Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Calendar
Adlington, United Kingdom (Cheshire) - Adlington Hall
Municipal: Macclesfield
Address: Mill Lane, SK10 4LF, Adlington, Macclesfield
Website: https://www.adlingtonhall.com/
Description nr.: 2000907.
Built by: Bernard "Father" Smith (1670)
The organ in Adlington Hall was built around 1670 by Bernard Smith. It is said that George Frederic Handel played here in 1741 and 1751. The instrument has not been used since around 1800. It was restored in 1959 by Noel Mander in collaboration with Cecil Clutton. The organ has no pedal. The manuals run from contra-B to d'''. But the keys of contra-B and Cis-play the notes contra-G and contra-A.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Great Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Block Flute 2' (B/D), Ters 1 3/5', Small Twelfth 1 1/3', Two-and-Twentieth 1', Vox Humana 8', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ: Stopped Diapason 8', Stopped Flute Choir 4', Bassoon Choir 8'.
Source: Calendar
Adlington, United Kingdom (Cheshire) - Adlington Hall
Municipal: Macclesfield
Address: Mill Lane, SK10 4LF, Adlington, Macclesfield
Website: https://www.adlingtonhall.com/
Description nr.: 2000907.
Built by: Bernard "Father" Smith (1670)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1670 | Bernard "Father" Smith | new organ | 1959 | Mander Organs | restoration |
The organ in Adlington Hall was built around 1670 by Bernard Smith. It is said that George Frederic Handel played here in 1741 and 1751. The instrument has not been used since around 1800. It was restored in 1959 by Noel Mander in collaboration with Cecil Clutton. The organ has no pedal. The manuals run from contra-B to d'''. But the keys of contra-B and Cis-play the notes contra-G and contra-A.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Choir Organ | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 14 |
| Manual compass | contra-B-d''' |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Temperament | Unequal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Great Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Block Flute 2' (B/D), Ters 1 3/5', Small Twelfth 1 1/3', Two-and-Twentieth 1', Vox Humana 8', Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ: Stopped Diapason 8', Stopped Flute Choir 4', Bassoon Choir 8'.
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De oorspronkelijke dispositie uit 1680 luidde: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Great Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Recorder 2' (gedeeld), Tierce 1 3/5', Vox Humana 8', Trumpet 8'. Chaire Organ: Bourdon 8', Flute 4', Small Twelfth 1 1/3', Two-and-Twentieth 1'. |
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