THE ORGAN IN  ST EDMUNDSBURY CATHEDRAL

An 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, to the design of Stephen Dykes Bower. He also planned the magnificent central tower, which was completed for the new millennium.
The organ will incorporate pipework from the previous instruments by Norman & Beard and Nicholson. It will speak primarily to the west, but is also designed to accompany services in the quire. Two organ cases will be provided, in accordance with the architect's intentions: the main case in the transept facing west towards the nave, and a second case for the Choir Organ and Solo reeds overlooking the quire, where the console is also situated.


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

Ten general pistons and general cancel
*26.
 Open Diapason
8

Two general coupler pistons
*27.
 Open Diapason
8

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

Eight pistons to the Choir Organ
*29.
 Principal
4

Eight pistons to the Great Organ
§30.
 Chimney Flute
4

Eight pistons to the Swell Organ, duplicated by foot
31.
 Twelfth
22/3

    pistons
32.
 Fifteenth
2

Six pistons to the Solo Organ                    
§33.
 Mixture
V

Combination couplers: Great & Pedal pistons                      
*34.
 Trombone
16

                                               Generals on Swell foot pistons
*35.
 Trumpet
8

                                               Manuals I & II Exchange
*36.
 Clarion
4

Reversible pistons: I-IV, VI, VII, X-XII, XVII

VIII   Reeds on Pedal       IX   Reeds on Choir

Reversible foot pistons: I, II, III, VI, XI, 1, 11

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

Eight divisional and 128 general memory levels  






Stepper, operating general pistons in sequence         





Balanced expression pedals for Swell (Transept)    





   Swell (Quire), and Solo














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






* New stops    § Alterations


HARRISON & HARRISON

2010

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