THE ORGAN
IN DURHAM CATHEDRAL
'Father' Smith built an organ on the screen in 1686. After
various alterations, it was dismantled in 1873; the Choir Organ
case and a few pipes survive in the chapel of Durham Castle, and
the west-facing case has been reconstructed in the south aisle.
In 1877 a new organ was built by Henry Willis. It was rebuilt and
revoiced by Harrison & Harrison in 1905; the scheme allowed
for certain additions, which were completed in 1935
(indicated as # in the specification). In 1970 the organ was
restored and further additions were made (indicated as * in
the specification, the Great and Pedal Mixtures also being
revised). It was overhauled in stages between 1993 and 2001.
The organ is divided on each side of the quire. The Positive,
Choir and Great Organs, and the console, are on the south side;
the Swell and Solo Organs on the north side; and the Pedal stops
on both sides.
| PEDAL ORGAN | GREAT ORGAN |
SOLO ORGAN (84 - 96 enclosed) |
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| 1. | Double Open Wood |
32
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50. |
Double Open
Diapason
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16
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#84. |
Contra Viola | 16 |
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| 2. | Open Wood I |
16 |
#51. |
Contra Clarabella |
(12 from 7) |
16 |
#85. |
Viole d'Orchestre | 8 |
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| #3. | Open Wood II |
(from 1) |
16 |
#52. |
Open Diapason I |
8 |
#86. |
Viole Céleste | 8 |
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| 4. |
Open Diapason |
16 |
53. |
Open Diapason II | 8 |
#87. |
Viole Octaviante | 4 |
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| *5. |
Violone |
16 |
54. |
Open Diapason III | 8 |
#88. |
Cornet de Violes | 10.12.15 | III | ||||
| 6. |
Dulciana |
16 | #55. |
Open Diapason IV | 8 |
89. |
Harmonic Flute | 8 |
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| 7. |
Bourdon |
16 |
56. |
Gamba |
8 |
90. |
Concert Flute | 4 |
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| #8. |
Contra
Viola |
(from 84) |
16 |
57. |
Stopped Diapason |
8 |
91. |
Harmonic Piccolo | 2 |
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| #9. |
Octave Wood |
(from 2) |
8 |
58. |
Claribel Flute |
(24 from 57) |
8 |
#92. |
Cor Anglais | 16 |
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| 10. |
Principal |
8 |
59. |
Octave |
4 |
93. |
Corno di Bassetto | 8 |
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| *11. |
Violoncello |
(from 5) |
8 |
#60. |
Principal |
4 |
94. |
Orchestral Oboe | 8 |
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| *12. |
Dulciana |
(from 6) |
8 |
61. |
Harmonic Flute |
4 |
XVII Tremulant | ||||||
| 13. |
Flute |
8 |
62. |
Octave Quint |
22/3 |
#95. |
French Horn | 8 |
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| 14. |
Twelfth |
(from 5) |
51/3 |
63. |
Super Octave |
2 |
#96. |
Orchestral Tuba | 8 |
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| #15. |
Super Octave Wood |
(from 2) |
4 |
64. |
Mixture |
19.22.26.29 |
IV |
97. |
Tuba | 8 |
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| 16. |
Fifteenth |
(1996) |
4 |
*65. |
Scharf |
26.29.33 |
III |
98. |
Tuba Clarion | 4 |
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| *17. |
Twenty Second |
2 |
66. |
Contra Posaune |
16 |
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| 18. |
Mixture |
19.22.26.29 |
IV |
67. |
Posaune |
8 |
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| #19. |
Double Ophicleide |
(from 21) |
32 |
68 |
Clarion |
4 |
XVIII Octave XIX Sub Octave XX Unison Off (No 92 has an extra octave of pipes in the treble) |
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| *20. |
Double Trombone |
(from
22) |
32 |
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| #21. |
Ophicleide |
16 |
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| 22. |
Trombone |
16 |
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| #23. |
Cor Anglais |
(from
92) |
16 |
XI Reeds on
Choir XII Choir to Great
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| 24. |
Tromba |
8 |
XIII Swell to Great XIV
Solo to Great |
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| *25. |
Cornett |
4 |
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I Choir to
Pedal II Great to Pedal
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III Swell to
Pedal IV Solo to Pedal
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COMBINATION
COUPLERS
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| POSITIVE ORGAN |
XXI Generals on Swell foot pistons | ||||||||||||
| SWELL ORGAN | XXII Pedal to Swell pistons | ||||||||||||
| *26. |
Flûte à Cheminée |
8 |
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| *27. |
Quintade |
8 |
69. |
Double Diapason | |||||||||
| *28. |
Prestant |
4 |
70. |
Open Diapason I | |||||||||
| *29. |
Flûte Ouverte |
4 |
71. |
Open Diapason II | |||||||||
| *30. |
Doublette |
2 |
72. |
Salicional | |||||||||
| *31. |
Sesquialtera |
II |
73. |
Vox Angelica | (tenor c) | ACCESSORIES | |||||||
| *32. |
Larigot |
11/3 |
74. |
Lieblich Gedeckt | |||||||||
| *33. |
Octavin |
1 |
75. |
Principal | Ten foot pistons to the Pedal Organ | ||||||||
| *34. |
Octave Tierce |
4/5 |
76. |
Harmonic Flute | Ten pistons to the Choir and Positive Organs | ||||||||
| *35. |
Cymbale |
26.29.33 |
III |
77. |
Fifteenth | Ten pistons to the Great Organ | |||||||
| *36. |
Dulzian |
16 |
78. |
Mixture | 12.15.17.19.22 | Ten
pistons
to the Swell Organ (duplicated by foot pistons) |
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| *37. |
Trompette |
8 |
79. |
Oboe | |||||||||
| V Positive on Great |
80. |
Vox Humana | Ten pistons to the Solo Organ | ||||||||||
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VI Positive on
Solo
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XV Tremulant |
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Ten general pistons and general cancel | ||||||||||
| 81. |
Double Trumpet | Reversible
pistons:
I - VI, VIII, IX, XII - XIV, XVI, XXII, XXIII; 1, 20, 22 |
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| CHOIR ORGAN
(enclosed) |
82. |
Trumpet | |||||||||||
| 38. |
Bourdon |
16 |
83. |
Clarion | Reversible foot pistons: II, III, XIII, 1 | ||||||||
| 39. |
Viole d'Amour |
8 |
XVI Solo to Swell |
Piston for Solo Orchestral Tuba (96) | |||||||||
| 40. |
Gedeckt |
8 |
Piston for Solo Tuba (97) | ||||||||||
| 41. |
Flauto Traverso |
8 |
Reversible pistons for Full Organ I and II | ||||||||||
| 42. |
Gemshorn |
4 |
# 1935
additions |
Pedal cancel foot piston | |||||||||
| 43. |
Stopped Flute |
4 |
* 1970
additions |
Eight general and
eight divisional piston memories (1994) |
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| 44. |
Flauto Traverso |
4 |
Ø Stops 19,21, 97 and 98 are grouped
together as the Bombarde Division |
Balanced expression pedals to the Choir, Swell and Solo Organs | |||||||||
| *45. |
Nazard |
22/3 |
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| 46. |
Piccolo |
2 |
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| *47. |
Tierce |
13/5 |
The manual compass is 58 notes | ||||||||||
| #48. |
Dulciana Mixture |
15.19.22 |
III |
The pedal compass is 30 notes | |||||||||
| 49. |
Clarinet |
8 |
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VII
Tremulant (2001)
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The actions are electro-pneumatic | ||||||||||||
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VIII
Swell to Choir IX Solo to Choir
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| X Bombarde Tubas on Choir
Ø |
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