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Great Torrington, United Kingdom (Devon) - Church of Saint Michael and All Angels
Municipal: Torrington
Address: The Vicarage, Calf Street, EX38 8EA, Great Torrington
Website: https://www.stmichaelstorrington.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2005807.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1864)
De firma Willis bouwde in 1860-1864 een nieuw orgel voor de Sherwell Congregational Chapel in Plymouth, Devon. Het instrument is in 1881 door Tucker uitgebreid met twee registers. In 1951 werd het omgebouwd naar een electrische tractuur met vrijstaande speeltafel door Hele & Co. Het orgel is in 1991 door Lance Foy gerestaureerd en overgeplaatst naar de Church of Saint Michael in Torrington, Devon. Foy legde enkele nieuwe transmissies en extensions aan.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Concert Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8' (TC), Posaune 8' - 1991; van Great, Clarion 4' - 1991; van Great.
Swell (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Celeste 8' - 1881 (Tucker), Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8' (TC) - 1881 (Tucker), Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3' - 1991; extension, Violoncello 8', Flute 8', Octave Flute 4' - 1991; extension, Ophicleide 16', Posaune 8' - 1991; van Great, Clarion 4' - 1991; van Great.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Great Reeds on Choir.
Accessories: Christie 64 Channel Instantaneous Capture System.
Great Torrington, United Kingdom (Devon) - Church of Saint Michael and All Angels
Municipal: Torrington
Address: The Vicarage, Calf Street, EX38 8EA, Great Torrington
Website: https://www.stmichaelstorrington.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2005807.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1864)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1864 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1881 | Harry Tucker | enlargement | 1951 | Hele & Co. | rebuild | 1991 | Lance Foy | transfer/relocate |
De firma Willis bouwde in 1860-1864 een nieuw orgel voor de Sherwell Congregational Chapel in Plymouth, Devon. Het instrument is in 1881 door Tucker uitgebreid met twee registers. In 1951 werd het omgebouwd naar een electrische tractuur met vrijstaande speeltafel door Hele & Co. Het orgel is in 1991 door Lance Foy gerestaureerd en overgeplaatst naar de Church of Saint Michael in Torrington, Devon. Foy legde enkele nieuwe transmissies en extensions aan.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1864 | Plymouth, Devon, UK | Sherwell Congregational Chapel |
| 1991 | Torrington, Devon, UK | Church of Saint Michael and All Angels |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 11 |
| - Choir | 10 (8) |
| - Swell | 13 |
| - Pedal | 9 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 43 (37) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Concert Flute 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Corno di Bassetto 8', Orchestral Oboe 8' (TC), Posaune 8' - 1991; van Great, Clarion 4' - 1991; van Great.
Swell (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Celeste 8' - 1881 (Tucker), Principal 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8' (TC) - 1881 (Tucker), Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3' - 1991; extension, Violoncello 8', Flute 8', Octave Flute 4' - 1991; extension, Ophicleide 16', Posaune 8' - 1991; van Great, Clarion 4' - 1991; van Great.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off, Great Reeds on Choir.
Accessories: Christie 64 Channel Instantaneous Capture System.
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