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London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Westminster Abbey, Chamber Organ
Municipal: London
Address: 20 Deans Yard, SW1P 3PA, London
Website: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/
Description nr.: 2068923.
Built by: John Snetzler (ca. 1760)
The Chamber Organ of Westminster Abbey was inaugurated on 1 July 1965, dedicated to the memory of Vincent Novello. The organ was built by Noel Mander with material from John Snetzler's Second Chamber Organs. The organ case comes from an organ built by Mr. Kershaw of Halifax, and the pipework from another Snetzler organ from 1759.
Technical data
Specification
Manual: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (bass), Cornet 2 ranks (discant).
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Westminster Abbey, Chamber Organ
Municipal: London
Address: 20 Deans Yard, SW1P 3PA, London
Website: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/
Description nr.: 2068923.
Built by: John Snetzler (ca. 1760)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1760 | John Snetzler | new organ | 1965 | Mander Organs | reconstruction |
The Chamber Organ of Westminster Abbey was inaugurated on 1 July 1965, dedicated to the memory of Vincent Novello. The organ was built by Noel Mander with material from John Snetzler's Second Chamber Organs. The organ case comes from an organ built by Mr. Kershaw of Halifax, and the pipework from another Snetzler organ from 1759.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 8 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (bass), Cornet 2 ranks (discant).
| Literature |
A Short History the Organs of Westminster Abbey / Douglas Guest. - [London] : [Westminster Abbey], 1970. |
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