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London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Marry Abbots (Kensington)
Municipal: London
Address: Kensington High Street/Kensington Church Street, London W8
Website: http://www.stmaryabbotschurch.org/
Description nr.: 2018618.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1872)
Gebouwd in 1872 als drieklaviers orgel. In 1892 breidde Hill het uit met een Solo Organ als vierde manuaal. Het instrument is in 1927 omgebouwd en uitgebreid door Hill, Norman & Beard. Dezelfde firma restaureerde het orgel in 1986.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Rohr Flute 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Tromba Harmonique 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Echo Viola 4', Suabe Flute 4', Flageolet 2'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Super Harmonics 3 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Harmonic Claribel 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Hohl Flute 4', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32', Wood Open Diapason 16', Metal Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Double Trumpet 32' - extension van Great, Trombone 16', Trumpet 16' - van Great, Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Posaune 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off.
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint Marry Abbots (Kensington)
Municipal: London
Address: Kensington High Street/Kensington Church Street, London W8
Website: http://www.stmaryabbotschurch.org/
Description nr.: 2018618.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1872)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1872 | William Hill & Sons | new organ | 1892 | William Hill & Sons | enlargement | 1927 | Norman & Beard Hill | rebuild | 1986 | Norman & Beard Hill | restoration |
Gebouwd in 1872 als drieklaviers orgel. In 1892 breidde Hill het uit met een Solo Organ als vierde manuaal. Het instrument is in 1927 omgebouwd en uitgebreid door Hill, Norman & Beard. Dezelfde firma restaureerde het orgel in 1986.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 15 |
| - Choir Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 16 |
| - Solo Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 12 (9) |
| Total number of stops | 57 (54) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Open Diapason III 8', Rohr Flute 8', Hohl Flute 8', Octave 4', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Tromba Harmonique 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Echo Viola 4', Suabe Flute 4', Flageolet 2'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Super Harmonics 3 ranks, Mixture 2 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Harmonic Claribel 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Hohl Flute 4', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32', Wood Open Diapason 16', Metal Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Double Trumpet 32' - extension van Great, Trombone 16', Trumpet 16' - van Great, Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Posaune 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off.
| Recordings |
Organ Music from 4 London Churches / Brian Martin, Peter Lee Cox, Janet Willday, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent. - Vista Records VPS 1061 (LP). - 1979. |