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Buckfast, United Kingdom (Devon) - Buckfast Abbey Church of Saint Mary
Municipal: Buckfastleigh
Region:Dartmoor
Address: Buckfast Abbey, TQ11 0EE, Buckfastleigh
Website: http://www.buckfast.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2062640.
Built by: Fratelli Ruffatti (2018)
In 2018 the Ruffatti company completed a four-manual organ for Buckfast Abbey. The organ is placed on the gallery on the west side of the church.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Spitzflöte 8', Octave 4', Blockflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Superoctave 2', Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Terz Zimbel 3 ranks (1/2'), Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8'.
Positivo (C-c''''): Principale 8', Bordone 8', Voce Umana 8' (from g°), Ottava 4', Flauto Veneziano 4', Decimaquinta 2', Decimanona 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (2 2/3'+1 3/5'), Ripieno 3 ranks (2/3'), Cromorne 8', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Flûte à Cheminée 8', Gemshorn 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8' (TC), Prestant 4', Flûte Creuse 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 4 ranks (2'), Basson 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Hautbois 8', Clairon Harmonique 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Orchestral Flute 8', Doppelflöte 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8' (TC), Flûte Douce 4', Flûte Céleste 8' (TC), Flauto d'Amore 4', Harmonic Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Harmonic Tierce 1 3/5', Bassett Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Grand Orgue (floating) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3') (from g°), Plein Jeu 3-5 ranks (2'), Clarinette 8', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8', Tremblant.
Expressif (floating, enclosed) (C-c''''): Violoncelle 8', Violoncelle Céleste 8' (TC), Cor de Chamois 8', Cor de Chamois Céleste 8' (TC), Prestant 4', Trompette 8', Clairon 4', Tremblant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'):
Pedal: Contra Bourdon 32', Contrabass 16', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Quintflöte 10 2/3', Octave 8', Flûte Ouverte 8', Nazard 5 1/3', Superoctave 4', Flûte 2', Mixture 4 ranks (2 2/3'), Fagott 32', Bombarde 16', Basson 16', Trompette 8', Schalmei 4'.
Pédale: Soubasse 16', Bourdon 16', Basse 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Other stops: Glockenspiel (TC), Nightingale, Cymbelstern, Drum, Bagpipe F (6'), Bagpipe C (4'), Bagpipe G (2 2/3').
Couplers: Great Sub Octave, Great Unison Off, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Super Octave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Sub Octave, Solo Super Octave, Solo Unison Off, Sub Octave Grand Orgue, Grand Orgue Unison Off, Expressif Sub Octave, Expressif Super Octave, Expressif Unison Off.
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Pictures at an Exhibition: The Ruffatti Organ of Buckfast Abbey (AF001) / Martin Baker (2020)
Buckfast, United Kingdom (Devon) - Buckfast Abbey Church of Saint Mary
Municipal: Buckfastleigh
Region:Dartmoor
Address: Buckfast Abbey, TQ11 0EE, Buckfastleigh
Website: http://www.buckfast.org.uk/
Description nr.: 2062640.
Built by: Fratelli Ruffatti (2018)
In 2018 the Ruffatti company completed a four-manual organ for Buckfast Abbey. The organ is placed on the gallery on the west side of the church.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 14 |
| - Positivo | 12 |
| - Swell Organ (enclosed) | 14 |
| - Solo Organ (enclosed) | 15 |
| - Pedal Organ | 19 |
| - Grand Orgue (floating) | 12 |
| - Expressif (floating, enclosed) | 7 |
| - Pédale | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 101 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Spitzflöte 8', Octave 4', Blockflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Superoctave 2', Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Terz Zimbel 3 ranks (1/2'), Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8'.
Positivo (C-c''''): Principale 8', Bordone 8', Voce Umana 8' (from g°), Ottava 4', Flauto Veneziano 4', Decimaquinta 2', Decimanona 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (2 2/3'+1 3/5'), Ripieno 3 ranks (2/3'), Cromorne 8', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Flûte à Cheminée 8', Gemshorn 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8' (TC), Prestant 4', Flûte Creuse 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 4 ranks (2'), Basson 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Hautbois 8', Clairon Harmonique 4', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Orchestral Flute 8', Doppelflöte 8', Salicional 8', Unda Maris 8' (TC), Flûte Douce 4', Flûte Céleste 8' (TC), Flauto d'Amore 4', Harmonic Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Harmonic Tierce 1 3/5', Bassett Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Grand Orgue (floating) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Montre 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Doublette 2', Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3') (from g°), Plein Jeu 3-5 ranks (2'), Clarinette 8', Pontifical Trumpet 8', Abbatial Trumpet 8', Tremblant.
Expressif (floating, enclosed) (C-c''''): Violoncelle 8', Violoncelle Céleste 8' (TC), Cor de Chamois 8', Cor de Chamois Céleste 8' (TC), Prestant 4', Trompette 8', Clairon 4', Tremblant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'):
Pedal: Contra Bourdon 32', Contrabass 16', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16', Quintflöte 10 2/3', Octave 8', Flûte Ouverte 8', Nazard 5 1/3', Superoctave 4', Flûte 2', Mixture 4 ranks (2 2/3'), Fagott 32', Bombarde 16', Basson 16', Trompette 8', Schalmei 4'.
Pédale: Soubasse 16', Bourdon 16', Basse 8', Bourdon 8', Flûte 4', Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Trompette 8'.
Other stops: Glockenspiel (TC), Nightingale, Cymbelstern, Drum, Bagpipe F (6'), Bagpipe C (4'), Bagpipe G (2 2/3').
Couplers: Great Sub Octave, Great Unison Off, Swell Sub Octave, Swell Super Octave, Swell Unison Off, Solo Sub Octave, Solo Super Octave, Solo Unison Off, Sub Octave Grand Orgue, Grand Orgue Unison Off, Expressif Sub Octave, Expressif Super Octave, Expressif Unison Off.
| Recordings |
Pictures at an Exhibition : The Ruffatti Organ of Buckfast Abbey / Martin Baker. - Ad Fontes AF001 (CD). - 2019. |
| Links |
https://ruffatti.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Buckfast.pdf |