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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Bert Wisgerhof. Date: 30 July 1996.

Photo: Bert Wisgerhof

Doncaster, United Kingdom (Yorkshire) - Minster Church of Saint George
Municipal: Doncaster
Address: 9 Church Street, DN1 1RD, Doncaster
Website: https://www.doncasterminster.co.uk/

Description nr.: 2005844.

Built by: Edmund Schulze (1862)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1862 Edmund Schulze  new organ
1910 Norman & Beard  enlargement
1935 J.W. Walker & Sons  rebuild
1999 Nicholson & Co.  maintenance/reparations

Het orgel van Saint George's Church in Doncaster is gebouwd door Edmund Schulze en werd op 24 september 1862 in gebruik genomen. In 1910 breidde de firma Norman & Beard het instrument uit met een Solo Organ. In 1935 vernieuwde J.W. Walker & Sons zowel de tractuur als de speeltafel. In 1999 plaatste Nicholson een nieuwe speeltafel.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ21
- Choir Organ13
- Swell Organ18
- Solo Organ9 (1)
- Echo Organ8
- Pedal Organ25 (15)
Total number of stops94 (76)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Sub Bourdon 32' (TC), Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Octave 8', Hohlflöte 8', Stopt Diapason 8', Great Quint 5 1/3', Principal 4', Gemshorn 4', Stopt Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 4 ranks (TC), Mixtur 5 ranks, Cimbal 3-5 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Posaune 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedact 16', Geigen Principal 8', Viol de Gamba 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Salicional 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Geigen Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Quintatoen 4', Flautino 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Clarionet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Gemshorn 8', Terpodion 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Rohr Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Stopt Flute 4', Viol d'Amour 4', Cornet 4 ranks (TC), Mixture 5 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Double Basson 16', Hautboy 8', Trumpet 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-a'''): Gemshorn 8' - van Swell, Harmonic Flute 8' - van Swell, Rohr Flute 8' - van Swell, Harmonic Flute 4' - van Swell, Stopt Flute 4' - van Swell, Double Bassoon 16' - van Swell, Hautboy 8' - van Swell, Horn 8' - van Swell, Vox Humana 8'.
Echo Organ (C-a'''): Tibia Major 16', Vox Angelica 8', Harmonica 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Flauto Amabile 8', Celestina 4', Flauto Dolcissimo 4', Harmonia Aetheria 2 ranks.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Principal 32', Major Bass 16', Principal Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Open Diapason Bass 16', Violon 16', Great Quint 10 2/3', Minor Bass 8' - extension, Octave Bass 8' - extension, Violoncello 8' - extension, Flute Bass 8' - extension, Great Tierce 6 2/5', Quint Bass 5 1/3' - extension, Fifteenth Bass 4', Tierce 3 1/5' - extension, Mixture 2 ranks, Cymbal 2 ranks, Contra Posaune 32', Posaune 16' - extension, Bombard 16', Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8' - extension, Horn 8', Fagotto 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - extension.
Couplers: Manual I to Pedal, Manual II to Pedal, Manual III to Pedal.
Accessories: Thunder Stop, 2 Combination Stops for Great 2', 2 Combination Stops for Choir 2', 2 Combination Stops for Swell 2', 2 Combination Stops for Pedals 2'.

Other specifications
Different specifications Eind 1886 meldt het Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau als dispositie:
Hauptwerk: Sub-Bourdon 32', Prinzipal (dopp.) 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 16', Octave 8', Hohlflöte 8', Gedackt 8', Gross-Quinte 5 1/3', Octave 4', Gemshorn 4', Gedaktflöte 4', Duodecima 2 2/3', Super-Octave 2', Mixtur 5 reih, Cymbal 2-5 reih, Cornett 4 reih, Trompete, doppelt 16', Trompete 8', Posaune 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4'.
Schwellwerk: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Terpodion 8', Harmonieflöte 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octave 4', Harmonieflöte 4', Gedacktflöte 4', Viola d'Amour 4', Mixtur 4 reih, Scharf 3 reih, Cornett 5 reih, Fagott 16', Oboe 8', Trompete 8', Horn 8', Clarion 4'.
Chorwerk: Lieblich Gedackt 16', Geigenprincipal 8',Viola di Gamba 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Salicional 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Geigenprincipal 4', Lieblich Flöte 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Quintatön 4', Flautino 4' (2'?), Mixtur 3 reih, Clarinette 8'.
Solowerk: Gemshorn 8', Harmonieflöte 8', Rohrflöte 8', Harmonieflöte 4', Gedacktflöte 4', Fagott 8', Oboe 8', Horn 8', Vox Humana 8'.
Echowerk: Tibia Major 16', Vox Angelica 8', Harmonica 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Flauto Amabile 8', Celestine 4', Flauto Dolcissimo 4', Harmonica Aetheria 2 reih.
Pedal: Sub-Principal 32', Majorbass 16', Principalbass 16', Subbass 16', Octavbass 16', Violone 16', Minorbass 8', Octavbass 8', Violoncello 8', Flötenbass 8', Grossquinte 10 2/3', Quintbass 5 1/3', Grossterz 6 2/5', Super-Octave 4', Terz 3 1/5', Mixtur 2 reih, Cymbal 2 reih, Contra-Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Bombard 16', Contrafagott 16', Trompete 8', Horn 8', Fagott 8', Clarion 4.
Coppelungen: Hauptwerk zum Pedal, Schwellwerk zum Hauptwerk, Chorwerk zum Hauptwerk, Tremulant zum Schwellwerk, DOnner.
Combination für die Register des Hauptwerkes, des Pedals, des Schwell- und des Chorwerkes.
Literature
  • Orgelbaunachrichten : Doncaster (England) / A.R. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 7. Band No. 4, 1. November 1886.
  • The Organ 4/2004.
Recordings The Schulze organ of Doncaster Parish Church : Sonatas by Mendelssohn, Bairstow and Jackson / Joseph Sentance. - Regent REGCD 126 (CD). - 1997.
Other sources
  • Jörg R. Becker