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Goring-on-Thames, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Goring Free Church
Municipal: Goring-on-Thames
Address: High Street, RG8 9AT, Goring-on-Thames
Website: https://www.goringfreechurch.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078795.
Built by: August Gern (ca. 1895)
Goring Free Church was built in 1893. A pipe organ was soon installed, built by August Gern. It was probably not built for this church, but was already completed when it was purchased. In 1998 the organ was renovated for Brian Carlick and expanded with a Twelfth on an empty slide.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8' (TC), Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1998, Flautina 2'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich gedeckt 8', Gamba 8' (G-g'''), Gemshorn 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Flute Bass 8' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 2 Combination Pedals to Great.
Goring-on-Thames, United Kingdom (Oxfordshire) - Goring Free Church
Municipal: Goring-on-Thames
Address: High Street, RG8 9AT, Goring-on-Thames
Website: https://www.goringfreechurch.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2078795.
Built by: August Gern (ca. 1895)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1895 | August Gern | new organ | 1998 | Brian Carlick | restoration and enlargement |
Goring Free Church was built in 1893. A pipe organ was soon installed, built by August Gern. It was probably not built for this church, but was already completed when it was purchased. In 1998 the organ was renovated for Brian Carlick and expanded with a Twelfth on an empty slide.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 4 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 12 (11) |
| Key action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal & Clarabella bass) |
| Stop action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (Pedal) |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8' (TC), Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1998, Flautina 2'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich gedeckt 8', Gamba 8' (G-g'''), Gemshorn 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16', Flute Bass 8' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: 2 Combination Pedals to Great.
| Literature |
The Organ at Goring Free Church : Information gathered by Paul Joslin, Keith Bance, and Brian Carlick. - In: The Berkshire Organist, No. 52, 1999. |