Church Organ - St Michael - Beer, Devon
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N 50° 41.930 W 003° 05.534
30U E 493486 N 5616339
Church organ in St Michael's church, Beer.
Waymark Code: WM160XB
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/10/2022
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Church organ in St Michael's church, Beer.
"Builders
1889 William Hill & Sons
1987 Michael Farley Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Department and Stop list
Pedal |
Key action TP Stop action Me Compass-low C Compass-high f1 Keys 30 |
|
1 |
Open Diapason |
16 |
|
|
2 |
Bourdon |
16 |
|
|
Great |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56 |
|
3 |
Open Diapason |
8 |
|
|
4 |
Hohl Flute |
8 |
|
|
5 |
Dulciana |
8 |
|
|
6 |
Principal |
4 |
|
|
7 |
Twelfth |
2 2/3 |
|
|
8 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
|
|
9 |
Larigot |
1 1/3 |
replaced Harmonic Flute 4' |
|
Swell |
Key action Tr Stop action Me Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56 Enclosed |
|
10 |
Bourdon |
16 |
|
|
11 |
Open Diapason |
8 |
|
|
12 |
Rohr Flote |
8 |
|
|
13 |
Salicional |
8 |
not ARA |
|
14 |
Principal |
4 |
|
|
15 |
Flageolet |
2 |
TC, was Fifteenth |
|
16 |
Mixture |
II |
|
|
17 |
Cornopean |
8 |
|
|
18 |
Tremulant |
|
|
Console
Pedalboard RCO
Couplers
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Accessories
4 foot combination levers."
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The organ was given to the church in 1885 at a cost of £500 [£68,000 in today's money], raised by donations and subscriptions of local parishioners. It was dedicated on 30th June 1885. It was given a mojor overhaul in 1987 at a cost of £2934.