Church Organ - St Bartholomew - Bobbing, Kent
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N 51° 21.228 E 000° 42.624
31U E 340573 N 5691658
Church organ in St Bartholomew's church, Bobbing.
Waymark Code: WMZ5VQ
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/15/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GPSaxophone
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Church organ in St Bartholomew's church, Bobbing.

"Builders

1862           J.W. Walker   London

3 barrel organ by J. Walker dated 1845 installed here from Holy Trinity,
Milton Regis. see R01941;

1870           J. W. Walker  London

converted to finger organ with pedals

1950s          F.H. Browne & Sons  Canterbury

keys refaced

2011           Colin Jilks & Assocs

Bellows re-leathered, pedals re-felted and a number of trackers replaced;

Cases

          
Type  Architectural

Gothic case; painted to like oak;
dimensions: height 14ft approx, width 8ft, depth 7ft 2ins;
plate "Joseph Walker, 27 Francis Street, Bedford Square, London"
(bone or ivory plate);

Department and Stop list

Pedal Key action Tr  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high c1  Keys 25
             1 Bourdon 16  
 
Manual Key action Tr  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high f3  Keys 54 Enclosed
             2 Open Diapason 8 lower pipes unenclosed
             3 Stop Diapason Bass 8 42 notes
             4 Stop Diapason Treble 8 12 notes
             5 Dulciana 8 TC
             6 Principal 4  
             7 Flute 4  
             8 Fifteenth 2  

Console

Console type  Attached   Stop type  Drawstop   Label type  Ivory   Pedalboard  Straight Flat  

Couplers

Pedal Coupler

Details

Blowing Electric  

Accessories

lever swell pedal
2 combination pedals"

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