Complete description of the selected organ
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Giles
Municipal: Reading
Address: Southampton Street, RG1 2SB, Reading
Website: http://www.sgilesreading.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075520.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1829)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Horn Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8' (Bass), Wald Flute 8' (Treble), Salicional 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (15.19.22), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Gemshorn 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Dulciana 8', Keraulophon 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Echo Gamba 8', Vox Angelica 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Horn 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 Composition Pedals to Great, 3 Composition Pedals to Swell.
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Giles
Municipal: Reading
Address: Southampton Street, RG1 2SB, Reading
Website: http://www.sgilesreading.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075520.
Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1829)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1829 | J.C. Bishop & Son | new organ | 1867 | J.W. Walker & Sons | rebuild | 1872 | J.W. Walker & Sons | transfer/relocate | 1888 | J.W. Walker & Sons | modify stoplist | 1920 | J.W. Walker & Sons | modify stoplist | 1961 | J.W. Walker & Sons | modify stoplist | 1998 | Harrison & Harrison | reconstruction |
- In 1829, J.C. Bishop built an organ for Saint Giles' Church in Reading. It was placed on the gallery on the west side of the nave. In 1867 the firm of Walker & Sons carried out a reconstruction, after which it was moved to the choir of the church in 1872. Revisions by Walker with modifications of the disposition were carried out in 1888, 1920, and in 1961. In this year the action of the manuals was replaced with electropneumatics.
- In 1996-1998 the organ was restored by Harrison & Harrison. It was placed back on the gallery on the west side. The character of the organ has been restored to the nineteenth century Victorian style, the action has been mechanically constructed again and a new straight pedal keyboard has been installed. The organ was completed in February 1998. Roderick Gradidge designed the new gallery. The official dedication took place on March 18, 1998 with a service, inclusing the Messe Solennelle by Louis Vierne.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 33 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | c' = 528 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Horn Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8' (Bass), Wald Flute 8' (Treble), Salicional 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (15.19.22), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Gemshorn 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Dulciana 8', Keraulophon 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8' (from c°).
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Echo Gamba 8', Vox Angelica 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Horn 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 4 Composition Pedals to Great, 3 Composition Pedals to Swell.
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http://www.sgilesreading.org.uk/music.html https://www.harrisonorgans.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Reading-St-Giles-Full-2021.pdf |