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Chester (UK), United Kingdom (Cheshire) - Wesley Methodist Church
Municipal: Chester
Address: Saint John Street, Chester

Description nr.: 2026271.

Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1926)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1926 James J. Binns & Co.  new organ
1948 James J. Binns & Co.  enlargement
2000 David Wells  restoration

In 1926 bouwde de firma Binns een nieuw orgel voor de Wesley Methodist Church in Chester. In 1948 breidden zij het uit met een derde manuaal. He orgel is in 2000 gereviseerd door David Wells.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ8
- Choir Organ6
- Swell Organ10
- Pedal Organ5
Total number of stops29
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Geigen Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viol de Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Suabe Flute 4', Clarinet 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Violin Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viol d'Orchestra 8', Voix Celeste 8', Vox Angelica 8', Wald Flute 4', Salicet 4', Harmonics 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Harmonic Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Bass 8', Flute Bass 8'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great Sub Octave, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Swell to Choir, Swell Suboctave, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave, Great to Pedal.