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Photo: John Salmon
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint James, Piccadilly
Forwarded from: London - Whitehall Palace, Chapel (1685 - 1691)
Municipal: London
Address: 197 Piccadilly, W1V 9LF, London
Description nr.: 2023221.
Built by: Renatus Harris (1685)
Orgel gebouwd in 1685 door Renatus Harris in opdracht van King James II voor de Rooms-Katholieke kapel in het Whitehall Palace. Queen Mary schonk het orgel in 1691 aan Saint James's Church. Het werd hier geplaatst door "Father" Bernard Smith. Het is vele malen gewijzigd. Sinds 1974 is het niet meer bespeelbaar.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Wald Flute 8', Aeolian 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ: Open Diapason 8' - C-H stopped, Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Flute 4', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8'.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bombarde 16'.
Photo: John Salmon
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Church of Saint James, Piccadilly
Forwarded from: London - Whitehall Palace, Chapel (1685 - 1691)
Municipal: London
Address: 197 Piccadilly, W1V 9LF, London
Description nr.: 2023221.
Built by: Renatus Harris (1685)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1685 | Renatus Harris | new organ | 1691 | Bernard "Father" Smith | transfer/relocate |
Orgel gebouwd in 1685 door Renatus Harris in opdracht van King James II voor de Rooms-Katholieke kapel in het Whitehall Palace. Queen Mary schonk het orgel in 1691 aan Saint James's Church. Het werd hier geplaatst door "Father" Bernard Smith. Het is vele malen gewijzigd. Sinds 1974 is het niet meer bespeelbaar.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1685 | London | Whitehall Palace, Chapel |
| 1691 | London | Saint James's Church, Piccadilly |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Choir Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 35 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Wald Flute 8', Aeolian 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ: Open Diapason 8' - C-H stopped, Lieblich Gedact 8', Dulciana 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Flute 4', Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8'.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Bombarde 16'.
| Literature |
Berühmte Orgeln : Meisterwerke europäischer Orgelbauer / Ursula und Ulrich Rüge. - Hamburg : Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1994. |
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