Complete description of the selected organ
Source: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau
Paignton, United Kingdom (Devon) - Church of Saint John the Baptist
Municipal: Paignton
Address: Church Street, TQ3 3AQ, Paignton
Website: https://www.paigntonparishchurch.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2061705.
Built by: Charles Martin (1889)
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Scharf 2 ranks (29.33), Trumpet 8' - transmission, Clarion 4' - extension.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Holz Gedeckt 8', Prinzipal 8', Spindle Flute 4', Wald Flute 2 2/3', Block Flote 2', Zart Flote 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Sifflote 1', Corno di Bassetto 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4' - extension, Tremolo.
Swell (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Horn Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Violone 16' - from Great, Sub Bass 16' - from Positif, Dulciana 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Grand Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Choral Bass 4', Gedeckt Flute 4' - extension, Mixture 4 ranks (2') - half draw = Klein Gedeckt 2', Contra Bombarde 32', Trombone 16', Contra Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Trumpet 8' - from Positif, Schalmei 4' - Extension from Swell.
Couplers: Positif to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positif, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Great to Pedal, Positif to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Pedal, Positif Octave, Positif Sub Octave, Positif Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
Source: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau
Paignton, United Kingdom (Devon) - Church of Saint John the Baptist
Municipal: Paignton
Address: Church Street, TQ3 3AQ, Paignton
Website: https://www.paigntonparishchurch.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2061705.
Built by: Charles Martin (1889)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1889 | Charles Martin | new organ | 1896 | Charles Martin | enlargement | 1906 | Forster & Andrews | enlargement | 1930 | Hele & Co. | rebuild | 1980 | Geo. Osmond & Co. | maintenance/reparations | 1986 | Deane Organ Builders | rebuild | 1998 | Deane Organ Builders | maintenance/reparations |
- In 1889 Charles Martin built a new organ for Paignton Parish Church. The instrument was donated to the church by Paris Singer. The organ case is particularly rich. The organ replaced a Henry Speechly instrument of 1877, which was transferred to Saint Andrew's Church in Paignton.
- Martin's organ originally had 34 registers, three manuals and pedal. In 1896 he placed one more stop. The organ was also relocated from the gallery on the west side to an organ room on the southeast side of the nave. Forster & Andrews revised the work in 1906, adding three couplers. In 1930 the organ was converted to pneumatics by the firm Hele & Co.
- The Willis company rebuilt the organ in 1967. The Choir Organ was converted by them into a Positif and the pedal was expanded. Geo. Osmond electrified the action in 1980. A few years later the organ was rebuilt by the company Deane Organ Builders, whereby many registers were replaced or added. This work took place in 1985/1986 and in 1998/1999.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 13 |
| - Positif | 12 |
| - Swell | 13 |
| - Pedal | 16 (9) |
| Total number of stops | 54 (47) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Double Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4', Stopped Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Mixture 3 ranks (19.22.26), Scharf 2 ranks (29.33), Trumpet 8' - transmission, Clarion 4' - extension.
Positif (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Holz Gedeckt 8', Prinzipal 8', Spindle Flute 4', Wald Flute 2 2/3', Block Flote 2', Zart Flote 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Sifflote 1', Corno di Bassetto 8', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4' - extension, Tremolo.
Swell (C-g'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Horn Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks (22.26.29), Contra Fagotto 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-f'): Sub Bourdon 32', Open Wood 16', Violone 16' - from Great, Sub Bass 16' - from Positif, Dulciana 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Grand Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Choral Bass 4', Gedeckt Flute 4' - extension, Mixture 4 ranks (2') - half draw = Klein Gedeckt 2', Contra Bombarde 32', Trombone 16', Contra Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Trumpet 8' - from Positif, Schalmei 4' - Extension from Swell.
Couplers: Positif to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positif, Swell Octave to Great, Swell Suboctave to Great, Great to Pedal, Positif to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave to Pedal, Positif Octave, Positif Sub Octave, Positif Unison Off, Swell Octave, Swell Suboctave, Swell Unison Off.
| Literature |
Notizen über Englands Orgelbau (Fortsetzung) / Ldt. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 19. Jahrg., No. 33, 21. August 1899. |