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London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Buckingham Palace, Ballroom Organ
Municipal: London
Address: 1 Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA, London
Description nr.: 2013499.
Built by: Henry Lincoln (1818)
In 1818 bouwde Henry Lincoln een concertorgel voor het Pavilion in Brighton in opdracht van koning George IV. In 1855 is het instrument door Gray & Davison overgeplaastst naar de ballroom van Buckingham Palace. Eind twintigste eeuw voerde William Drake een restauratie uit.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great: Double Diapason 16' (B/D), Open Diapason No. 1 8', Open Diapason No. 2 8', Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sesquialtra 4 ranks (B/D), Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir: Dulciana 8', Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Bassoon 8'.
Swell: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Grand Open Diapason 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great Manual, Swell to Choir Manual, Great Manual to Pedal (Suboctave Coupler), Choir Manual to Pedal, Swell Manual to Pedal.
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Buckingham Palace, Ballroom Organ
Municipal: London
Address: 1 Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA, London
Description nr.: 2013499.
Built by: Henry Lincoln (1818)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1818 | Henry Lincoln | new organ | 1855 | Gray & Davison | transfer/relocate | William Drake | restoration |
In 1818 bouwde Henry Lincoln een concertorgel voor het Pavilion in Brighton in opdracht van koning George IV. In 1855 is het instrument door Gray & Davison overgeplaastst naar de ballroom van Buckingham Palace. Eind twintigste eeuw voerde William Drake een restauratie uit.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1818 | Brighton | Brighton Pavilion |
| 1855 | London | Buckingham Palace, Ballroom Organ |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 12 |
| - Choir | 6 |
| - Swell | 7 |
| - Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 26 |
| Manual compass | GG-AA-f''' (Great en Choir) / C-f''' (Swell) |
| Pedal compass | C-f' |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great: Double Diapason 16' (B/D), Open Diapason No. 1 8', Open Diapason No. 2 8', Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sesquialtra 4 ranks (B/D), Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir: Dulciana 8', Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Bassoon 8'.
Swell: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Grand Open Diapason 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great Manual, Swell to Choir Manual, Great Manual to Pedal (Suboctave Coupler), Choir Manual to Pedal, Swell Manual to Pedal.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Sesquialtera 4 ranks (Great) | C: 2' - 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. fis'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. |
| Mixture 3 ranks (Great) | C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. fis'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Mixture 3 ranks (Swell) | C: 2' - 1 3/5' - 1'. f°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. fis'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Literature |
Engelse orgelcultuur in de negentiende eeuw / Tjeerd van der Ploeg. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 113 nr. 1, januari 2017. |
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