Complete description of the selected organ
Cambridge, United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) - Queens' College Chapel
Municipal: Cambridge
Address: Queens' Lane, Cambridge
Website: http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/
Description nr.: 2004711.
Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1892)
Bodley & Garner ontwierpen een nieuwe kapel voor Queens' College, waar de firma Binns een orgel voor bouwde in 1892. De orgelkas is eveneens ontworpen door Bodley. In 1965/66 voerde E.J. Johnson een restauratie uit. Daarbij is de tractuur geëlectrificeerd. In 2002 voerde Harrison & Harrison opnieuw een restauratie uit.
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Viola 8', Octave Diapason 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8'.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gedact 8', Salicional 8' - C-H uit Gedact, Dolce 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautina 2', Orchestral Oboe 8' - C-H uit Corno di Bassetto, Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremulant.
Swell (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Voix Célestes 8' (TC), Salicet 4', Suabe Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Contra Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Octave 8' - extension, Flute Bass 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Choir Suboctave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: Eight general pistons, General cancel, Six foot pistons to the Pedal Organ, Six pistons to the Choir Organ, Six pistons to the Great Organ, Six pistons to the Swell Organ, Combination couplers, 25 memory levels 2'.
Cambridge, United Kingdom (Cambridgeshire) - Queens' College Chapel
Municipal: Cambridge
Address: Queens' Lane, Cambridge
Website: http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/
Description nr.: 2004711.
Built by: James J. Binns & Co. (1892)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1892 | James J. Binns & Co. | new organ | 1966 | E.J. Johnson & Son | restoration | 2002 | Harrison & Harrison | restoration |
Bodley & Garner ontwierpen een nieuwe kapel voor Queens' College, waar de firma Binns een orgel voor bouwde in 1892. De orgelkas is eveneens ontworpen door Bodley. In 1965/66 voerde E.J. Johnson een restauratie uit. Daarbij is de tractuur geëlectrificeerd. In 2002 voerde Harrison & Harrison opnieuw een restauratie uit.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 10 |
| - Choir | 7 |
| - Swell | 10 |
| - Pedal | 5 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 32 (29) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Viola 8', Octave Diapason 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublette 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8'.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gedact 8', Salicional 8' - C-H uit Gedact, Dolce 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautina 2', Orchestral Oboe 8' - C-H uit Corno di Bassetto, Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremulant.
Swell (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Voix Célestes 8' (TC), Salicet 4', Suabe Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (15.19.22), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Contra Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Octave 8' - extension, Flute Bass 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Choir Suboctave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: Eight general pistons, General cancel, Six foot pistons to the Pedal Organ, Six pistons to the Choir Organ, Six pistons to the Great Organ, Six pistons to the Swell Organ, Combination couplers, 25 memory levels 2'.
| Literature |
The organs of Cambridge : An illustrated guide to the organs of the University and City of Cambridge / Nicholas Thistlethwaite. - Oxford : Positif Press, 2008. |
| Recordings |
The organs of Cambridge : Volume 1 / Ralph Woodward. - OxRecs OXCD-58. |