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Complete description of the selected organ
Plymouth, United Kingdom (Devon) - Minster Church of Saint Andrew
Municipal: Plymouth
Address: Royal Parade, PL1 2AD, Plymouth
Website: https://www.standrewschurch.org.uk/

Description nr.: 2005026.

Built by: Hele & Co. (1941)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1941 Hele & Co.  new organ
1957 Rushworth & Dreaper  rebuild
1993 Deane Organ Builders  rebuild


Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ17
- Choir Organ15 (12)
- Swell Organ15 (14)
- Solo Organ9
- Pedal Organ21 (8)
Total number of stops77 (60)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Gross Geigen 16', Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Open Diapason no.3 8', Wald Flute 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave Diapason 4', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Superoctave 2' - 1993, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1941/1988, Fourniture 4 ranks - 1993, Contra Tromba 16', Tromba 8', Octave Tromba 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Contra Salicional 16', Open Diapason 8', Rohr Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Vox Angelica 8' (from A), Salicet 4', Flute Octaviante 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Acuta 2 ranks (19.22), Contra Tromba 16' - from Great, Trompette 8', Tromba 8' - from Great, Octave Tromba 4' - from Great, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Geigen Diapason 8', Stopped Flute 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8' (from A), Gemshorn 4', Concert Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Harmonics 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Double Trumpet 16', Contra Oboe 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8' - extension, Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Hohl Flöte 8', Viol d'Orchestre 8', Viol Celestes 8', Flûte Bouchée Harmonique 4', French Horn 16' - high pressure, Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tuba 8' - high pressure, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bass 32', Open Diapason Wood 16', Open Diapason Metal 16' - extension from Great, Geigen 16' - from Great, Bourdon 16' - extension, Salicional 16' - from Choir, Quintaton 16' - from Solo, Octave 8' - extension, Principal 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension, Salicet 8' - from Choir, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Mixture 2 ranks (19.22) - 1941/1988, Contra Trombone 32', Ophicleide 16', Trombone 16' - extension, Contra Tromba 16' - 1993, Oboe 16' - from Swell, Posaune 8' - extension, Schalmei 4' - 1993.
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, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off.

Recordings
  • Percy Whitlock : Plymouth Suite / Jennifer Bate. - ASV QS 6233 (CD).
  • Elgar and his contempories : British organ music / Jennifer Bate. - ASV QS 6160 (CD). - 1995. - (Quicksilva).