Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Greenwich, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Alfege
Municipal: London
Address: Greenwich Church Street, SE10 9BJ, London
Website: http://www.st-alfege.org/
Description nr.: 2008672.
Built by: Alfred Hunter & Son (1927)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1891 by T.C. Lewis & Co.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Hohl Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Tromba 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Celestes 8', Echo Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Flauto Dolce 4', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tromba 8' - van Pedal, Tuba 8' - van Great, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Flautina 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positive Organ (floating) (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Open Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cimbel 3 ranks.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Open Metal 16' - van Great, Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - van Swell, Octave 8' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Quint 5 1/3' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Trombone 8' - extension, Tromba 4' - extension.
Couplers: Choir Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Great Organ, Positive Organ on Great Organ, Swell Organ to Choir Organ, Positive Organ on Choir Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Choir Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: Six Pistons to Great, Five Pistons to Choir, Three Pistons to Positive, Six Pistons to Swell, Six Foot Pistons to Pedal.
Photo: Piet Bron
Greenwich, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Alfege
Municipal: London
Address: Greenwich Church Street, SE10 9BJ, London
Website: http://www.st-alfege.org/
Description nr.: 2008672.
Built by: Alfred Hunter & Son (1927)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1891 by T.C. Lewis & Co.
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1927 | Alfred Hunter & Son | new organ | 1968 | Harrison & Harrison | rebuild | 2001 | Builder unknown | transfer/relocate |
- In the Lower Chapel of Eton College a new organ was built in 1925-1927 by Hunter & Son in a case designed by W.J. Tapper. It still contained pipe work by Lewis & Co. from 1891, from the previous organ. In 1968 Harrison & Harrison converted the organ. The action became electro-pneumatic. On the advice of Kenneth Malcolmson, a new Positive was placed and the organ was revoiced.
- The organ was replaced in 2000 by a completely new Tickell instrument. In addition, the Tapper case was reused. Hunter's interior was transferred to the church of Saint Alfege in Greenwich, where an organ of Spurden Rutt from 1934 was present.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1927 | Eton | Eton College - Lower Chapel |
| 2001 | Greenwich | Church of Saint Alfege |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 10 (8) |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Positive Organ | 6 |
| - Pedal Organ | 15 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 55 (43) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Hohl Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Tromba 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Celestes 8', Echo Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Flauto Dolce 4', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tromba 8' - van Pedal, Tuba 8' - van Great, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Flautina 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positive Organ (floating) (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Open Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cimbel 3 ranks.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Open Metal 16' - van Great, Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - van Swell, Octave 8' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Quint 5 1/3' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Trombone 8' - extension, Tromba 4' - extension.
Couplers: Choir Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Great Organ, Positive Organ on Great Organ, Swell Organ to Choir Organ, Positive Organ on Choir Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Choir Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: Six Pistons to Great, Five Pistons to Choir, Three Pistons to Positive, Six Pistons to Swell, Six Foot Pistons to Pedal.
| Literature |
Eton College : Lower Chapel. - Durham : Harrison & Harrison, [1968]. |
| Recordings |
Vierne Symphony no. I / Philip Moore. - Cathedral Records CRMS 861 (LP). - 1978. |
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