EXETER CATHEDRAL

EXETER CATHEDRAL

Exeter Cathedral
Photograph by C R A Davies

John Loosemore built an organ for the Cathedral in 1665. It underwent several changes during the next two centuries, but the magnificent case has survived to this day, having been enlarged at the time of a radical rebuild by Henry Willis in 1891.

Harrison & Harrison rebuilt the organ and modernised the actions in 1931. The organ was renovated in 1965, with some tonal changes, including the addition of the Trompette in the Minstrels' Gallery. The organ was cleaned in 1985.

The work of 2001 consisted of console renovation and localised repairs, together with renewal of the coupler and piston systems. At the same time, several new stops were provided: numbers 12, 14, 23 and 28. In 2003 a new section of the organ was installed in the Minstrels' Gallery, on the north wall of the nave.

The Choir and Solo Organs are in the smaller cases facing east and west respectively; the Swell, Great and most of the Pedal are within the main case. The pipes of the Pedal Open Wood and the new half-length 32ft Contra Trombone lie horizontally within the north side of the pulpitum, and the console is on the south side. The lowest notes of the Pedal 32ft Contra Violone stand in the south transept.

 
PEDAL ORGAN 


  1.  	Contra Violone  (from 3)	    32
  2.  	Open Diapason  		    16
  3.  	Violone 		    16
  4.  	Bourdon 		    16
  5.  	Quintadena	(from 38)	    16
  6.  	Octave       	(from 2)	     8
  7.  	Violoncello  		     8
  8.  	Flute        	(from 4)	     8
  9.  	Fifteenth 		     4
 10.  	Octave Flute	(from 4 )	     4
 11.  	Mixture 		    II
 12. 	Contra Trombone	(from 13)	    32
 13. 	Trombone 		    16
 14. 	Tromba    	(from 13)	     8


        I  Choir to Pedal      II  Great to Pedal
      III  Swell to Pedal      IV  Solo to Pedal 




SWELL ORGAN


38.	Quintadena          		16
39.	Open Diapason       		 8
40.	Stopped Diapason    		 8
41.	Salicional          		 8
42.	Voix Célestes (12 from 41)  	 8
43.	Principal           		 4
44.	Flute               		 4
45.	Twelfth             		 22/3
46.	Fifteenth           		 2
47.	Mixture             		IV
48.	Hautboy             		 8

                 XIV  Tremulant

49.	Contra Fagotto       		16
50.	Cornopean            		 8
51.	Clarion              		 4


XV  Octave          XVI  Sub Octave  

XVII  Unison off    XVIII  Solo to Swell 
CHOIR ORGAN 


 15. 	Lieblich Bourdon (12 from 4)   16
 16. 	Lieblich Gedackt     	     8
 17. 	Viola                	     8
 18. 	Lieblich Flute       	     4
 19. 	Nazard               	     22/3
 20. 	Open  Flute          	     2
 21  	Tierce               	     13/5
 22. 	Larigot              	     11/3
 23. 	Clarinet             	     8



V  Tremulant         VI  Octaves alone                

VII  Swell to Choir     VIII  Solo to Choir               


Stops 15-18 have three extra notes in the treble, for use
with the octave coupler.
 


SOLO ORGAN 
(52-59 enclosed)


 52. 	Viole d'Orchestre    		 8
 53. 	Claribel Flute       		 8
 54. 	Viole Céleste	(tenor c)		 8
 55. 	Harmonic Flute       		 4
 56. 	Piccolo              		 2
 57. 	Corno di Bassetto    		 8
 58. 	Orchestral Oboe      		 8
 59. 	Vox Humana           		 8



XIX Tremulant

 60. 	Tuba                 		 8
 61. 	Trompette       (from 68)		 8



      XX  Octave     XXI  Sub Octave    

XXII  Unison Off       


		


GREAT  ORGAN


 24. 	Double Open Diapason  (bass from 3)	16
 25. 	Open Diapason No 1		 8
 26. 	Open Diapason No 2 		 8
 27. 	Stopped Diapason      	         8
 28. 	Octave                	         4
 29. 	Principal             	         4
 30. 	Harmonic Flute        	         4
 31. 	Twelfth               	         22/3

 32. 	Fifteenth             	         2
 33. 	Mixture               	        IV
 34. 	Sharp Mixture         	       III
 35. 	Double Trumpet        	        16
 36. 	Trumpet               	         8
 37. 	Clarion               	         4


IX  Reeds on Choir    X  Reeds on Pedal    XI  Choir to Great     
         XII  Swell to Great    XIII  Solo to Great

MINSTREL  ORGAN

Manual

 62. 	Bourdon 	(12 from 69)	16
 63. 	Open Diapason                    8
 64. 	Stopped Diapason                 8
 65. 	Principal                        4
 66. 	Fifteenth                        2
 67. 	Mixture                          V
 68. 	Trompette                        8

Pedal

 69. 	Bourdon                         16


XXIII  Minstrel on Choir    XXIV  Minstrel on Great


XXV  Minstrel on Solo

ACCESSORIES

 Eight foot pistons to the Pedal Organ
 Eight pistons to the Choir Organ
 Eight pistons to the Great Organ
 Eight pistons to the Swell Organ (duplicated by foot pistons) 
 Eight pistons to the Solo organ
 Three pistons to the Minstrel Organ
 Eight general pistons and general cancel 
 Two general pistons for couplers 
 Reversible pistons: I-IV, VII, VIII, XI-XIII,XVIII,
 XXIV;1, 13
 Reversible foot piston to Great to Pedal 




 Combination Couplers:     Great and Pedal pistons 
                           Pedal to Swell pistons 
 		      Generals on Swell foot pistons 
 Sequencer, operating general pistons 
 The pistons are adjustable, with eight divisional 
 and 64 general memories
 Balanced expression pedals to Swell and Solo organs

The manual compass is 58 notes; the pedal 30 notes
The actions are electro-pneumatic

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