Church Organ - St Guthlac - Branston, Leicestershire
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Church organ in St Guthlac's church, Branston.
Waymark Code: WM10CV8
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/15/2019
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Church organ in St Guthlac's church, Branston.
Builders
1934 Taylor Leicester
see E00208
1983 Martin Renshaw
cleaning and minor repairs
1985-89 Martin Renshaw
start of project to restore organ to original state, based on c.1815
account by Leffler;
work was slow mainly because of financial constraints!
old pipework restored and new made in appropriate styles; Pressure
adjusted (weight to be put on bellows found marked inside organ); old
pitch established by careful examination of old pipes that had
been transposed;
1985 Great Open, Prin & 15th restored, new metal trebles for St Diap
(Chimney flutes);
1986 Great Sesquialtera (bass) and Cornet (treble) restored - about half
the pipes are original; Organ dismantled and moved to new gallery;
new keyboards made; action replaced; organ re-assembled;
1987 case nearly complete, front pipes re-installed with new conveyances;
1988 new Swell Front made and installed; Swell stop action completed;
new pipes for Swell St Diap & Cornet made by Terry Davies (Leeds);
1989 Reeds from 1824 Russell organ formerly in Holy Trinity, Newington
Butts, Southwark "borrowed" for this instrument;
1995-6 Martin Renshaw
Front pipes gilded, case stained and grained;
Pedal Pipes installed, (work by Peter Bumstead) using a Buckingham
soundboard from Openwoodgate, Derbyshire (1822-4) and pipes from the
same source; pedalboard restored and new action made to fit space
occupied by original;
pipework regulated, new foot pedals made and fitted for swell and
combination action;
Cases
1986/7 Renshaw
Position West Gallery Type Architectural
case made by Gary Hills;
Department and Stop list
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Pedal |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low G Compass-high g Keys 13 |
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1 |
Pedal Pipes |
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Buckingham |
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Great |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low GG Compass-high f3 Keys 58 |
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2 |
Open Diapason |
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wood basses |
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3 |
Stop Diap |
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GG-B stopped wood |
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4 |
Dulciana |
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from G |
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5 |
Principal |
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6 |
Twelfth |
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7 |
Fifteenth |
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8 |
Sexqu |
IV |
cornet in treble |
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9 |
Trumpet |
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Swell |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low g1 Compass-high f3 Keys 35 Enclosed |
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10 |
Open Diap |
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11 |
Stop Diap |
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12 |
Principal |
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13 |
Cornet |
III |
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14 |
Trumpet |
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15 |
Hautboy |
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Console
Console type attached Stop type drawstops (mahogany)
Details
Blowing hand (1877) or electric (Discus) Tuning 5th-comma meantone Pitch A=425Hz
Accessories
combination pedal silencing great upperwork without moving stops;
lever swell pedal;
Further information
Leffler "Account of Organs" p.74
a temporary organ by James Clark of Bath (1850) was used during
the restoration;
Great Open Diapason wood basses GG-BB stopped, C-D open;"
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