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Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 8 August 2011.

Photo: Marcel Pelt

East Bergholt, United Kingdom (Suffolk) - Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Municipal: East Bergholt
Region:Constable Country
Address: Beehive Close, CO7 6AY, East Bergholt

Description nr.: 2033795.

Built by: J.C. Bishop & Son (1879)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1879 J.C. Bishop & Son  new organ
1966 J.C. Bishop & Son  transfer/relocate
1985 J.C. Bishop & Son  restoration and enlargement
2004 J.C. Bishop & Son  restoration

Het orgel in de kerk van East Bergholt werd in 1879 gebouwd door de firma Bishop & Son voor Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Gravesend. Het instrument is in 1966 door Bishop overgeplaatst naar East Bergholt. Dezelfde firma voerde in 1985 en 2004 een restauratie uit, waarbij de dispositie is gewijzigd.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1879GravesendSaint Andrew's Presbyterian Church
1966East BergholtChurch of Saint Mary the Virgin

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ7
- Swell Organ11
- Pedal Organ8 (3)
Total number of stops26 (21)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8' - 1985.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Violin Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Gamba 8', Vox Angelica 8' (TC), Geigen Principal 4', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks, Double Hautboy 16' - 1985, Cornopean 8', Clarinet 8' (TC), Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Wood 16', Sub Bass 16', Octave 8' - extension, Flute 8' - extension, Twelfth 5 1/3' - extension, Fifteenth 4' - extension, Hautbois 16' - from Swell, Trombone 16' - 2004.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.


Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 8 August 2011.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 8 August 2011.
Photo: Marcel Pelt
Photo: Marcel Pelt. Date: 8 August 2011.
Photo: Marcel Pelt