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Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Aberdeen City) - Music Hall
Municipal: Aberdeen
Region:Grampian
Address: Union Street, AB10 1QS, Aberdeen
Description nr.: 2054861.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1889)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1859 by firma Henry Willis & Sons
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Third Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 4 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Tromba 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Viola da Gamba 8', Triangular Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Nazard 2 2/3', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Célestes 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Contra Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Open Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Gedackt 16', Octave 8', Gedackt 8', Super Octave 4', Gedackt 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Ophicleide 16', Clarion 8'.
Couplers: Solo to Great, Solo Octave to Great, Solo Suboctave to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Swell to Solo, Swell Octave to Solo, Swell Suboctave to Solo, Great to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Solo Octave to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Pedal, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 6 thumb pistons to Great 6', 6 thumb pistons to Solo 6', 6 thumb pistons to Swell 6', 6 general thumb pistons 6', 6 toe pistons to Pedal, 6 toe pistons to Swell or Generals, Solid state capture system with 8 memory levels, General Cancel, Octave Coupler Cancel, Coupler Cancel, Great Organ and Pedal combinations coupled, General Crescendo, Doubles On/ Off (rocking tablet), Pedal stops On/ Off (rocking tablet).
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Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Aberdeen City) - Music Hall
Municipal: Aberdeen
Region:Grampian
Address: Union Street, AB10 1QS, Aberdeen
Description nr.: 2054861.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1889)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1859 by firma Henry Willis & Sons
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1859 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1889 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1939 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | restoration and enlargement | 1957 | J.W. Walker & Sons | restoration | 1989 | Nicholson & Co. | restoration |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 13 |
| - Solo Organ (enclosed) | 10 |
| - Swell Organ (enclosed) | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 13 |
| Total number of stops | 48 |
| 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', Third Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 4 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Tromba 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Viola da Gamba 8', Triangular Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Nazard 2 2/3', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Aeoline 8', Voix Célestes 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Contra Bourdon 32', Open Diapason 16', Open Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Gedackt 16', Octave 8', Gedackt 8', Super Octave 4', Gedackt 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Ophicleide 16', Clarion 8'.
Couplers: Solo to Great, Solo Octave to Great, Solo Suboctave to Great, Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Swell to Solo, Swell Octave to Solo, Swell Suboctave to Solo, Great to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Solo Octave to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Pedal, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 6 thumb pistons to Great 6', 6 thumb pistons to Solo 6', 6 thumb pistons to Swell 6', 6 general thumb pistons 6', 6 toe pistons to Pedal, 6 toe pistons to Swell or Generals, Solid state capture system with 8 memory levels, General Cancel, Octave Coupler Cancel, Coupler Cancel, Great Organ and Pedal combinations coupled, General Crescendo, Doubles On/ Off (rocking tablet), Pedal stops On/ Off (rocking tablet).
- Jean-Alain Ripoche