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Colchester, United Kingdom (Essex) - Church of Saint James the Great
Municipal: Colchester
Address: Saint James' Rise, CO1 2GD, Colchester
Description nr.: 2008322.
Built by: Morten & Taylor (1876)
Het orgel in de kerk van Saint James the Great te Colchester is van oorsprong een drieklaviers orgel uit 1876, gebouwd door Morten & Taylor. Het werd in 1912 omgebouwd door H.S. Vincent en overgeplaatst naar de kerk van Saint Nicholas te Colchester. Hierbij werd het Choir verwijderd. Rond 1970 is het door Arnold, Williamson & Hyatt in de huidige kerk geplaatst.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Trumpet 8'.
Swell (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Krummhorn 16', Cornopean 8', Trumpet 8' - van Great, Clarion 4'.
Pedal (C-f'): Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - van Great, Violoncello 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Chimney Flute 2' - extension, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - extension, Trombone 16' - extension, Krummhorn 16' - van Swell, Trumpet 8' - van Great, Clarion 4' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 Thumb Pistons to Great, 4 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Pedal.
Colchester, United Kingdom (Essex) - Church of Saint James the Great
Municipal: Colchester
Address: Saint James' Rise, CO1 2GD, Colchester
Description nr.: 2008322.
Built by: Morten & Taylor (1876)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1876 | Morten & Taylor | new organ | 1912 | H.S. Vincent | rebuild | ca. 1970 | Williamson & Hyatt Arnold | transfer/relocate |
Het orgel in de kerk van Saint James the Great te Colchester is van oorsprong een drieklaviers orgel uit 1876, gebouwd door Morten & Taylor. Het werd in 1912 omgebouwd door H.S. Vincent en overgeplaatst naar de kerk van Saint Nicholas te Colchester. Hierbij werd het Choir verwijderd. Rond 1970 is het door Arnold, Williamson & Hyatt in de huidige kerk geplaatst.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1876 | Colchester, Essex, UK | Church of Saint Nicholas |
| ca. 1970 | Colchester, Essex, UK | Church of Saint James the Great |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 11 |
| - Swell | 14 (13) |
| - Pedal | 12 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 37 (25) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Trumpet 8'.
Swell (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Krummhorn 16', Cornopean 8', Trumpet 8' - van Great, Clarion 4'.
Pedal (C-f'): Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - van Great, Violoncello 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Chimney Flute 2' - extension, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - extension, Trombone 16' - extension, Krummhorn 16' - van Swell, Trumpet 8' - van Great, Clarion 4' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 Thumb Pistons to Great, 4 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Swell, 4 Toe Pistons to Pedal.