Complete description of the selected organ
Cambridge, United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) - Guildhall
Municipal: Cambridge
Address: Market Square, CB2 3QJ, Cambridge
Website: http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/guildhall/
Description nr.: 2004477.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1881)
Hill-orgel uit 1881/1882. In 1924-1925 is het volledig verbouwd door Hill, Norman & Beard, waarna het in gebruik werd genomen met een concert door dr. W.G. Alcock in mei 1925. De tractuur is in 1938 geëlectrificeerd. Het orgel verkeert al jaren in onbespeelbare staat.
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Harmonic Claribel Flute 8', Corno Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8' - in zwelkast Solo.
Swell (in zwelkast) (C-c''''): Contra Viol 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Viola 8', Voix Celeste 8', Suabe Flute 4', Octave Gamba 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet des Violes 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Solo (in zwelkast) (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Gamba 8', Celeste 8', Octave Viola 4', Zauber Flute 4', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks, Contra Oboe 16', Bassoon 16', Cornopean 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Posaune 8' - van Great, Tuba 8' - unenclosed.
Pedal (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason 16' - metal, Open Diapason 16' - wood, Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Dolce 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Trombone 16', Posaune 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Solo, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off.
Cambridge, United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) - Guildhall
Municipal: Cambridge
Address: Market Square, CB2 3QJ, Cambridge
Website: http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/guildhall/
Description nr.: 2004477.
Built by: William Hill & Sons (1881)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1881 | William Hill & Sons | new organ | 1925 | Norman & Beard Hill | rebuild | 1938 | Norman & Beard Hill | maintenance/reparations |
Hill-orgel uit 1881/1882. In 1924-1925 is het volledig verbouwd door Hill, Norman & Beard, waarna het in gebruik werd genomen met een concert door dr. W.G. Alcock in mei 1925. De tractuur is in 1938 geëlectrificeerd. Het orgel verkeert al jaren in onbespeelbare staat.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 12 |
| - Swell | 12 |
| - Solo | 14 (13) |
| - Pedal | 10 |
| Total number of stops | 48 (47) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Harmonic Claribel Flute 8', Corno Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8' - in zwelkast Solo.
Swell (in zwelkast) (C-c''''): Contra Viol 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Viola 8', Voix Celeste 8', Suabe Flute 4', Octave Gamba 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet des Violes 3 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Solo (in zwelkast) (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedact 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Gamba 8', Celeste 8', Octave Viola 4', Zauber Flute 4', Dulciana Cornet 3 ranks, Contra Oboe 16', Bassoon 16', Cornopean 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Posaune 8' - van Great, Tuba 8' - unenclosed.
Pedal (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 32', Open Diapason 16' - metal, Open Diapason 16' - wood, Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Dolce 16', Octave 8', Bass Flute 8', Trombone 16', Posaune 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Solo, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off.
| Literature |
The organs of Cambridge : An illustrated guide to the organs of the University and City of Cambridge / Nicholas Thistlethwaite. - Oxford : Positif Press, 2008. |