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Cardiff, United Kingdom (Glamorgan) - Tabernacle Chapel (Capel y Bedyddwyr Cymraeg)
Municipal: Cardiff
Address: The Hayes, CF10 1AJ, Cardiff
Website: https://www.tabernacl.cymru/
Description nr.: 2078681.
Built by: Griffen & Stroud (1907)
The organ in the Tabernacle Chapel in Cardiff was built in 1907 by Griffin & Stroud. It is a three-manual organ with 36 registers. In 1972 it was renovated by Walker & Sons. The original mechanical action has been replaced by electropneumatics. In 2010, the Willis company carried out a restoration. The instrument was put back into use on October 3rd, 2010.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason No. 1 8', Open Diapason No. 2 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Wald Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8', Trumpet 8' - from Great.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8' (c°-a'''), Voix Céleste 8' (c°-a'''), Geigen Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Euphonium 8', Oboe 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Violoncello 8', Flute 8', Contre Bombarde Acoustic 32', Ophicleide 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Great & Pedal Combinations Coupled.
Accessories: 250 Memory Levels Combination System - 2010, 6 Thumb Pistons to Great, 4 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 6 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Pedal.
Photo: René Troost
Cardiff, United Kingdom (Glamorgan) - Tabernacle Chapel (Capel y Bedyddwyr Cymraeg)
Municipal: Cardiff
Address: The Hayes, CF10 1AJ, Cardiff
Website: https://www.tabernacl.cymru/
Description nr.: 2078681.
Built by: Griffen & Stroud (1907)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1907 | Griffen & Stroud | new organ | 1972 | J.W. Walker & Sons | rebuild | 2010 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | restoration |
The organ in the Tabernacle Chapel in Cardiff was built in 1907 by Griffin & Stroud. It is a three-manual organ with 36 registers. In 1972 it was renovated by Walker & Sons. The original mechanical action has been replaced by electropneumatics. In 2010, the Willis company carried out a restoration. The instrument was put back into use on October 3rd, 2010.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Choir Organ | 7 (6) |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 36 (32) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason No. 1 8', Open Diapason No. 2 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Wald Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8', Trumpet 8' - from Great.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8' (c°-a'''), Voix Céleste 8' (c°-a'''), Geigen Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Euphonium 8', Oboe 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Violoncello 8', Flute 8', Contre Bombarde Acoustic 32', Ophicleide 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Great & Pedal Combinations Coupled.
Accessories: 250 Memory Levels Combination System - 2010, 6 Thumb Pistons to Great, 4 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 6 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Swell, 6 Toe Pistons to Pedal.
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