Father, we love you - St John's Church, Dudley Wood (Compton organ)

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Me playing the organ at St John the Evangelist Church in Dudley Wood, Cradley Heath, West Midlands.

The organ was built in 1936 by the John Compton Organ Company Ltd and believed to have had 4 ranks of pipes: Diapason, Rohr Gedeckt, Salicional and Viola. The opening recital was given by Jimmy Taylor who was Technical Director at Compton on 23rd May 1936. Like most Compton organs, all the pipework (with the exception of some of the basses) is fully enclosed. However, this organ differs from the usual Compton practice in that only the Salicional rank is fully extended.

In 1979 the organ was rebuilt by Longstaff and Jones of Oakengates, Telford. They replaced the Compton unit chests for Roosevelt chests, removed the whiffletree machine and replaced it with a wooden lever. They also replaced the original Compton relays with solid state action.

In 1992 the original Viola rank was removed and Flute, Oboe and Trumpet ranks added. This work being undertaken by Trevor Tipple which resulted in the present specification:

JOB NUMBER: A338

PEDAL
Bourdon 16'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell Octave to Pedal

GREAT
Contra Salicional 16'
Open Diapason 8'
Salicional 8'
Rohr Gedeckt 8'
Principal 4'
Salicet 4'
Flute 4'
Twelfth 2.2/3'
Fifteenth 2'
Swell Sub Octave to Great
Swell Octave to Great
Swell to Great

SWELL
Salicional 8'
Flute 8'
Salicet 4'
Flute 4'
Twelfth 2.2/3'
Fifteenth 2'
Oboe 8'
Trumpet 8'
Sub Octave
Octave
Tremulant (affects all divisions)

ACCESSORIES
3 double touch thumb pistons to great and pedal
3 double touch thumb pistons to swell and pedal
3 toe pistons to pedal and great
3 toe pistons to pedal and swell
2 pedal coupler canceller thumb pistons
1 reversible toe piston - great to pedal
3 ventil switches
Double touch canceller to each department

I am playing the worship song "Father, we love you" from the book 'Mission Praise'.

Many thanks to the church officials for allowing me access to this fine Compton organ and for such a friendly welcome.

For more information on the John Compton Organ Company Ltd and to see me play other Compton organs, please click on the following link for my site dedicated to the John Compton Organ Company Ltd:

http://comptonorgans.yolasite.com/

REQUEST: I am always on the lookout for Compton organs to play - particularly electrones - so if you know of any churches which still have these then please do let me know. I will happily give a donation or pay any applicable room hire charge.