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Dublin, Ireland (Éire) (Dublin) - Saint Werburgh's Church
Municipal: Dublin
Region:Leinster
Address: Werburgh Street, Dublin 8
Website: http://www.cccgroup.dublin.anglican.org/
Description nr.: 2071149.
Built by: Ferdinand Weber (1767)
Ferdinand Weber built an organ for Saint Werburgh's Church of Ireland in Dublin in 1766-1767. The organ was dedicated on June 6, 1767. Henry Miller is also referred to as the builder, but it is almost certain that the organ was built by Weber. It originally had fifteen stops on two manuals. In 1882 the organ was converted by Telford & Telford into a more contemporary instrument with a swell and an independent pedal.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8' - 1882, Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' - 1882, Lieblich Gedeckt 8' - 1882, Octave 4', Oboe 8' - 1882, Clarion 4' - 1882.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16' - 1882, Unison 8' - 1882.
Dublin, Ireland (Éire) (Dublin) - Saint Werburgh's Church
Municipal: Dublin
Region:Leinster
Address: Werburgh Street, Dublin 8
Website: http://www.cccgroup.dublin.anglican.org/
Description nr.: 2071149.
Built by: Ferdinand Weber (1767)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1767 | Ferdinand Weber | new organ | 1882 | Telford & Telford | rebuild |
Ferdinand Weber built an organ for Saint Werburgh's Church of Ireland in Dublin in 1766-1767. The organ was dedicated on June 6, 1767. Henry Miller is also referred to as the builder, but it is almost certain that the organ was built by Weber. It originally had fifteen stops on two manuals. In 1882 the organ was converted by Telford & Telford into a more contemporary instrument with a swell and an independent pedal.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 6 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 15 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8' - 1882, Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' - 1882, Lieblich Gedeckt 8' - 1882, Octave 4', Oboe 8' - 1882, Clarion 4' - 1882.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16' - 1882, Unison 8' - 1882.
| Other specifications | |
|---|---|
| Different specifications |
The specification from 1767 was: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Quintadene 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Grand Sesquialtera 4 ranks, Cornet 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'. Soft Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Trumpet 8'. |
| Links |
http://www.cathedralgroupdublin.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ParishOrgans.pdf |