Church Organ - St Mary - Mendlesham, Suffolk
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N 52° 15.001 E 001° 04.986
31U E 369144 N 5790577
Church organ in St Mary's church, Mendlesham.
Waymark Code: WMVVZ2
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/31/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GPSaxophone
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Church organ in St Mary's church, Mendlesham.

"Builders

1983           Unknown

Parts of a Nicholson organ of 1897 (N13967) brought from Worpole Road
Methodist Church, Wimbledon, and installed in the existing organ case
here. A few Open Diapason basses can be seen inside, with poor pipe
decorations, clearly from the old Wimbledon casework; For previous
organ here, see A01079;

Cases

          
Position  South West nave  Type  Architectural

19th century case; 3T + 8F + 8F + 3T gilt diapasons;

Department and Stop list

Pedal Key action   Stop action   Compass-low C  Compass-high f1  Keys 30
             1 Bourdon 16  
             2 Flute 8  
 
Manual Key action   Stop action   Compass-low C  Compass-high g3  Keys 56
             3 Open Diapason 8  
             4 Std Diap & Claribel Fl 8  
             5 Dulciana 8  
             6 Principal 4  
             7 Flute 4  
             8 Fifteenth 2  
             9 Tierce 1 3/5  
             10 Mixture III  

Console

Console type  Attached   Stop type  Drawstops   Pedalboard  Radiating concave  

Flat jambs;


Couplers

Great to Pedal

Further information

A picture of this organ appears at:
http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/mendshm21.jpg

Updates

2006 PEb Source of instrument clarified; case and console details added
from the picture of the organ on the Suffolk Churches web site;"

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