COVENTRY CATHEDRAL


            The organ was built for the new Cathedral by Harrison & Harrison in 1962. The specification evolved over several years from the advice of a
            number of musicians, with Dr Sidney Campbell, Organist of St George's Chapel Windsor Castle, as the ultimate consultant.

            The layout of the front pipes was developed by the organ builders from a sketch by the cathedral architect, Sir Basil Spence. The departments are
            placed as follows (front pipes in brackets):

Left side
Right side



Solo Organ with orchestral Trumpets
Pedal heavy reeds and Great reeds
      (Pedal Open Metal)
      (Great Double Diapason)
Swell Organ
Great flue-work
      (Pedal Dulciana)
      (Open Diapason I and II)
Choir flutes and Cremona
Choir Daipason chorus
      (Claribel Flute and Harmonic Flute)
       (Diapason)
Pedal Flutes
Remainder of Pedal Organ
      (Pedal Spitzflute and Choir Dulciana)
      (Principal and Twelfth)

             The console is placed with the choir stalls

             In 1988 the organ was overhauled and the piston system enhanced.

SPECIFICATION












PEDAL ORGAN



GREAT ORGAN










1.
 Sub Bourdon
 (20 from  36)
 32
35.
 Double Diapason
16
2.
 Open Wood
16
36.
 Bourdon
16
3.
 Open Metal
16
37.
 Open Diapason I
8
4.
 Diapason (from  35)
 16
38.
 Open Diapason II
8
5.
 Sub Bass
16
39.
 Spitzflute
8
6.
 Dulciana
16
40.
 Stopped Diapason
8
7.
 Principal
8
41.
 Octave
4
8.
 Spitzflute
8
42.
 Gemshorn
4
9.
 Twelfth
51/3
43.
 Octave Quint
22/3
10.
 Fifteenth
4
44.
 Super Octave
2
11.
 Rohr Flute
4
45.
 Mixture
IV
12.
 Open Flute
2
46.
 Cornet
II-V
13.
 Mixture
IV
47.
 Double Trumpet
16
14.
 Bombardon
32
48.
 Trumpet
8
15.
 Ophicleide
16
49.
 Clarion
4
16.
 Fagotto (from  60)
 16

VIII   Choir to Great       IX   Swell to Great
17.
 Posaune
8

X   Solo to Great
18.
 Bassoon
8

SWELL ORGAN

19.
 Schalmei
4




20.
 Kornett
2
50.
 Quintadena
16

I   Choir to Pedal       II   Great to Pedal

51.
 Hohl Flute
8

III   Swell to Pedal       IV   Solo to Pedal

52.
 Viola
8





53.
 Céleste (B flat)
 8

CHOIR ORGAN (unenclosed)

54.
 Principal
4
21.
 Claribel Flute
16
55.
 Spitzflute
4
22.
 Diapason
8
56.
 Fifteenth
2
23.
 Harmonic Flute
8
57.
 Sesquialtera
II
24.
 Gedackt
8
58.
 Mixture
IV
25.
 Dulciana
8
59.
 Oboe
8
26.
 Principal
4

XI   Tremulant
27.
 Rohr Flute
4
60.
 Contra Fagotto
16
28.
 Nazard
22/3
61.
 Trumpet
8
29.
 Fifteenth
2
62.
 Clarion
4
30.
 Blockflute
2




31.
 Tierce
13/5

XII  Octave       XIII    Sub Octave
32.
 Larigot (1988)
11/3

XIV   Unison Off       XV   Solo to Swell
33
 Mixture
V

SOLO ORGAN  (Nos. 63 to 72 in a swell-box)
34.
 Cromorne
8
63.
 Diapason

8

V   Tremulant

64.
 Rohr Flute    

8

IV   Swell to Choir       VII   Solo to Choir

65.
 Viole
8





66.
 Viole Céleste
8

ACCESSORIES


67.
 Octave
4

Eight foot pistons and cancel to the Pedal Organ

68.
 Open Flute
4

Eight pistons and cancel to the Choir Organ

69.
 Wald Flute
2

Eight pistons and cancel to the Great Organ

70.
 Sifflöte
1

Eight pistons and cancel to the Swell Organ (duplicated by foot pistons)
 71.
 Mixture
 (tenor c)
 IV

Eight pistons and cancel to the Solo Organ

72.
 Corno di Bassetto
16

Twelve general pistons (eight duplicated by foot pistons) and general cancel
XVI   Tremulant

Two general pistons for couplers

73.
 Orchestral Trumpet
 8

Reversible pistons: I - VI, VIII - X, XIII

74.
 Orchestral Clarion
4

Reversible piston to Corno di Bassetto 8ft (72, XVII, XIX)
XVII   Octave       XVIII   Sub Octave       XIX   Unison Off

Reversible foot pistons: II, IX


XX   Great and Pedal Combinations coupled

Eight divisional and 64 general piston memory levels


XXI   Swell on General foot pistons

Balanced expression pedals to Swell and Solo organs


No 72 has an extra octave of pipes in the treble, for use with





   the octave coupler





The manual compass is  61 notes, and the pedal  32 notes


The mechanism is electro-pneumatic


HARRISON & HARRISON

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