LONDON, WESTMINSTER CENTRAL HALL

Specification of the Rebuilt Organ

Westminster Central Hall, the London headquarters of the Methodist church, occupies an impressive site facing Westminster Abbey.
The organ was built for the new Hall by Hill & Son in 1912. It was rebuilt and enlarged by Rushworth and Dreaper in 1970.
The reconstruction by Harrison & Harrison in 2010 - 11 is based on the Hill scheme and includes complete renewal of the slider soundboards, action and wind system.



PEDAL ORGAN



GREAT ORGAN










1
 Contra Violone
32
29
 Double Open Diapason
16
2
 Major Bass
 (wood)
 16
30
 Open Diapason No 1
8
3
 Open Diapason
 (from 29)
 16
31
 Open Diapason No 11
8
4
 Violone
 (from 1)
 16
32
 Open Diapason No 111
8
5
 Contra Gamba
 (from 43)
 16
33
 Clarabella
8
6
 Bourdon
16
34
 Octave
4
7
 Principal
8
35
 Principal
4
8
 Flute
 (from 6)
 8
36
 Hohl Flute
4
9
 Fifteenth
4
37
 Twelfth
22/3
10
 Stopped Flute
 (from 6)
 4
38
 Fifteenth
2
11
 Mixture
IV
39
 Mixture
IV
12
 Contra Posaune
 (from 40)
 32
40
 Contra Trombone
16
13
 Posaune
 (from 40)
 16
41
 Trumpet
8
14
 Trombone
16
42
 Octave Trumpet
4
15
 Contra Fagotto
 (from 54)
 16




16
 Trumpet
 (from 14)
 8

VIII   Choir to Great       IX   Swell to Great

I   Choir to Pedal       II   Great to Pedal


X   Solo to Great

III   Swell to Pedal       IV   Solo to Pedal











SWELL ORGAN


CHOIR ORGAN


43
 Cone Gamba
16
*17
 Open Diapason
8
44
 Open Diapason
8
18
 Stopped Diapason
8
45
 Lieblich Gedeckt
8
19
 Salicional
8
46
 Gamba
8
*20
 Principal
4
47
 Voix Céleste
8
21
 Open Flute
4
48
 Principal
4
*22
 Nazard
22/3
49
 Lieblich Flute
4
*23
 Fifteenth
2
50
 Flageolet
2
*24
 Flageolet
2
51
 Mixture
III
*25
 Tierce
13/5
52
 Oboe
8
*26
 Larigot
11/3
*53
 Vox Humana
8
*27
 Mixture
III

XI   Tremulant
28
 Trumpet
8
54
 Contra Fagotto
16

V   Tremulant

55
 Cornopean
8

VI   Swell to Choir       VII   Solo to Choir

56
 Clarion
4






XVII   Octave       XVIII   Sub Octave       XIX   Unison Off 






      XV   Solo to Swell










ACCESSORIES



SOLO ORGAN (57 - 65 enclosed)


Eight general pistons and general cancel

*57
 Harmonic Flute
8

Eight foot pistons to the Pedal Organ

58
 Concert Flute
4

Eight pistons to the Choir Organ

59
 Piccolo
2

Eight pistons to the Great Organ

60
 Viole d'Orchestre
8

Eight pistons to the Swell Organ


†61
 Voix Célestes
8

  (duplicated by foot pistons)


62
 Clarinet
8

Eight pistons to the Solo Organ


63
 Orchestral Oboe
8

Reversible pistons: I-IV, VI-X, XV


XVI   Tremulant

Reversible foot pistons: II, IX: 1, 12

64 French Horn
8

Combination couplers: Great and Pedal pistons;
*65
 Orchestral Trumpet
8

  Generals on Swell foot pistons

66
 Tuba
8

8 divisional and 256 general piston memories

XVII   Octave       XVIII   Sub Octave       XIX   Unison Off 

Stepper, operating general pistons in sequence






Balanced expression pedals to the Swell and Solo Organs
* new stops


  




† Two ranks from tenor c upwards











Manual compass 61 notes; Pedal compass 32 notes





The key actions are electro-pneumatic;






the drawstop actions electric.
















HARRISON & HARRISON
2011

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