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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (Staffordshire) - Collegiate Church of Saint Peter
Municipal: Wolverhampton
Address: Lich Gates, WV1 1TY, Wolverhampton
Website: https://www.wolvescentralparish.com/

Description nr.: 2018888.

Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1860)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1860 firma Henry Willis & Sons  new organ
1970 firma Henry Willis & Sons  rebuild
1982 Nicholson & Co.  restoration

Orgel van Willis uit 1860, dat meerdere malen ingrijpend is verbouwd. In 1970 werkte de firma Willis er aan, in 1982 de firma Nicholson.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ11
- Positive8
- Swell Organ11
- Pedal Organ9
Total number of stops39
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason I 8', Open Diapason II 8', Stopped Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 3-4 ranks, Tromba 8', Clarion 4'.
Positive (C-c''''): Rohr Holz Gedeckt 8', Spindle Flote 4', Klein Nasat 2 2/3', Block Flote 2', Terz 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Cymbel 3 ranks, Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Celestes 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Principal 2', Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Major Bass 16', Open Diapason 16', Gedeckt Bass 16', Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Choral Bass 4', Gedeckt Flote 4', Octave Flute 2', Ophicleide 16'.

Literature Soundboard : A news column about organs / John Norman. - In: Organists' Review, vol. 68 no. 1, February 1983.