Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Chris Stafford
Kettering (UK), United Kingdom (Northamptonshire) - Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Municipal: Kettering
Address: 1-3 Market Place, NN16 0AL, Kettering
Website: https://peterandpaul.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2040612.
Built by: Nicholson & Co. (1892)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 1 8', Open Diapason 2 8', Clarabella 8', Corno Dolce 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt Flute 8', Salicional 8', Gemshorn 4', Suabe Flute 4' - 1993, Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarinet 8', Trumpet 8' - from Great.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave Geigen 4', Wald Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16' - 1994, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32' - 1993, Open Wood 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Trombone 16' - 1993.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Photo: Chris Stafford
Kettering (UK), United Kingdom (Northamptonshire) - Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Municipal: Kettering
Address: 1-3 Market Place, NN16 0AL, Kettering
Website: https://peterandpaul.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2040612.
Built by: Nicholson & Co. (1892)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1892 | Nicholson & Co. | new organ | 1939 | J.W. Walker & Sons | rebuild | 1975 | Kenneth J. Canter | restoration and enlargement | 1993 | Kenneth J. Canter | enlargement | 1994 | Kenneth J. Canter | modify stoplist |
- In 1845 a first organ was built in the parish church of Kettering by George M. Holdich. It was placed in a gallery on the west side of the church, above the entrance. It was dedicated on July 8, 1845. In 1870 the organ was moved by J. Porritt to the church floor on the north side of the choir.
- In 1892 John Nicholson built an entirely new organ. The old instrument was sold to the parish of Olney. The new organ had pneumatic action with cone chests. The Walker & Sons company rebuilt the instrument in 1939 with electric action. The stop list was also slightly modified. Since 1975 the organ has been revised and modified several times by Kenneth J. Canter. In 1975 the Choir Organ was rebuilt with six new stops. In 1993 Canter expanded the organ again with three ranks. Finally, in 1994, he replaced Swell's Lieblich Bourdon 16' with a Contra Fagotto.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Choir Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 40 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 1 8', Open Diapason 2 8', Clarabella 8', Corno Dolce 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedeckt Flute 8', Salicional 8', Gemshorn 4', Suabe Flute 4' - 1993, Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarinet 8', Trumpet 8' - from Great.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave Geigen 4', Wald Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16' - 1994, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32' - 1993, Open Wood 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Trombone 16' - 1993.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.