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Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Aberdeen City) - Craigiebuckler Parish Church
Municipal: Aberdeen
Region:Grampian
Address: 185 Springfield Road, AB15 8AA, Aberdeen
Website: http://www.craigiebuckler.org/

Description nr.: 2054862.

Built by: Peter Conacher & Co. (1950)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1855 by J.W. Walker & Sons

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1950 Peter Conacher & Co.  new organ
1968 J.W. Walker & Sons  transfer/relocate

  • Het orgel in Craigiebuckler Parish Church is in 1950 gebouwd door de firma Conacher voor Saint Paul's Congregational Church. Bij de bouw werd veel pijpwerk overgenomen uit het oude orgel van deze kerk, dat in 1855 werd gebouwd door Joseph Walker.
  • Het orgel is in 1968 door de firma Walker & Sons overgeplaatst naar Craigiebuckler Church.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1950AberdeenSaint Paul's Congregational Church
1968AberdeenCraigiebuckler Parish Church

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ11
- Swell Organ11
- Pedal Organ3
Total number of stops25
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Large Open Diapason 8', Small Open Diapason 8', Stopped Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Hohl Flute 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.

Other sources
  • Jean-Alain Ripoche