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Complete description of the selected organ
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Reading School Chapel
Municipal: Reading
Address: Earley Hill Road, RG1 5LW, Reading

Description nr.: 2075697.

Built by: Nicholson & Co. (ca. 1870?)
Replaced (1992)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
ca. 1870? Nicholson & Co.  new organ
1935 Gray & Davison  rebuild
1954 John Compton Organ Company  restoration


Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ5
- Swell Organ5
- Pedal Organ2
Total number of stops12

Specification
Great Organ (C-c'''' (C-g''' on the chest)): Open Diapason 8', Claribel 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c'''' (C-g''' on the chest)): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 4', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bass 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: 4 pistons to Great, 4 pistons to Swell, General Crescendo Pedal.

Literature
  • The School Organs of Reading / H.C. Barnard. - In: The Berkshire Organist, no. 14, 1961.
  • A restored organ for Reading School Chapel / Graham Ireland. - In: The Berkshire Organist, no. 46, 1993.