Complete description of the selected organ
Ruscombe, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint James the Great
Municipal: Reading
Address: Southbury Lane, RG10 9UD, Ruscombe
Website: https://thru-christ.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075536.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1910)
T.C. Lewis built a new organ for Saint James' Church in Ruscombe in 1910. It replaced a smaller organ by J.W. Walker from 1860. In 1959 the organ was renovated by Walker & Sons. The company F.H. Browne & Sons carried out a restoration in 2011. Great's Dulciana 8' has been replaced by a Fifteenth.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2' - 2011.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8' (c°-a'''), Stopped Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason 8' (c°-a'''), Gamba 8' (c°-a'''), Principal 4'.
Pedal Organ (C0f;): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Ruscombe, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint James the Great
Municipal: Reading
Address: Southbury Lane, RG10 9UD, Ruscombe
Website: https://thru-christ.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075536.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1910)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1910 | T.C. Lewis & Co. | new organ | 1959 | J.W. Walker & Sons | reconstruction | 2011 | F.H. Browne & Sons | restoration |
T.C. Lewis built a new organ for Saint James' Church in Ruscombe in 1910. It replaced a smaller organ by J.W. Walker from 1860. In 1959 the organ was renovated by Walker & Sons. The company F.H. Browne & Sons carried out a restoration in 2011. Great's Dulciana 8' has been replaced by a Fifteenth.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 4 |
| - Swell Organ | 4 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 9 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2' - 2011.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8' (c°-a'''), Stopped Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason 8' (c°-a'''), Gamba 8' (c°-a'''), Principal 4'.
Pedal Organ (C0f;): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Summer visit 1991 / Mark Jameson. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 45, 1992. |