Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Hambleden, United Kingdom (Buckinghamshire) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Municipal: Henley-on-Thames
Address:
Website: http://www.hambleden-valley-churches.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075573.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1908)
The organ contains older material: Pipes and case from 1865/1867 by Henry Jones
Henry Jones built an organ for the church in Hambleden in 1865, which was commissioned in December. The last reserved registers were placed in 1867. The organ was rebuilt in 1908 by Norman & Beard. They built a new organ, in which most of Jones' pipework has been used again. In the seventies a Mixture was placed on Swell.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks - ca. 1970, Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 6 Composition Pedals.
Photo: Piet Bron
Hambleden, United Kingdom (Buckinghamshire) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Municipal: Henley-on-Thames
Address:
Website: http://www.hambleden-valley-churches.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075573.
Built by: Norman & Beard (1908)
The organ contains older material: Pipes and case from 1865/1867 by Henry Jones
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1865 | Henry Jones | new organ | 1867 | Henry Jones | enlargement | 1908 | Norman & Beard | new organ in old case | ca. 1970 | Builder unknown | enlargement |
Henry Jones built an organ for the church in Hambleden in 1865, which was commissioned in December. The last reserved registers were placed in 1867. The organ was rebuilt in 1908 by Norman & Beard. They built a new organ, in which most of Jones' pipework has been used again. In the seventies a Mixture was placed on Swell.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 15 |
| Key action | Pneumatic |
| Stop action | Pneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Echo Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 3 ranks - ca. 1970, Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 6 Composition Pedals.
| Literature |
Berkshire Organists Raid Bucks : The Visit to Marlow and Hambleden - 20 March 1999. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 52, 1999. |
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