USHER HALL

Usher Hall
Photograph by C R A Davies

Although Harrison & Harrison were originally invited to build the organ for the new Usher Hall, Norman & Beard were eventually chosen. This monumental instrument is entirely unaltered, apart from the provision of new blowing equipment during the 1960s, and the more recent re-siting of the console closer to the organ. It has now been comprehensively restored by Harrison & Harrison.
The actions within the organ are electro-pneumatic, the couplers being purely pneumatic. At the console, the drawstops are pneumatically actuated, but the original pistons are now controlled by a new setter system; general pistons and a sequencer have been discreetly added.

PEDAL ORGAN 


  1.  	Double Open Diapason(from 4)  32
  2.  	Open Diapason (Wood)	    16
  3.  	Open Diapason (Metal)       16
  4.  	Violone 		    16
  5.  	Bordun	        	    16
  6.  	Dulciana		    16
  7.  	Echo String Bass    (from 22) 16
  8.  	Octave Diapason     (from 2)   8
  9.  	Principal           (from 3)   8
 10.  	Octave Bordun       (from 5)   8
 11.  	Super Octave 		     4
 12. 	Ophicleide		    16
 13. 	Contra Posaune      (from 40) 16
 14. 	Tromba    	    (from 12)  8

GREAT ORGAN


29.	Double Open Diapason          	16
30.	Open Diapason (Large)		 8
31.     Open Diapason (Medium)		 8
32.    	Open Diapason (Small)		 8
33.	Claribel Flute		    	 8
34.	Stopped Diapason          	 8
35.	Octave 				 4
36.	Octave Flute           		 4
37.	Octave Quint               	 22/3 
38.	Super Octave           		 2
39.	Harmonics17.19.21.22  		 4 rks
40.	Contra Posaune             	16
41.	Tromba	             		 8
42.   	Clarion				 4



CHOIR ORGAN


 15. 	Geigen Diapason   	     8
 16. 	Dulciana	     	     8
 17. 	Hohl Flöte             	     8
 18. 	Cor de Nuit       	     8
 19. 	Unda Maris        (tenor c)    8
 20. 	Flauto Traverso        	     4
 21. 	Flageolet                    2
 

    
SWELL ORGAN 


 43. 	Lieblich Bordun    		16
 44. 	Open Diapason       		 8
 45. 	Violoncello			 8
 46. 	Leiblich Gedackt       		 8
 47. 	Salicional             		 8
 48. 	Voix Celeste  (tenor c)  		 8
 49. 	Principal	      		 4
 50. 	Lieblich Flöte              	 4
 51. 	Lieblich Piccolo       		 2
 52. 	Mixture      12.15.17.19.21.22	 6 rks
 53.	Double Trumpet			16
 54. 	Cornopean			 8
 55.	Hautboy				 8
 56.	Clarion				 4
 57.	Vox Humana			 8


      		Tremulant


		

  

    



ORCHESTRAL  ORGAN (on Choir keys)


 22. 	Contra Viola		 	16
 23. 	Viole d'Orchestre 		 8
 24. 	Viole Octaviante  		 4
 25. 	Cornet d'Violes   10.12.15	 31/2rks
 26. 	Orchestral Clarinet    	         8
 27. 	Orchestral Oboe             	 8
 28. 	Carillon               	         


		   Tremulant


    
SOLO  ORGAN  (58-62 enclosed)

 58. 	Harmonic Claribel Flute 	 8
 59. 	Concert Flute                    4
 60. 	Cor Anglais	                16
 61. 	Orchestral Trumpet               8
 62. 	Corno di Bassetto                8
 63. 	Tuba                             8
 



COUPLERS

Choir to Pedal	Swell to Choir	    Choir to Great
Great to Pedal	Solo to Choir	    Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal	Orchestral Octave	    Swell Octave to Great
Solo to Pedal	Orchestral Sub Octave	    Swell Sub to Great
		Orchestral Unison Off	    Solo to Great







Solo to Swell	Solo Octave
Swell Octave	Solo Sub Octave
Swell Sub Octave	Solo Unison Off
		Orchestral Strings to Solo



ACCESSORIES
 
 Six foot pistons to the Pedal Organ
 Four pistons to the Choir and Orchestral Organs
 Six pistons to the Great Organ
 Six pistons to the Swell Organ (duplicated by foot pistons) 
 Two pistons to the Solo organ
 Twelve general pistons and general cancel
 The above pistons have 128 general and eight divisional memories 
 (one divisional memory reserved for '1914' settings) 

 


 


 Two separately adjustable pistons for each manual, 
 with a single memory 
 Reversible pistons: Great to Pedal, Swell to Great, 
 Solo to Great
 Reversible foot piston: Great to Pedal
 Sequencer, operating general pistons
 Rocking tablets: Great and Pedal pistons,
 Generals on foot pistons, Carillon dampers On/Off
 Manual compass 61 notes; Pedal 32 notes
 

    


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