Complete description of the selected organ
York, United Kingdom (Yorkshire) - Central Methodist Church
Municipal: York
Address: Saint Saviourgate, YO1 8NQ, York
Website: http://www.centralmethodistyork.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2059896.
Built by: John Brown (1841)
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', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks (15.19.22.26), Trumpet 8', Tremulant, Contra Tromba 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - from Choir, Tromba Clarion 4' - from Choir.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Flute 4', Gemshorn 2', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant.
Unenclosed: Contra Tromba 16', Tromba 8', Tromba Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Viole d’Orchestre 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Trombone 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - from Choir, Tromba Clarion 4' - from Choir.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 96 channels of memory to General pistons 6', 16 channels of memory to Departmental pistons 8', 6 thumb pistons to each manual, 8 general thumb pistons, 6 toe pistons to Pedal, 8 toe pistons switchable between Swell and Generals, Great and Pedal combinations coupled.
York, United Kingdom (Yorkshire) - Central Methodist Church
Municipal: York
Address: Saint Saviourgate, YO1 8NQ, York
Website: http://www.centralmethodistyork.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2059896.
Built by: John Brown (1841)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1841 | John Brown | new organ | 1876 | William Denman | enlargement | 1913 | Brindley & Foster | rebuild | 1929 | Summers & Barnes | enlargement | 1967 | Wordsworth & Company Wood | restoration | 1989 | Principal Pipe Organs | restoration | 1994 | Principal Pipe Organs | maintenance/reparations |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 14 (11) |
| - Choir Organ (enclosed) | 10 |
| - Swell Organ (enclosed) | 13 |
| - Pedal Organ | 9 (6) |
| Total number of stops | 46 (40) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason No.1 8', Open Diapason No.2 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks (15.19.22.26), Trumpet 8', Tremulant, Contra Tromba 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - from Choir, Tromba Clarion 4' - from Choir.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Rohr Flute 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Flute 4', Gemshorn 2', Mixture 2 ranks (19.22), Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant.
Unenclosed: Contra Tromba 16', Tromba 8', Tromba Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Viole d’Orchestre 8', Voix Celestes 8' (TC), Principal 4', Nason Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 4 ranks (19.22.26.29), Double Trumpet 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Trombone 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - from Choir, Tromba Clarion 4' - from Choir.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir Octave, Choir Suboctave, Choir Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: 96 channels of memory to General pistons 6', 16 channels of memory to Departmental pistons 8', 6 thumb pistons to each manual, 8 general thumb pistons, 6 toe pistons to Pedal, 8 toe pistons switchable between Swell and Generals, Great and Pedal combinations coupled.
| Links |
http://www.centralmethodistyork.org.uk/the-building/the-organ/ |