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Christchurch (UK), United Kingdom (Dorset) - Christchurch Priory Church
Municipal: Christchurch (UK)
Address: Quay Road, BH23 1BU, Christchurch
Website: https://www.christchurchpriory.org/
Description nr.: 2010219.
Built by: Nicholson & Co. (1999)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1962 by Degens & Rippin Ltd.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Claribel Flute 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Superoctave 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Sharp Mixture 3 ranks (2/3'), Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Chimney Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (1 3/5'), Mixture 3 ranks, Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viole d'Amour 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Principal 4', Tapered Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (1 1/3'), Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Nave Organ:
Manual: Open Diapason 8', Octave 4', Superoctave 2', Grand Chorus 5 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Posaune 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Pedal: Contra Bass 16', Contra Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16'.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Open Wood 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Tapered Octave 4', Mixtur 3 ranks (4'), Ophicleide 16', Posaune 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Nave to Great, Swell to Choir, Nave to Choir, Nave Flues on Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Nave to Pedal, Great Suboctave, Swell Super Octave.
Christchurch (UK), United Kingdom (Dorset) - Christchurch Priory Church
Municipal: Christchurch (UK)
Address: Quay Road, BH23 1BU, Christchurch
Website: https://www.christchurchpriory.org/
Description nr.: 2010219.
Built by: Nicholson & Co. (1999)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1962 by Degens & Rippin Ltd.
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1962 | Degens & Rippin Ltd. | new organ | 1999 | Nicholson & Co. | new organ |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 12 |
| - Swell Organ | 13 |
| - Nave Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 10 |
| Total number of stops | 58 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Claribel Flute 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Superoctave 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Sharp Mixture 3 ranks (2/3'), Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Chimney Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (1 3/5'), Mixture 3 ranks, Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viole d'Amour 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Principal 4', Tapered Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (1 1/3'), Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Nave Organ:
Manual: Open Diapason 8', Octave 4', Superoctave 2', Grand Chorus 5 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Posaune 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Pedal: Contra Bass 16', Contra Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16'.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Open Wood 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Tapered Octave 4', Mixtur 3 ranks (4'), Ophicleide 16', Posaune 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Nave to Great, Swell to Choir, Nave to Choir, Nave Flues on Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Nave to Pedal, Great Suboctave, Swell Super Octave.
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https://www.christchurchpriory.org/music/the-priory-nicholson-pipe-organ |