Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: René Troost
Canterbury, United Kingdom (Kent) - Cathedral of Christ, Nave Organ
Municipal: Canterbury
Address: Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, CT1 2EH, Canterbury
Website: http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2003936.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1886)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Gamba 8' - 2020, Claribel Flute 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Harmonic Piccolo 2' - 1980, Mixture 4 ranks (15.17.19.22), Fourniture 4-6 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1980, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16' - 2020, Open Diapason 8' - 2020, Chimney Flute 8' - 1980/2020, Dulciana 8' - 2020, Principal 4' - 2020, Stopped Flute 4' - 2020, Nazard 2 2/3' - 1980, Fifteenth 2' - 2020, Block Flute 2' - 1980, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1980, Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22) - 2020, Trumpet 8' - 2020, Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4' - 2020, Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Sharp Mixture 5 ranks (15.19.22.26.29) - 1980, Contra Hautboy 16' - 2020, Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8' - 2020, Tremulant, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Viole d'Amour 8' - 2020, Voix Céleste 8' (from c°) - 2020, Flûte Harmonique 8' - 2020, Celestina 4' - 2020, Concert Flute 4' - 2020, Piccolo Harmonique 2' - 2020, Cor Anglais 16' - 2020, Orchestral Oboe 8' - 2020, Clarinet 8' - 2020, Tremulant, French Horn 8' - 2020, Ophicleide 8' - 2020, Tuba 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Transept Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Principal 8', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (15.19.22.26), Posaune 8'.
Nave Organ (C-c''''):
Manual: Bourdon 16' - 2020; extension from Pedal, Open Diapason 8' - 1980, Principal 4' - 1980, Fifteenth 2' - 1980, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1980.
Pedal: Bourdon 16' - 1980.
qPedal Organ (C-g'): Double Open Wood 32' - 2020; extension, Sub Bourdon 32' - 2020; extension, Open Wood 16' - 2020, Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - from Choir, Octave Wood 8' - 2020; extension, Octave 8' - 1980, Flute 8' - 1980, Super Octave 4' - 1980, Open Flute 4' - 1980, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1980, Contra Posaune 32', Ophicleide 16', Fagotto 16' - 1980, Posaune 8', Clarion 4' - 1980.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Pedal Divide, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off, Great Reeds on Choir, Great Reeds on Solo, Transept on Choir, Transept on Solo, Nave on Great, Nave on Solo.
Accessories: 256 General and 16 Divisional Piston Memory Levels, 8 General Pistons, 8 Pistons to Great Organ, 8 Pistons to Choir Organ, 8 Pistons and Foot Pistons to Swell Organ, 8 Pistons to Solo Organ, 4 Pistons to Nave Organ, 8 Foot Pistons to Pedal Organ, 2 Coupler Pistons, Full Organ Piston, General Cancel, Solo Tuba Shutters On, Manuals I and II Exchange, Generals on Swell Foot Pistons, Great and Pedal Combinations Coupled.
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Photo: René Troost
Canterbury, United Kingdom (Kent) - Cathedral of Christ, Nave Organ
Municipal: Canterbury
Address: Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, CT1 2EH, Canterbury
Website: http://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2003936.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1886)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1886 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1948 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | restoration | 1968 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | restoration | 1980 | Mander Organs | rebuild | 2020 | Harrison & Harrison | restoration and enlargement |
- Henry Willis bouwde in 1886 een groot orgel voor Canterbury Cathedral. Het was één van de eerste grote instrumenten met electro-pneumatische tractuur. In de jaren 1939-1948 is het uitgebreid en verbouwd, en ook in 1968 volgden uitbreidingen.
- Het orgel vertoonde hierna veel storingen, zodat in 1978 werd besloten het door Noel Mander geheel te laten reviseren. Mander bouwde een nieuw drieklaviers orgel in de oude kassen, en gebruikte het grootste deel van het oorspronkelijke Willis-pijpwerk, aangevuld met nieuw materiaal. In het schip van de kerk plaatste hij een nieuw koororgel (Nave-organ). Dit heeft een eigen speeltafel maar kan tevens worden bespeeld vanaf het klavier van Great Organ. In 1980 werd het vernieuwde orgel in gebruik genomen.
- In 2018-2020 is het orgel door Harrison & Harrison gerestaureerd en uitgebreid. Het Great Organ, Swell Organ, Pedal Organ en de tuba's zijn opgesteld in het zuidelijke triforium. Choir Organ, Solo Organ, Transept Great Organ en de Open Woods in het noordelijke triforium.
De speeltafel bevindt zich aan de noordzijde, achter het koorgestoelte.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 16 |
| - Choir Organ | 13 |
| - Swell Organ | 16 |
| - Solo Organ | 13 |
| - Transept Great Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 18 (14) |
| - Nave Organ Manual | 5 (4) |
| - Nave Organ Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 89 (84) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Gamba 8' - 2020, Claribel Flute 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Harmonic Piccolo 2' - 1980, Mixture 4 ranks (15.17.19.22), Fourniture 4-6 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1980, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16' - 2020, Open Diapason 8' - 2020, Chimney Flute 8' - 1980/2020, Dulciana 8' - 2020, Principal 4' - 2020, Stopped Flute 4' - 2020, Nazard 2 2/3' - 1980, Fifteenth 2' - 2020, Block Flute 2' - 1980, Tierce 1 3/5' - 1980, Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22) - 2020, Trumpet 8' - 2020, Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4' - 2020, Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks (17.19.22), Sharp Mixture 5 ranks (15.19.22.26.29) - 1980, Contra Hautboy 16' - 2020, Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8' - 2020, Tremulant, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Viole d'Amour 8' - 2020, Voix Céleste 8' (from c°) - 2020, Flûte Harmonique 8' - 2020, Celestina 4' - 2020, Concert Flute 4' - 2020, Piccolo Harmonique 2' - 2020, Cor Anglais 16' - 2020, Orchestral Oboe 8' - 2020, Clarinet 8' - 2020, Tremulant, French Horn 8' - 2020, Ophicleide 8' - 2020, Tuba 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Transept Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Principal 8', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (15.19.22.26), Posaune 8'.
Nave Organ (C-c''''):
Manual: Bourdon 16' - 2020; extension from Pedal, Open Diapason 8' - 1980, Principal 4' - 1980, Fifteenth 2' - 1980, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1980.
Pedal: Bourdon 16' - 1980.
qPedal Organ (C-g'): Double Open Wood 32' - 2020; extension, Sub Bourdon 32' - 2020; extension, Open Wood 16' - 2020, Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - from Choir, Octave Wood 8' - 2020; extension, Octave 8' - 1980, Flute 8' - 1980, Super Octave 4' - 1980, Open Flute 4' - 1980, Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29) - 1980, Contra Posaune 32', Ophicleide 16', Fagotto 16' - 1980, Posaune 8', Clarion 4' - 1980.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Solo to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Pedal Divide, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off, Great Reeds on Choir, Great Reeds on Solo, Transept on Choir, Transept on Solo, Nave on Great, Nave on Solo.
Accessories: 256 General and 16 Divisional Piston Memory Levels, 8 General Pistons, 8 Pistons to Great Organ, 8 Pistons to Choir Organ, 8 Pistons and Foot Pistons to Swell Organ, 8 Pistons to Solo Organ, 4 Pistons to Nave Organ, 8 Foot Pistons to Pedal Organ, 2 Coupler Pistons, Full Organ Piston, General Cancel, Solo Tuba Shutters On, Manuals I and II Exchange, Generals on Swell Foot Pistons, Great and Pedal Combinations Coupled.
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