QUEENS' COLLEGE CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGE

The organ installed in Bodley & Garner's new chapel in Queens' was built in 1892 by James J Binns, of Bramley, Leeds. It is a wonderful example of Binns's work; the magnificent case is by Bodley.

There have been no changes to the specification since the organ was built. In 1966 Johnson of Cambridge converted the original pneumatic actions to electro-pneumatic and modernised the console.

In 2002 Harrison & Harrison carried out a major overhaul, re-making the actions, restoring the console in the Binns style, and carefully re-establishing the organ’s musical character.

PEDAL ORGAN 


  1. Contre Basse			16
  2. Sub Bass			16
  3. Quint		(from 2)		102/3
  4. Octave		(from 1)	 	 8
  5. Flute Bass	(from 2)	 	 8


CHOIR ORGAN (enclosed)


  6. Gedact			 	 8
  7. Salicional			 8
  8. Dolce		(bass from 6)	 8
  9. Flauto Traverso		 4
 10. Flautina			 2
 11. Orchestral Oboe(bass from 12)	 8
 12. Corno di Bassetto		 8


Tremulant 




ACCESSORIES


Eight general pistons and general cancel
Two separately adjustable foot pistons
Six foot pistons to the Pedal Organ
Six pistons to the Choir Organ
Six pistons to the Great Organ
Six pistons to the Swell Organ
Six foot pistons duplicating Swell pistons
Reversible pistons: 
   Choir to Pedal, Great to Pedal,  Swell to Pedal,
   Swell to Choir, Swell to Great,  Choir to Great
Reversible foot pistons: 
   Great to Pedal,  Swell to Pedal
Combination couplers:  Great and Pedal pistons
   Generals on Swell foot pistons
25 memory levels

GREAT ORGAN


 13. Bourdon			16
 14. Open Diapason		 8
 15. Viola 			 8
 16. Hohl Flöte		 8
 17. Octave Diapason	 4
 18. Flute Harmonique 	 4
 19. Nazard		 	 22/3
 20. Doublette		 2
 21. Mixture 	     III
 22. Posaune			 8


SWELL ORGAN


 23. Lieblich Bourdon	16
 24. Geigen Principal	 8
 25. Lieblich Gedact	 8
 26. Viol d'Orchestre	 8
 27. Voix Célestes (tenor c)	 8
 28. Salicet		 	 4
 29. Suabe Flute	   	 4
 30. Mixture 	     III
 31. Cornopean		 8
 32. Oboe		  	 8

Tremulant


COUPLERS

	Great to Pedal	Choir Octave
	Swell to Pedal	Swell to Great Sub Octave
	Choir to Pedal	Swell to Great Octave
	Swell to Choir	Swell Sub Octave
	Choir to Great	Swell Octave
	Swell to Great

The manual compass is 61 notes; the pedal 30 notes

The actions are electro-pneumatic

J.J. BINNS 1892
HARRISON & HARRISON 2002

For further information, email Mark Venning:
h.h@btinternet.com

Harrison & Harrison, St John's Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8YH