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Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Catholic Church of Saint William of York
Municipal: Reading
Address: 46 Upper Redlands Road, RG1 5JP, Reading
Website: https://www.jameswilliam-reading.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2076633.
Built by: F.H. Browne & Sons (1985)
The Church of Saint William of York in Reading was dedicated in 1906. In 1985 the company F.H. Browne & Sons a new organ for the church. It has fourteen registers, but that includes nine transmissions.
Technical data
Specification
Manual I (C-g'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Super Octave 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5'.
Manual II (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Flute 4' - extension, Quartane 2 ranks (12.15) - extension.
Pedal (C-f'): Bourdon 16' - extension, Principal 8' - transmission, Bass Flute 8' - transmission, Quint 5 1/3' - transmission, Octave Flute 4' - transmission.
Couplers: Manual Coupler, Manual I to Pedal.
Accessories: Expression (Swell Box).
Reading, United Kingdom (Berkshire) - Catholic Church of Saint William of York
Municipal: Reading
Address: 46 Upper Redlands Road, RG1 5JP, Reading
Website: https://www.jameswilliam-reading.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2076633.
Built by: F.H. Browne & Sons (1985)
The Church of Saint William of York in Reading was dedicated in 1906. In 1985 the company F.H. Browne & Sons a new organ for the church. It has fourteen registers, but that includes nine transmissions.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual I | 5 (3) |
| - Manual II | 4 (2) |
| - Pedal | 5 (0) |
| Total number of stops | 14 (5) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Multiplex chests |
Specification
Manual I (C-g'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Super Octave 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5'.
Manual II (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Flute 4' - extension, Quartane 2 ranks (12.15) - extension.
Pedal (C-f'): Bourdon 16' - extension, Principal 8' - transmission, Bass Flute 8' - transmission, Quint 5 1/3' - transmission, Octave Flute 4' - transmission.
Couplers: Manual Coupler, Manual I to Pedal.
Accessories: Expression (Swell Box).
| Literature |
The organ in the Roman Catholic Church of St William of York, Reading / Peter Marr. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 39, 1986. |