Complete description of the selected organ
Quainton, United Kingdom (Buckinghamshire) - Church of the Holy Cross and Saint Mary
Municipal: Quainton
Address: 54 Church Street, HP22 4AP, Quainton
Description nr.: 2075676.
Built by: P.H. Sheffield (ca. 1920)
Around 1970, a second-hand pipe organ was placed in Quainton's church. It is an organ by P.H. Sheffield from around 1920. The origin is unknown. In 1973 the organ was rebuilt by Leighton. Peter Collins undertook a restoration in 2007.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4' - extension, Fifteenth 2' - extension.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Principal 8', Gedact 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from Gis), Geigen Principal 4' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Gemshorn 2', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Trumpet 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - from Great, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - from Swell, Trumpet 8' - from Swell.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Pedal Melodic to Great, Pedal Melodic to Swell.
Accessories: 4 thumb pistons to Great, 4 thumb pistons to Swell, 4 toe pistons to Pedal, General Cancel, Adjustable Setter.
Quainton, United Kingdom (Buckinghamshire) - Church of the Holy Cross and Saint Mary
Municipal: Quainton
Address: 54 Church Street, HP22 4AP, Quainton
Description nr.: 2075676.
Built by: P.H. Sheffield (ca. 1920)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1920 | P.H. Sheffield | new organ | ca. 1973 | Leighton Organs | rebuild | 2007 | Peter D. Collins | restoration |
Around 1970, a second-hand pipe organ was placed in Quainton's church. It is an organ by P.H. Sheffield from around 1920. The origin is unknown. In 1973 the organ was rebuilt by Leighton. Peter Collins undertook a restoration in 2007.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 5 (3) |
| - Swell Organ | 9 (7) |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 19 (11) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4' - extension, Fifteenth 2' - extension.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Principal 8', Gedact 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from Gis), Geigen Principal 4' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Gemshorn 2', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Trumpet 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - from Great, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - from Swell, Trumpet 8' - from Swell.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Pedal Melodic to Great, Pedal Melodic to Swell.
Accessories: 4 thumb pistons to Great, 4 thumb pistons to Swell, 4 toe pistons to Pedal, General Cancel, Adjustable Setter.
| Links |
https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/R01523 |