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Photo: Jan Schuring
Ryde (Wight), United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) - Quarr Abbey, Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Bishop-organ
Municipal: Ryde
Region:Wight
Address: Quarr Road, PO33 4ES, Ryde
Website: http://www.quarrabbey.org/
Description nr.: 2054790.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1926)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tuba 8'.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicet 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Contra Bass 32', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Violone 8', Flute Bass 8', Octave 4', Tuba 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Photo: Jan Schuring
Ryde (Wight), United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) - Quarr Abbey, Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Bishop-organ
Municipal: Ryde
Region:Wight
Address: Quarr Road, PO33 4ES, Ryde
Website: http://www.quarrabbey.org/
Description nr.: 2054790.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1926)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1926 | J.C. Bishop & Son | new organ | 1978 | Wood Brown | rebuild | 1999 | Builder unknown | transfer/relocate |
- In 1926 the firm of Bishop & Son built an organ for the Church of Saint John the Evangelist in Horsham, West Sussex. The organ was rebuilt by Wood Brown in 1978, and the action was electrified.
- In 1999 the organ was transferred to the abbey church of Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight. However, it is no longer present here (December 2017). There is an electronic organ at this location.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1926 | Horsham | Church of Saint John the Evangelist |
| 1999 | Ryde | Quarr Abbey, Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Bishop-organ |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 7 |
| Total number of stops | 23 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tuba 8'.
Swell Organ: Lieblich Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicet 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Contra Bass 32', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Violone 8', Flute Bass 8', Octave 4', Tuba 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.