Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Calendar Organa Europae 1992
Finedon, United Kingdom (Northamptonshire) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Municipal: Wellingborough
Address: Church Hill, NN9 5NR, Finedon
Website: https://stmarysfinedon.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2004148.
Built by: Christopher Schreider (1717)
The only organ by Christopher Schreider that has survived is the one in the Church of Finedon. It was built in 1717. In 1852 George Holdich carried out a modernization. However, a lot of old material has been preserved. In 1960 the organ was restored by Noel Mander.
Technical data
Specification
Great: Open Diapason 8', Stop't Diapason 8', Gamba 8' - 1960, Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (17.19.22), Trumpet 8' - 1960.
Choir: Stop't Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' - 1960, Principal 4', Flute 4' - 1960, Fifteenth 2'.
Swell: Open Diapason 8' - 1960, Stop't Diapason 8', Principal 4' - 1960, Fifteenth 2', Echo Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Horn 8' - 1960.
Pedal: Open Pedal Pipes 16' - 1960, Bourdon Pedal Pipes 16' - 1960.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Swell 16', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Source: Calendar Organa Europae 1992
Finedon, United Kingdom (Northamptonshire) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Municipal: Wellingborough
Address: Church Hill, NN9 5NR, Finedon
Website: https://stmarysfinedon.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2004148.
Built by: Christopher Schreider (1717)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1717 | Christopher Schreider | new organ | 1852 | George Maydwell Holdich | rebuild | 1960 | Mander Organs | restoration |
The only organ by Christopher Schreider that has survived is the one in the Church of Finedon. It was built in 1717. In 1852 George Holdich carried out a modernization. However, a lot of old material has been preserved. In 1960 the organ was restored by Noel Mander.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 8 |
| - Choir | 5 |
| - Swell | 6 |
| - Pedal | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 21 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great: Open Diapason 8', Stop't Diapason 8', Gamba 8' - 1960, Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 3 ranks (17.19.22), Trumpet 8' - 1960.
Choir: Stop't Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' - 1960, Principal 4', Flute 4' - 1960, Fifteenth 2'.
Swell: Open Diapason 8' - 1960, Stop't Diapason 8', Principal 4' - 1960, Fifteenth 2', Echo Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Horn 8' - 1960.
Pedal: Open Pedal Pipes 16' - 1960, Bourdon Pedal Pipes 16' - 1960.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Swell 16', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
The organs of Oxford / Robert Pacey, Michael Popkin. - Oxford : Positif Press, 1997. |
| Recordings |
The Historic Organ of St. Mary the Virgin, Finedon / Paul Parsons. - Mirabilis Stentor MMSCD 1 (CD). - 1993. |
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