Swell | 13 |
| - Solo | 10 |
| - Bombarde | 4 |
| - Pedal | 15 (11) |
| Total number of stops | 57 (53) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great: Double Diapason 16', Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Hohl Flute 4', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks.
Choir: Chimney Flute 8', Spitz Principal 4', Gemshorn 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Quartane 2 ranks.
Swell (enclosed): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Geigen Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Super Octave 2', Quint Mixture 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo (enclosed): Stopped Diapason 8', Echo Salicional 8', Stopped Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Trompeta Réal 8' - unenclosed, Tremulant.
Bombarde (floating): Open Diapason 8', Grand Choeur 4-6 ranks, Tromba 8', Trompeta Réal 8' - horizontaal.
Pedal: Harmonic Bass 32' - akoestisch, Open Diapason 16', Open Wood 16' - digitaal, Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Bombarde 32' - digitaal, Trombone 16', Bassoon 16' - digitaal, Trompeta Magna 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Bombarde on Choir, Bombarde on Solo.