Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Piet Bron
Maidstone, United Kingdom (Kent) - All Saints' Church
Municipal: Maidstone
Address: Mill Sreet, ME15 6YE, Maidstone
Website: http://www.maidstoneallsaints.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2075677.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1880)
The organ of All Saints' Church in Maidstone was built in 1880 by Thomas Lewis. The organ case was built by Hubert Bensted. Consultant was Frederick Bridge. It was a three-manual pneumatic organ with thirty stops. In 1911 a rebuilding and extension by Rushworth & Dreaper was carried out. The pipework has been revoiced and the pedal has been expanded with a number of extensions, in order to obtain more sound. A Tuba was installed in 1952. The action was electrified in 1980 by the local company Wood Brown. The swell box of Choir was removed and the disposition expanded. In 1986-1987 Hill, Norman & Beard worked on the organ. Some changes have also been made to the disposition.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Violone 16', Open Diapason 8', Principal 8', Claribel Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Gemshorn 4', Travers Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Gemshorn 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Harmonic Trumpet 8', Tuba 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Rohr Gedackt 8', Viola Dolce 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Gemshorn 2', Twentysecond 1', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8'.
Positive: Principal 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flautina 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Voix Celeste 8', Geigen 4', Concert Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Bassoon 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bass 32', Contra Bass 32' - 1989; electronic, Open Bass 16', Violone Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Bass 8', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Octave Flute 4', Contra Bombarde 32' - 1993; electronic, Trombone 16', Tromba 8'.
Photo: Piet Bron
Maidstone, United Kingdom (Kent) - All Saints' Church
Municipal: Maidstone
Address: Mill Sreet, ME15 6YE, Maidstone
Website: http://www.maidstoneallsaints.co.uk/
Description nr.: 2075677.
Built by: T.C. Lewis & Co. (1880)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1880 | T.C. Lewis & Co. | new organ | 1911 | Rushworth & Dreaper | rebuild | 1980 | Wood Brown Ltd | rebuild | 1987 | Norman & Beard Hill | modify stoplist |
The organ of All Saints' Church in Maidstone was built in 1880 by Thomas Lewis. The organ case was built by Hubert Bensted. Consultant was Frederick Bridge. It was a three-manual pneumatic organ with thirty stops. In 1911 a rebuilding and extension by Rushworth & Dreaper was carried out. The pipework has been revoiced and the pedal has been expanded with a number of extensions, in order to obtain more sound. A Tuba was installed in 1952. The action was electrified in 1980 by the local company Wood Brown. The swell box of Choir was removed and the disposition expanded. In 1986-1987 Hill, Norman & Beard worked on the organ. Some changes have also been made to the disposition.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 14 |
| - Choir Organ | 14 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 13 (11) |
| Total number of stops | 53 (51) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Violone 16', Open Diapason 8', Principal 8', Claribel Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Gemshorn 4', Travers Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Gemshorn 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Harmonic Trumpet 8', Tuba 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Rohr Gedackt 8', Viola Dolce 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Gemshorn 2', Twentysecond 1', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Tuba 8'.
Positive: Principal 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flautina 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8', Voix Celeste 8', Geigen 4', Concert Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Bassoon 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Sub Bass 32', Contra Bass 32' - 1989; electronic, Open Bass 16', Violone Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Octave Bass 8', Principal 8', Bass Flute 8', Fifteenth 4', Octave Flute 4', Contra Bombarde 32' - 1993; electronic, Trombone 16', Tromba 8'.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The original specification was: Great Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason No. 1 8', Open Diapason No. 2 8', Clarabella 8', Octave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'. Choir Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedect 8', Salicional 8', Vox Angelica 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Lieblich Gedect 4', Clarionet 8'. Swell Organ (C-g'''): Lieblich Gedect 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viole de Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8' (c°-g'''), Principal 4', Flautina 2', Mixture 2 ranks (1 1/3'), Bassoon 16', Horn 8', Oboe 8'. Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Bass 16', Sub Bass 16', Posaune 16'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Octave. |
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https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/N12296 |
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