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Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.

Photo: Frans Sellies

Wells, United Kingdom (Somerset) - Church of Saint Cuthbert
Municipal: Wells
Address: Saint Cuthbert Street, BA5 2AW, Wells
Website: https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/11052/

Description nr.: 2029759.

Built by: William Sweetland (1864)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1864 William Sweetland  new organ
1959 Geo. Osmond & Co.  rebuild
1984 Percy Daniel & Co.  reconstruction

In 1864 voltooide William Sweetland een nieuw orgel voor Saint Cuthbert in Wells. Het orgel had drie manualen en pedaal. In 1959 is het door de firma Osmond omgebouwd naar electro-pneumatische tractuur. Het aantal manualen werd gereduceerd tot twee, door het oude Choir samen te voegen met Swell en Great. Het orgel ging enkele jaren later steeds slechter functioneren. In 1984 is het geheel herbouwd door Percy Daniel. Onder advies van Alan Comer werd een nieuw ontwerp gemaakt, uitgaande van het bestaande materiaal. Er werd een nieuwe verplaatsbare speeltafel geplaatst.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ12
- Swell Organ13
- Pedal Organ12 (11)
Total number of stops37 (36)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason no.1 8', Open Diapason no.2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', German Flute 4', Gemshorn 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Trompette 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Double Dulciana 16', Open Diapason 8', Chimney Flute 8', Salicional 8', Celeste 8' (TC), Principal 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks (22.26), Contra Fagotto 16', Oboe 8', Cornopean 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Acoustic Bass 32', Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Octave Quint 5 1/3', Fifteenth 4', Octave Flute 4', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Clarion 4'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.

Other specifications
Different specifications De oorspronkelijke dispositie luidde:
Great Organ: Open Diapason 1 8', Open Diapason 2 8', Stop Diapason 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ: Stop Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Keraulophon 8', German Flute 4', Clarinet 8'.
Swell Organ: Double Dulciana 16', Open Diapason 8', Stop Diapason 8', Viol di Gamba 8' (TC), Viol Celeste 8' (TC), Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16', Open Wood 16', Principal 8'.
Links http://www.stcuthbertswells.co.uk/organs.html

Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies
Photo: Frans Sellies. Date: 1 August 2010.
Photo: Frans Sellies