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Photo: Gerco Schaap. Datation: 21 October 2015.

Photo: Gerco Schaap

Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Saint Helen's Church
Commune: Abingdon-on-Thames
Adresse: St Helen's Court, OX14 5BS, Abingdon-on-Thames
Site Web: https://abingdonparish.org.uk/

Description no.: 2015569.

Bâti par: Harrison & Harrison (1927)
L'orgue comprend le parent le matériel: Organ case de 1726 de Abraham Jordan

AnnéeFacteurOpusActivité
1826 Abraham Jordan  orgue neuf
1780 England & Russell Byfield  orgue neuf dans buffet vieille
1873 William Hill & Sons  conversion
1927 Harrison & Harrison  orgue neuf dans buffet vieille
1971 Norman & Beard Hill  restauration
2005 Harrison & Harrison  restauration

  • In 1726, Abraham Jordan installed a new organ in a fine case in Saint Helen's Church, Abingdon. The old interior was replaced in 1780 by new organ by Byfield, England and Russell. They relocated the organ to the west side of the church. In 1849 it was moved again, this time to the south door in the nave of the church. William Hill rebuilt it in 1873 and placed it in a chapel on the south side of the chancel. The current organ was built by Harrison & Harrison in 1927, using the historic organ case and some old pipes.
  • The organ was restored in 1971 by Hill, Norman & Beard. The disposition has been adjusted accordingly. In 2005, Harrison & Harrison undertook a restoration and disposition change. Pipework from 1907 was placed at this time, originating from a demolished Harrison & Harrison organ.

Données techniques
Nombre de registres par manuel
- Great Organ8
- Choir Organ4
- Swell Organ9
- Pedal Organ4
Nombre de jeux total25
Transmission des clésPneumatic
Transmission des jeuxPneumatic
Sommier(s)Slider chests

Composition
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8' - 1907, Geigen 8' - 2005, Claribel Flute 8' - 1907, Octave 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Double Salicional 16' - 1907, Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Nason 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Harmonic Flute 8' - 2005, Viola da Gamba 8' - 2005, Voix Célestes 4', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Clarinet 16' - 2005, Oboe 8' - 2005, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave Wood 8', Flute 8'.
Accouplements: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Jouer conseils: Four pistons to the Great Organ, Four pistons to the Swell Organ, Two foot pistons to the Pedal Organ.

Autres données des dispositions
Autres dispositions
  • The original specificaiton from 1927 was:
    Great: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Geigen 8', Claribel Flute 8', Octave 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks.
    Choir: Double Salicional 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Nason 4'.
    Swell: Harmonic Flute 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Voix Célestes 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Clarinet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
    Pedal: Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave Wood 8', Flute 8'.

  • After the rebuilt of 1971, the stop list was:
    Great: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stop'd Diapason 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Furniture 3 ranks.
    Choir: Chimney Flute 8', Nason 4', Principal 2', Larigot 1 1/3'.
    Swell: Salicional 8', Block Flute 8', Principal 4', Quarte 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
    Pedal: Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave Wood 8', Flute 8'.

Références
  • The organs of Oxford / Robert Pacey, Michael Popkin. - Oxford : Positif Press, 1997.
  • Developments in British organ design 1945-1970: A player's perspective / Richard Dunster-Sigtermans. - Birmingham ; University of Birmingham, Department of Music, 2015.