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Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Aberdeen City) - Cathedral of Saint Machar (Church of Scotland) (Old Aberdeen)
Municipal: Aberdeen
Region:Grampian
Address: The Chanonry, AB24 1RQ, Aberdeen
Website: http://www.stmachar.com/
Description nr.: 2054723.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1891)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Bombarde 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Piccolo 2', Cymbale 3 ranks, Corno di Bassetto 8', Bombarde 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positive (C-g'''): Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cymbale 3 ranks.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Fagotto 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave.
Accessories: Piston combination systems (96 general channels, 16 divisional channels), General Cancel.
Other sources
Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Aberdeen City) - Cathedral of Saint Machar (Church of Scotland) (Old Aberdeen)
Municipal: Aberdeen
Region:Grampian
Address: The Chanonry, AB24 1RQ, Aberdeen
Website: http://www.stmachar.com/
Description nr.: 2054723.
Built by: firma Henry Willis & Sons (1891)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1891 | firma Henry Willis & Sons | new organ | 1956 | Rushworth & Dreaper | rebuild | 1990 | Sandy Edmonstone | maintenance/reparations | 2002 | Sandy Edmonstone | maintenance/reparations |
- The firm of Willis & Sons built a new organ for the Cathedral of Saint Machar in Aberdeen in 1891. On September 25, 1891, the instrument was dedicated, follow by a concert by J.M. Nisbet. The original location of the organ was on the choir. Because the eastern window was blocked, the organ was moved to the northeast side of the nave in 1928.
- The organ was rebuilt in 1956 by Rushworth & Dreaper. Sandy Edmonstone performed maintenance works in 1990 and 2002. The organ has three manuals. There is a separate Positive, playable from the first keyboard (Choir). There are still a few free places on the windchests: two on Great, two on Choir and three on Positive.
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 10 |
- Choir Organ | 11 |
- Swell Organ | 12 |
- Positive | 3 |
- Pedal Organ | 13 |
Total number of stops | 49 |
Key action | Electrical |
Stop action | Electrical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', First Open Diapason 8', Second Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Bombarde 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Piccolo 2', Cymbale 3 ranks, Corno di Bassetto 8', Bombarde 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Open Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedact 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Gemshorn 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Sharp Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Positive (C-g'''): Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cymbale 3 ranks.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Violoncello 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks, Ophicleide 16', Fagotto 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Swell Octave.
Accessories: Piston combination systems (96 general channels, 16 divisional channels), General Cancel.
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- Jean-Alain Ripoche