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Glasgow, United Kingdom (Strathclyde) - Saint Margaret's Parish Church, Knightswood
Municipal: Glasgow
Address: 2000 Great Western Road, G13 2HA, Glasgow
Website: https://katchurch.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2074299.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1866)
In 1866 Henry Willis built an organ for Townhead Established Church in Glasgow. A wind engine was not installed until 1960. The instrument remained otherwise unchanged. After the church building closed in 1993, the organ was dismantled and stored. In 2001-2002, James MacKenzie undertook a restoration. After this the organ was placed in the gallery on the west side of Saint Margaret's Parish Church, Knightswood.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Claribel Flute 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (17.19.22), Corno di Bassetto 8' (from g°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Open Diapason 8' - C-B from Lieblich Gedact, Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedals.
Accessories: 3 Combination Pedals to Great.
Glasgow, United Kingdom (Strathclyde) - Saint Margaret's Parish Church, Knightswood
Municipal: Glasgow
Address: 2000 Great Western Road, G13 2HA, Glasgow
Website: https://katchurch.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2074299.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1866)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1866 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 2002 | James MacKenzie | transfer/relocate |
In 1866 Henry Willis built an organ for Townhead Established Church in Glasgow. A wind engine was not installed until 1960. The instrument remained otherwise unchanged. After the church building closed in 1993, the organ was dismantled and stored. In 2001-2002, James MacKenzie undertook a restoration. After this the organ was placed in the gallery on the west side of Saint Margaret's Parish Church, Knightswood.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1866 | Glasgow | Townhead Established Church |
| 2002 | Glasgow | Saint Margaret's Parish Church, Knightswood |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 4 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 14 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Claribel Flute 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (17.19.22), Corno di Bassetto 8' (from g°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Open Diapason 8' - C-B from Lieblich Gedact, Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedals.
Accessories: 3 Combination Pedals to Great.
| Recordings |
Organs in Glasgow / John Kitchen ; John Butt. - Delphian Records DCD 34032 (CD). - 2004. |