Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Maidstone, United Kingdom (Kent) - Baptist Church
Municipal: Maidstone
Address: Knightrider Street, ME15 6LP, Maidstone
Website: https://www.maidstonebaptist.net/
Description nr.: 2075678.
Built by: William Walmsley (1907)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2' - 1974, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1974, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8' (c°-g'''), Hohl Flute 8', Gemshorn 4', Nason Flute 4', Clarinet 8' (c°-g''').
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Gedackt 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 2-3 ranks (19.22), Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - from Great, Octave 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: 4 thumb pistons to Great 4', 4 thumb pistons to Choir 4', 4 thumb pistons to Swell 3', 4 toe pistons to Swell 4', 4 toe pistons to Pedal 4'.
Photo: Piet Bron
Maidstone, United Kingdom (Kent) - Baptist Church
Municipal: Maidstone
Address: Knightrider Street, ME15 6LP, Maidstone
Website: https://www.maidstonebaptist.net/
Description nr.: 2075678.
Built by: William Walmsley (1907)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1907 | William Walmsley | new organ | 1930 | R. Spurden Rutt | rebuild | ca. 1950 | Rest Cartwright | rebuild | 1974 | Martin K. Cross | restoration | 2009 | Martin K. Cross | restoration |
- William Walmsley built an organ for the Baptist Church in Maidstone in 1907. In its construction, he partly used material from an organ from the Royal Pavillion in Brighton. The organ was renovated in 1930 by R. Spurden Rutt and converted to pneumatics.
- Around 1950 the organ was overhauled by Rest Cartwright. He electrified the action of Swell and Pedal. In 1974, Martin Cross carried out a restoration. All the pipework has been moved up and added to, to lower the pitch to a' = 440 Hz. The disposition of Great was expanded with a Fifteenth and a Mixture. Martin Cross carried out major maintenance in 2009.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Choir Organ | 5 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 6 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 29 (25) |
| Key action | Pneumatic (Great & Choir), Electropneumatic (Swell & Pedal) |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2' - 1974, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1974, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Dulciana 8' (c°-g'''), Hohl Flute 8', Gemshorn 4', Nason Flute 4', Clarinet 8' (c°-g''').
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Gedackt 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8', Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 2-3 ranks (19.22), Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - from Great, Octave 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: 4 thumb pistons to Great 4', 4 thumb pistons to Choir 4', 4 thumb pistons to Swell 3', 4 toe pistons to Swell 4', 4 toe pistons to Pedal 4'.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixture 2 ranks (Great) | C: 1 1/3' - 1'. |
| Mixture 2-3 ranks (Swell) | C: 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. |
| Links |
https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/R01774 |