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The Organ |
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| The Bromley Parish Church organ, built by J.W. Walker & Sons
Ltd., was designed to support congregational worship, to accompany
a traditional choir, and to be a worthy recital instrument for use
alone or with other instruments. It has 3 manuals and pedals, 40
speaking stops, 6 couplers, 3 tremulants, and comprises 55 ranks
with 2,708 pipes. The manual and pedal actions of the organ are mechanical;
the stop control is electro-magnetic with a solid state capture combination
action. The instrument was made and first assembled in Walker’s
workshops at Brandon, before being dismantled and installed in the
Church. The new gallery woodwork was also made by the organ builder. |
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| The organ cases, gallery and carved pipeshades were
designed by David Graebe. They are made of American red oak, with
hand-carved pipeshades of American basswood. Various materials from
many countries were selected for the construction: American maple
for the main structure, and poplar for carcassing and framework;
American basswood for the manual keyboards; Western red cedar for
the trackers; African obeche for the wood pipes; African blackwood
for the sharp keys and drawstop knobs. The natural keys are covered
with cow bone. The action parts are made variously of Hornbeam and
American maple, aluminium, titanium, and phosphor bronze, according
to their particular functions. The organ weighs approximately 12
tons and is maintained by Martin K Cross. David Sanger acted as consultant. |
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| Specification of the 1991 Organ by J.W. Walker & Sons
Ltd. |
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| Great Organ |
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Choir Organ |
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| Bourdon |
16’ |
Open Diapason |
8’ |
| Open Diapason |
8’ |
Stopped Diapason |
8’ |
| Chimney Flute |
8’ |
Principal |
4’ |
| Principal |
4’ |
Open Flute |
4’ |
| Harmonic Flute |
4’ |
Nazard |
2 2/3’ |
| Fifteenth |
2’ |
Gemshorn |
2’ |
| Fourniture |
IV |
Tierce |
1 3/5’ |
| Double Trumpet |
16’ |
Fourniture |
III |
| Trumpet |
8’ |
Trumpet |
8’ |
| Cornet |
V |
Cremona |
8’ |
| Tremulant |
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Tremulant |
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| Swell to Great |
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Swell to Choir |
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| Choir to Great |
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| Swell Organ |
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Pedal Organ |
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| Diapason |
8’ |
Open Diapason |
16’ |
| Viole de Gamba |
8’ |
Subbass |
16’ |
| Voix Celeste |
8’ |
Quint |
10’ 2/3’ |
| Stopped Flute |
8’ |
Principal |
8’ |
| Gemshorn |
4’ |
Bass Flute |
8’ |
| Flageolet |
2’ |
Choral Bass |
4’ |
| Mixture |
IV |
Mixture |
IV |
| Bassoon |
16’ |
Contra Trombone |
32’ |
| Trumpet |
8’ |
Trombone |
16’ |
| Hautboy |
8’ |
Trumpet |
8’ |
| Tremulant |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Great to Pedal |
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Choir to Pedal |
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| Accessories |
| Drawstop – Gt & Ped combs cpld |
| Drawstop – Gens on Swell composition pedals |
| 8 x 6 Divisional Pistons |
| 8 x 6 General Pistons |
| Sequencer (working independently from Generals) |
| Advance & Retard Pistons below all three Manuals & either
side of Swell Pedal |
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| Mechanical key action. |
| Electric Stop action. |
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