Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Chris Stafford
Biggleswade, United Kingdom (Bedfordshire) - Church of Saint Andrew
Description nr.: 2044162.
Built by: Peter Conacher & Co. (ca. 1900)
Het orgel in Saint Andrew's Church in Biggleswade werd hier in 1954 geplaatst door de firma Walker & Sons. Het is afkomstig uit Saint James the Great in Colchester, waar het rond 1900 is geplaatst door Peter Conacher. Het bouwjaar is niet exact bekend. Bij de overplaatsing heeft Walker het orgel ingrijpend verbouwd.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason No.1 8', Open Diapason No.2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Tromba 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16' - extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant, Tromba 8' - from Great.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32' - acoustic, Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bass 16' - from Great, Octave 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8' - from Great.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
Photo: Chris Stafford
Biggleswade, United Kingdom (Bedfordshire) - Church of Saint Andrew
Description nr.: 2044162.
Built by: Peter Conacher & Co. (ca. 1900)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1900 | Peter Conacher & Co. | new organ | 1954 | J.W. Walker & Sons | rebuild |
Het orgel in Saint Andrew's Church in Biggleswade werd hier in 1954 geplaatst door de firma Walker & Sons. Het is afkomstig uit Saint James the Great in Colchester, waar het rond 1900 is geplaatst door Peter Conacher. Het bouwjaar is niet exact bekend. Bij de overplaatsing heeft Walker het orgel ingrijpend verbouwd.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| ca. 1900 | Colchester | Church of Saint James the Great |
| 1954 | Biggleswade | Church of Saint Andrew |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 (9) |
| - Pedal Organ | 9 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 31 (22) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason No.1 8', Open Diapason No.2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Tromba 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16' - extension, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant, Tromba 8' - from Great.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Acoustic Bass 32' - acoustic, Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bass 16' - from Great, Octave 8' - extension, Bass Flute 8' - extension, Octave Flute 4' - extension, Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8' - from Great.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave.
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