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Gulval, United Kingdom (Cornwall) - Church of Saint Gulval
Municipal: Penzance
Address: 1 Sea View, TR18 3BB, Gulval
Website: https://www.madrongulvalchurches.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2073681.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1900)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from ca. 1875? by firma Henry Willis & Sons
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Viola 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flote 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Contra Oboe 16', Horn 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3' - 1969; extension, Principal 8' - 1969, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - 1969; extension, Octave Flute 4' - 1969; extension.
Accessories: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
Gulval, United Kingdom (Cornwall) - Church of Saint Gulval
Municipal: Penzance
Address: 1 Sea View, TR18 3BB, Gulval
Website: https://www.madrongulvalchurches.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2073681.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1900)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from ca. 1875? by firma Henry Willis & Sons
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1875 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1900 | Norman & Beard | new organ | 1969 | Hele & Co. | restoration and enlargement | 1996 | Lance Foy | restoration |
- In 1900 Norman & Beard built a three manual organ for the church in Gulval. The basis of the organ was formed by the church's previous organ, which had two manuals. This may have been a piece of work by Henry Willis. It had fourteen stops. Much of the pipe work was taken over, but has been adapted and re-voiced by Norman & Beard. The organ was completed in December 1900. In 1909 the bellows were renewed and a new wind motor was installed. The key action of Swell and Pedal was pneumatic, otherwise the entire organ was mechanical with slider chests. It had 23 stops.
- The organ was restored in 1969 by Hele & Co. and in 1996 by Lance Foy. It has also been expanded by Hele with four new stops on the pedal, from which three are transmissions.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Choir Organ | 5 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 7 (3) |
| Total number of stops | 27 (23) |
| Key action | Mechanical (Great & Choir), Electrical (Pedal & Swell) |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Viola 8', Dulciana 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flote 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Contra Oboe 16', Horn 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3' - 1969; extension, Principal 8' - 1969, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - 1969; extension, Octave Flute 4' - 1969; extension.
Accessories: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave.
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