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Cranbourne (Windsor Forest), United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Peter
Municipal: Windsor
Address: Hatchet Lane, SL4 2EG, Cranbourne
Website: https://www.winkfieldandcranbourne.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075700.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1861)
In 1861, Henry Willis built an organ for Cranbourne Church. Over time, virtually nothing has changed on the organ. However, the Clarinet 8' was replaced by a Gamba. In 1963 S.A. Seare carried out a restoration. The pedal keyboard was then replaced by a radial keyboard with a larger compass (30 keys in stead of 25).
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (c°-f'''), Dulciana 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8' (c°-f'''), Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great.
Cranbourne (Windsor Forest), United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Church of Saint Peter
Municipal: Windsor
Address: Hatchet Lane, SL4 2EG, Cranbourne
Website: https://www.winkfieldandcranbourne.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2075700.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1861)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1861 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1963 | S.A. Seare | restoration |
In 1861, Henry Willis built an organ for Cranbourne Church. Over time, virtually nothing has changed on the organ. However, the Clarinet 8' was replaced by a Gamba. In 1963 S.A. Seare carried out a restoration. The pedal keyboard was then replaced by a radial keyboard with a larger compass (30 keys in stead of 25).
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 4 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 12 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (c°-f'''), Dulciana 8', Gamba 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8' (c°-f'''), Gemshorn 4', Cornopean 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 3 Composition Pedals to Great.
| Literature |
The 'Father' Willis organ in St. Peter's Church, Cranbourn, Windsor Forest / G.A. Goulding. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 18, 1965. |