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London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Saint James' Palace Chapel
Municipal: London
Description nr.: 2018642.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1925)
In de kapel van Saint James' Palace plaatste Hill, Norman & Beard in 1925 een nieuw orgel. Rond 1965 voerde John Norman een herintonatie uit, waardoor het orgel helderder ging klinken. In 1980/1981 is het door Noel Mander gerestaureerd. De dispositie werd gewijzigd, enkele nieuwe registers werden geplaatst en ook is er aan de klank gesleuteld.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tromba 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed): Gedeckt 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Tromba 8' - van Great.
Swell Organ (enclosed): Viola 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Suabe Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 32', Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Dolce 8', Fifteenth 4', Contra Fagotto 16' - van Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, 3 Octave Couplers 3'.
London, United Kingdom (Greater London) - Saint James' Palace Chapel
Municipal: London
Description nr.: 2018642.
Built by: Norman & Beard Hill (1925)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1925 | Norman & Beard Hill | new organ | 1981 | Mander Organs | restoration |
In de kapel van Saint James' Palace plaatste Hill, Norman & Beard in 1925 een nieuw orgel. Rond 1965 voerde John Norman een herintonatie uit, waardoor het orgel helderder ging klinken. In 1980/1981 is het door Noel Mander gerestaureerd. De dispositie werd gewijzigd, enkele nieuwe registers werden geplaatst en ook is er aan de klank gesleuteld.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Choir Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 32 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tromba 8'.
Choir Organ (enclosed): Gedeckt 8', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Tromba 8' - van Great.
Swell Organ (enclosed): Viola 8', Rohr Flute 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Suabe Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 32', Bourdon 16', Dulciana 16', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Dolce 8', Fifteenth 4', Contra Fagotto 16' - van Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, 3 Octave Couplers 3'.
| Literature |
Soundboard : A news column about organs / John Norman. - In: Organists' Review, vol. 65 no. 3, August 1980. |