St Mary's Church Organ Southampton

Описание: Many thanks to Paul isted for showing me around this organ and its history and capabilities it is by far the best Willis organ in the south and has a really good set of reeds and amazing tuba, along with a great acoustic

Historic Organ Certificate awarded 2009 - Grade II*

Builders
1994

Griffiths & Cooper

Isle of Wight

repaired Great, Choir and Pedal organs following a roof leak;

1956

Henry Willis & Son Ltd

Replaced organ destroyed in war; 'put together from pipes from a variety
of sources', eg some Father Willis pipework from the former Albert Hall
in Stirling (?Willis, 1883, Public Hall, Stirling, N18210),
and some intended for a cinema in Scotland;

1931

Henry Willis & Sons

Case
Undated Henry Willis III
Position First two eastern arches of S Aisle Type Pipe Rack
Department and Stop list

Pedal
Key action EP Stop action El Compass-low C Compass-high g1 Keys 32

1 Sub Bass 32 A
2 Open Bass 16 A
3 Violon 16
4 Bourdon 16
5 Dulciana 16

Choir
6 Octave Bass 8
7 Principal 8
8 Flute 8
9 Octave Flute 4
10 Cornet III 12.15.17
11 Tromba 16

Great
12 Waldhorn 16 Swell
13 vDulzian 16 Swell
14 Cor Anglais 16 Choir
15 Contra Tuba 32 B, enclosed
16 Bass Tuba 16 B, enclosed
17 Tuba 8 B, enclosed

Choir
Key action EP Stop action El Compass-low C Compass-high c4 Keys 61 Enclosed

18 Contra Dulciana 16
19 Open Diapason 8
20 Violoncello 8
21 Flûte Harmonique 8
22 Salicional 8
23 Vox Angelica 8 TC, 49, grooved to Sal.
24 Flûte Couverte 4
25 Nazard 2 2/3
26 Piccolo 2
27 Tierce 1 3/5
28 Cor Anglais 16
29 Corno di Bassetto 8
30 Orchestral Oboe 8
31 Trompette 8
32 Tuba 8 B, Harmonic
33 Tremolo to light pressure

Great
Key action EP Stop action El Compass-low C Compass-high c4 Keys 61

34 Double Open Diapason 16
35 Open Diapason I 8
36 Open Diapason II 8
37 Open Diapason III 8
38 Gedeckt 8 was Claribel Flute
39 Principal 4
40 Gemshorn 4
41 Twelfth 2 2/3
42 Fifteenth 2
43 Mixture III 17.19.22
44 Contra Tromba 16 7"
45 Tromba 8 7"
46 Clarion 4 7"

Swell
Key action EP Stop action El Compass-low C Compass-high c4 Keys 61 Enclosed

47 Geigen Principal 8
48 Lieblich Gedackt 8
49 Viol d'Amour 8
50 Voix Celestes 8 Tc, 2 ranks, grooved to Vd'Am
51 Fugara 4
52 Suabe Flute 4
53 Flageolet 2
54 Mixture IV 12.15.19.22
55 Cimbel Mixture III 24.26.29. repl. Vox Humana
56 Waldhorn 16
57 Dulzian 16
58 Trumpet 8 7"
59 Hautboy 8
60 Clarion 4 7"
61 Tremolo to light pressure

Console
Console type detached Stop type drawstop
All electric console in gallery to N of Chancel; couplers by tabs

Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell octave to Great
Swell suboctave to Great
Swell octave
Swell suboctave
Swell unison off
Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal
Choir octave
Choir suboctave
Choir unison off
Great to Pedal
Swell Octave to Pedal
Choir Octave to Pedal
Choir Octave to Great
Swell to Choir
Great Reeds to Choir
Details
Blowing Electric fan Pitch A = 440, C = 523.3

Accessories
0-6 thumb pistons to each manual
0-6 general thumb pistons
reversible thumb pistons gt-pd, sw-gt, ch-gt, sw-pd, ch-pd, sw-ch, ch-trem,
sw-trem; Tuba, Bass Tuba, Soft stops Off (blind switch), Pedal Tromba
(on Swell), Pedal Bass Tuba (on Great) and Pedal Contra Tuba (on Choir);
gt & pd pistons coupled, Tuba, Bass Tuba Pedal,
pistons: Coupler cancel, Octave Coupler Cancel,
Full organ toe piston (with red light);
rocking tablets for 'Doubles Off' and 'Pedal Stops Off'
General Cancel
0-6 Pedal pistons
0-6 Swell or general pedal pistons (choice controlled by push-pull switch
labelled "Bass Toe Pistons Exchange")
toe pistons for gt-pd and general cancel;
manual thumb pistons, toe pistons, general pistons all adjustable
at the console by means of a capture system;
Infinite graduation pedals to Swell and Choir, with indicators mounted
below stops on lh jamb;
General Crescendo pedal with indicator (a row of yellow lights);
Swell pedal exchange switch
Great and Pedal combinations coupled