Church Organ - St Mary - Edith Weston, Rutland
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Church organ in St Mary's church, Edith Weston.
Waymark Code: WM116P5
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/26/2019
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Church organ in St Mary's church, Edith Weston.
"Builders
1787 Samuel Green London
Bought from a London residence sold in 1842 to the Rev. C.H. Lucas,
who had it brought up by rail and installed in Edith Weston Hall.
Presented to the church in 1867 by Richard Lucas.
The Organ, XXXIV 93, July 1944;
1867(c.) Porritt Leicester
Shortly after installation in the church the organ was restored and made a
bit more suitable for use in church, presumably by Porritt of Leicester, for
a torn scrap of paper stuck to it is a "Memorandum Sep 13 1873 from J Porritt
Midland Counties Organ Manufactory";
Wind pressure was raised from 55mm (the pressure of the Herefordshire twin)
to 65mm, and most of the mouths were raised a bit. The decorative brass
chicken wire and dark green silk backing in the spandrels of the central
oval were replaced with black cloth;
1945(post) Unknown
the pallets were re-leathered, with thick green felt on the pallets,
and Green's characteristic pulldown wires were replaced. Tuning slides were
added (with equal temperament tuning), the tierce rank was removed from the
Cornet, and an electric blower was provided (fed into the reservoir with a
flexible hose through the top leaf);
1981 Goetze & Gwynn
from DLDG "The pitch in 1981 was found to be A424Hz at 15oC, which suggests
that the tuning pipe (c1 of the Principal) had been not cut down. We restored
the pipe lengths to their original, and after a great deal of measuring and
calculation to restore the tuning system, a slightly irregular 1/4 comma
meantone. We also put a new tierce rank back";
Cases
Position North Chancel Chapel Type Architectural
Chamber organ with mahogany case; 2 flats and central oval gilded pipes;
Department and Stop list
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Manual |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low GG Compass-high f3 Keys 58 Enclosed |
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1 |
Open Diapason |
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TC |
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2 |
Stop Diapason Bass |
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3 |
Stop Diapason Treble |
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Middle C |
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4 |
Dulciana |
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Middle C |
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5 |
Principal Bass |
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6 |
Principal Treble |
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Middle C |
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7 |
Flute |
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Middle C |
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8 |
Fifteenth |
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9 |
Sesquialtra Bass |
III |
17.19.22 |
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10 |
Sesquialtra Treble |
II |
12.15, CHD III |
Console
Console type Attached Stop type Drawstop Label type Ivory Label font Copperplate
Retractable Keyboard; drawstops either side of keyboard;
no GG#; Pedal pulldowns?;
Details
Blowing Electric and Foot Tuning slightly irregular 1/4 comma meantone Pitch A424Hz at 15oC Bellows horizontal with a compensating fold
Accessories
Shifting movement that disconnects Principal, Fifteenth and Sesquialtra.
Shifting movement reducing to 8' pitch (CHD)
Lever Swell pedal
Further information
The nameplate shows that the organ was made by Samuel Green in 1787.
Wind Pressure 65mm;
The numbering on keyboard and chest shows that it was made simultaneously
with an almost identical organ in a Herefordshire country house;
In all essentials this feels and looks like a typical Samuel Green
chamber organ;"
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