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Limerick, Ireland (Éire) (Limerick) - Saint Mary's Cathedral (Church of Ireland)
Municipal: Limerick
Region:Munster
Website: http://cathedral.limerick.anglican.org/
Description nr.: 2004846.
Built by: William Telford (1833)
In 1968 bouwde W.F. Grinstead het grote orgel van Saint Mary's Cathedral in Limerick volledig om. Het werd een groot vierklaviers orgel met electro-pneumatische tractuur en 65 stemmen. Het oude pijpwerk van Telford uit 1839 en Lawton uit 1913 is vrijwel allemaal opnieuw gebruikt.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Open Diapason no.3 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Dulciana 8', Octave Diapason 4', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 4 ranks, Harmonic Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8', Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflöte 1', Cymbale 3 ranks, Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gemshorn 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Flagelot 2', Scharff 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''):
Enclosed: Violoncello 8', Tibia 8', Concert Flute 4', Fourniture 5 ranks, Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Unenclosed: Contra Tuba 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Acoustic Bass 32', Open Diapason (Wood) 16', Open Diapason (Metal) 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Super Octave 4', Octave Flute 4', Octavin 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Trombone 16', Clarion 8', Schalmei 4'.
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, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Swell Octave to Great.
Accessories: 12 general combinations, 6 pistons per manuaal, General Cancel.
Limerick, Ireland (Éire) (Limerick) - Saint Mary's Cathedral (Church of Ireland)
Municipal: Limerick
Region:Munster
Website: http://cathedral.limerick.anglican.org/
Description nr.: 2004846.
Built by: William Telford (1833)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1833 | William Telford | new organ | 1913 | Ernest H. Lawton | rebuild | 1968 | William F. Grinstead | rebuild |
In 1968 bouwde W.F. Grinstead het grote orgel van Saint Mary's Cathedral in Limerick volledig om. Het werd een groot vierklaviers orgel met electro-pneumatische tractuur en 65 stemmen. Het oude pijpwerk van Telford uit 1839 en Lawton uit 1913 is vrijwel allemaal opnieuw gebruikt.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 14 |
- Choir Organ | 13 |
- Swell Organ | 14 |
- Solo Organ | 8 |
- Pedal Organ | 16 |
Total number of stops | 65 |
Key action | Electropneumatic |
Stop action | Electropneumatic |
Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Open Diapason no.3 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Hohl Flöte 8', Dulciana 8', Octave Diapason 4', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 4 ranks, Harmonic Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8', Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflöte 1', Cymbale 3 ranks, Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Voix Celeste 8', Gemshorn 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Flagelot 2', Scharff 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''):
Enclosed: Violoncello 8', Tibia 8', Concert Flute 4', Fourniture 5 ranks, Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Unenclosed: Contra Tuba 16', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Acoustic Bass 32', Open Diapason (Wood) 16', Open Diapason (Metal) 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Super Octave 4', Octave Flute 4', Octavin 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Trombone 16', Clarion 8', Schalmei 4'.
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, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Swell Octave to Great.
Accessories: 12 general combinations, 6 pistons per manuaal, General Cancel.
Literature |
St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick : The Organ : A Short History with Specifications / B.A. Brislane. - Limerick : [Saint Mary's Cathedral], 1971. |