THE ORGAN IN  ST EDMUNDSBURY CATHEDRAL

A large, elevated organ chamber was created in the angle between the quire and north transept when the eastern extension of the Cathedral was built in 1970.  The architect, Stephen Dykes Bower, also planned the magnificent central tower, which was eventually built to celebrate the new millennium.
The new organ incorporates pipework from the previous instruments by Norman & Beard and Nicholson. It speaks primarily to the west, but is also designed to accompany services in the quire. There are two new organ cases based on the architect's original designs: the main case in the transept facing west towards the nave, and the second case for the Choir Organ and unenclosed Solo reeds overlooking the quire, where the console is also located.





PEDAL ORGAN



SWELL ORGAN










    1. Contra Bass
 (from 5)
 32
37.
 Bourdon
16
    2. Open Wood
16
38.
 Open Diapason
8
    *3. Open Diapason
16
39.
 Lieblich Gedackt
8
    *4. Violone (from 25) 16
40.
 Echo Gamba
8
5.
 Sub Bass
16
41.
 Voix Céleste
 (tenor c)
 8
6.
 Echo Bourdon
 (from 37)
 16
42.
 Principal
4
7.
 Principal
8
43.
 Flute
4
8.
 Bass Flute (from 5) 8
44.
 Fifteenth
2
9.
 Fifteenth
4
45.
 Sesquialtera
II
10.
 Mixture
IV
46.
 Mixture
IV
11.
 Double Trombone
 (from 34) 32
47.
 Oboe
8
*12.
 Ophicleide
16

XIII   Tremulant
*13.
 Trombone
 (from 34) 16
*48.
 Contra Fagotto
16
*14.
 Fagotto
 (from 48) 16
49.
 Cornopean
8

I   Choir to Pedal              II Great to Pedal
*50.
 Clarion
4

III   Swell to Pedal             IV Solo to Pedal

XIV   Octave       XV   Sub Octave






XVI   Unison Off       XVII Solo to Swell

CHOIR ORGAN












SOLO ORGAN

*15.
 Open Diapason
8




16.
 Stopped Flute
8
51.
 Quintaton
 (bass from 37)
 8
17.
 Principal
4
52.
 Viole d'Orchestre
8
*18.
 Nason Flute
4
53.
 Viole Cèleste
 (tenor c)
 8
19.
 Nazard
22/3
*54.
 Harmonic Flute
8
20.
 Fifteenth
2
*55.
 Flauto Traverso
4
*21.
 Flautino
2
56.
 Clarinet
8
22.
 Tierce
13/5
*57.
 Vox Humana
8
23.
 Sifflöte
1

XVIII   Tremulant
*24.
 Cremona
8
*58.
 Tuba
8

V   Tremulant       VI   Swell to Choir       VII   Solo to Choir
*59.
 Orchestral Trumpet
4



 


XIX   Octave       XX   Sub Octave       XXI   Unison Off

GREAT ORGAN









 


ACCESSORIES

*25.
 Double Open Diapason
16

Two general pistons general cancel
*26.
 Open Diapason No. 1
8

Two general coupler pistons







Eight foot pistons to the Pedal Organ

*27.
 Open Diapason No. 2
8

Eight pistons to the Choir Organ
*28.
 Stopped Diapason
 (wood)
 8

Eight pistons to the Great Organ
*29.
 Principal
4

Eight pistons to the Swell Organ
30.
 Chimney Flute
4

Six pistons to the Solo Organ
31.
 Twelfth
22/3

Combination couplers: Great & Pedal pistons
32.
 Fifteenth
2

                      Generals on Swell foot pistons






                      Manuals I & II Exchange
33.
 Mixture
V

Reversible pistons: I-IV, VI, VII, X-XII, XVII
*34.
 Trombone
16

Reversible foot pistons: I, II, III, VI, XI; 1, 11
*35.
 Trumpet
8

Eight divisional and 128 general memory levels
*36.
 Clarion
4

Stepper, operating general pistons in sequence

VIII   Reeds on Pedal       IX   Reeds on Choir

Expression pedals; Swell (Transept)

X   Choir to Great     XI   Swell to Great     XII   Solo to Great

                             Swell (Quire), and Solo













The manual compass is 61 notes; the Pedal 32 notes.

* New stops 


The actions are electro-pneumatic.








HARRISON & HARRISON

2010

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