Church Organ - St Helen - Colne, Cambridgeshire
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Church organ in St Helen's church, Colne.
Waymark Code: WM11MX1
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/16/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GPSaxophone
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Church organ in St Helen's church, Colne.

"Builders

Undated        G.P. England  London

An c1804 organ which stood in the old church prior to its collapse
and replacement by the present building 1896-1900.

Undated        Miller

Restored after being stored in the school whilst waiting for
the new building to be completed.

1986           Holmes & Swift

comprehensive restoration; compass restored to GG (had been altered
to CC at some time) with 5 new keys and matching pipework; case restored
and flatback dummy showpipes regilded; keys recovered in ivory;
reservoir and feeders recovered; retuned to "Youngs" temperament;
electric blower fitted fed in through feeder valves so that organ remains
intact.

Cases       

Position  South east nave  

mahogany case with gilt dummy 'flatback' showpipes.

Department and Stop list

Manual Key action   Stop action   Compass-low GG  Compass-high f3  Keys 59
             1 Fifteenth   Treble, middle c, LHS
             2 Stopped Diapason Treble   LHS
             3 Open Diapason   Grooved. LHS
             4 Fifteenth   Bass, RHS
             5 Flute   RHS
             6 Principal   RHS

Console

Retractable manual; ivory keys;

Details

Blowing electric (B.O.B.)  Tuning Youngs temperament  "

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