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Thaxted, United Kingdom (Essex) - Church of Saint John Baptist, Our Lady and Saint Laurence, transept organ
Description nr.: 2008166.
Built by: Renatus Harris (1704)
In het noordelijke transept van de Church of Saint John Baptist in Thaxted staat een historisch orgel van Renatus Harris. Het werd in 1805 door Hugh Russell in Thaxted geplaatst. Voor die tijd stond het in de kerk van Saint John, Holborn, Greater London. In 1826 restaureerde Henry Lincoln het instrument. Het verkeert thans in slechte staat. De tongwerken van Swell en Great en de Mixture van Great functioneren niet.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great: Open Diapason Front 8', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 1-2 ranks, Sesquialtera 3-4 ranks (15.17.19.22) (bas), Cornet 4 ranks (8.12.15.17) (discant), Trumpet 8'.
Swell: Open Diapason 8', Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Cremona 8'.
Choir: Stopt Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Bassoon 8'.
Pedal: Pedals 8'.
Photo: Chris Stafford
Thaxted, United Kingdom (Essex) - Church of Saint John Baptist, Our Lady and Saint Laurence, transept organ
Description nr.: 2008166.
Built by: Renatus Harris (1704)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1704 | Renatus Harris | new organ | 1805 | Hugh Russell | transfer/relocate | 1826 | Henry Lincoln | restoration |
In het noordelijke transept van de Church of Saint John Baptist in Thaxted staat een historisch orgel van Renatus Harris. Het werd in 1805 door Hugh Russell in Thaxted geplaatst. Voor die tijd stond het in de kerk van Saint John, Holborn, Greater London. In 1826 restaureerde Henry Lincoln het instrument. Het verkeert thans in slechte staat. De tongwerken van Swell en Great en de Mixture van Great functioneren niet.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1704 | Holborn, Londen, UK | Church of Saint John |
| 1805 | Thaxted, Essex, UK | Church of Saint John Baptist, Our Lady and Saint Laurence |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 10 |
| - Swell | 6 |
| - Choir | 6 |
| - Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 23 |
| Manual compass | Contra F-f''', Swell E-f''' |
| Pedal compass | Contra F-c |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great: Open Diapason Front 8', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 1-2 ranks, Sesquialtera 3-4 ranks (15.17.19.22) (bas), Cornet 4 ranks (8.12.15.17) (discant), Trumpet 8'.
Swell: Open Diapason 8', Stopt Diapason 8', Principal 4', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Cremona 8'.
Choir: Stopt Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Bassoon 8'.
Pedal: Pedals 8'.
| Literature |
The organs of Cambridge : An illustrated guide to the organs of the University and City of Cambridge / Nicholas Thistlethwaite. - Oxford : Positif Press, 2008. |