Complete description of the selected organ
Binfield, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Binfield Priory (Residence of Mr. M.I. Forsyth-Grant)
Municipal: Bracknell
Address: Priory Lane, RG42 5NS, Binfield
Description nr.: 2075658.
Built by: Michell & Thynne ()
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Small Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Early Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viol Sourdine 8', Vox Angelica 8', Zauberflöte 4', Oboe 8', Tuba 8' - prepared for, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Rohr Flute 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Viol Celeste 8', Open Flute 4', Gambette 4', Cornet 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbass 16', Salicional 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Choral Bass 4', Fagotto 16' - from Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 3 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 3 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 3 General Thumbs Pistons, 3 Toe Pistons to Pedal.
Binfield, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Binfield Priory (Residence of Mr. M.I. Forsyth-Grant)
Municipal: Bracknell
Address: Priory Lane, RG42 5NS, Binfield
Description nr.: 2075658.
Built by: Michell & Thynne ()
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | Michell & Thynne | new organ | 1959 | Maurice Forsyth-Grant | restoration and enlargement |
- The Michell & Thynne firm built an organ for Gloucester Palace in South Kensington in the nineteenth century. The instrument was transferred to Henley-on-Thames in 1885, where it became the property of Mrs. Algernon Bourke. Around 1955, Maurice Forsyth-Grant bought the organ and used it as the basis for a much larger organ, which he built with all sorts of materials he had acquired over the years.
- The organ was transferred in 1966 to a new residence of Maurice Forsyth-Grant, Hawthorne Lodge in Bracknell. It has been renovated again.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| South Kensington | Gloucester Palace | |
| 1885 | Henley-on-Thames | Mrs. Algernon Bourke Residence |
| ca. 1955 | Binfield | Binfield Priory (Residence of Mr. M.I. Forsyth-Grant) |
| 1966 | Bracknell | Hawthorne Lodge (Residence of Mr. M.I. Forsyth-Grant) |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Choir Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 7 |
| Total number of stops | 30 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Small Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Early Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viol Sourdine 8', Vox Angelica 8', Zauberflöte 4', Oboe 8', Tuba 8' - prepared for, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Rohr Flute 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Viol Celeste 8', Open Flute 4', Gambette 4', Cornet 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbass 16', Salicional 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Choral Bass 4', Fagotto 16' - from Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 3 Thumb Pistons to Great, 3 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 3 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 3 General Thumbs Pistons, 3 Toe Pistons to Pedal.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The original organ had the following specification in 1895: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Gemshorn 4'. Choir Organ: Flute d'Amour 8', Viole Sourdine 8', Zauberflöte 4'. Swell Organ: Rohr Flute 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Viole Celeste 8', Gambette 4', Clarinet 8', Tremulant. Pedal Organ: Subbas 16', Dolce 8', Bass Flute 8'. Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Suboctave, Swell Octave. Accessories: 2 pistons to Great, 2 pistons to Choir, 3 pistons to Swell. |
| Literature |
A Berkshire organ grinder / M.I. Forsyth-Grant. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 13, 1960. |
| Links |
https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/N09948 |