Complete description of the selected organ
Leicester, United Kingdom (Leicestershire) - Church of Saint James the Greater
Municipal: Leicester
Address: 216 London Road, LE2 1NE, Leicester
Website: http://www.adlibitum.co.uk/sjg/
Description nr.: 2054437.
Built by: Stephen Taylor (1923)
In 1923 bouwde Stephen Taylor een drieklaviers orgel voor de kerk Saint James the Greater in Leicester. Het instrument is in 1961 door de firma Walker & Sons gereviseerd. De firma Nicholson voerde in 2003 een reconstructie uit.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Scharf 3 ranks (29.33.36), Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Dulciana 8', Prestant 4', Chimney Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Contra Viola 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola 8', Vox Angelica 8', Principal 4', Gedeckt Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Subbass 32', Open Wood 16', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Viola 16', Octave 8', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Octave Flute 4', Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Contra Trombone 32', Ophicleide 16', Trombone 16', Tuba 8', Trumpet 8', Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 8 thumb pistons to each manual 8', 8 toe pistons to Swell 8', 8 toe pistons to Pedal 8', 8 general thumb pistons 8', General Cancel thumb piston, Great and Pedal Combinations coupler, Generals on Swell toe pistons coupler, 16 levels of Divisional pistons 16', 96 levels of General pistons.
Leicester, United Kingdom (Leicestershire) - Church of Saint James the Greater
Municipal: Leicester
Address: 216 London Road, LE2 1NE, Leicester
Website: http://www.adlibitum.co.uk/sjg/
Description nr.: 2054437.
Built by: Stephen Taylor (1923)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1923 | Stephen Taylor | new organ | 1961 | J.W. Walker & Sons | rebuild | 2003 | Nicholson & Co. | reconstruction |
In 1923 bouwde Stephen Taylor een drieklaviers orgel voor de kerk Saint James the Greater in Leicester. Het instrument is in 1961 door de firma Walker & Sons gereviseerd. De firma Nicholson voerde in 2003 een reconstructie uit.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Choir Organ | 11 |
| - Swell Organ | 14 |
| - Pedal Organ | 17 |
| Total number of stops | 54 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (12.17), Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Scharf 3 ranks (29.33.36), Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Dulciana 8', Prestant 4', Chimney Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Contra Viola 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viola 8', Vox Angelica 8', Principal 4', Gedeckt Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Subbass 32', Open Wood 16', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Viola 16', Octave 8', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Octave Flute 4', Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Contra Trombone 32', Ophicleide 16', Trombone 16', Tuba 8', Trumpet 8', Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 8 thumb pistons to each manual 8', 8 toe pistons to Swell 8', 8 toe pistons to Pedal 8', 8 general thumb pistons 8', General Cancel thumb piston, Great and Pedal Combinations coupler, Generals on Swell toe pistons coupler, 16 levels of Divisional pistons 16', 96 levels of General pistons.
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http://www.adlibitum.co.uk/sjg/organ.php |