Old Church Organ - St Peter - Church Langton, Leicestershire
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The remains of the original church organ of 1750 that was in St Peter's church, Church Langton.
Waymark Code: WM123MJ
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/18/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GPSaxophone
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The remains of the original church organ of 1750 that was in St Peter's church, Church Langton.

"Builders

1759           Abraham Adcock

Only case & original short-compass manuals survive today-
no original stops exist, preserved in South Chancel
Annual Festival performance of Messiah; William Hanbury was Rector who
provided this organ (£500); he had ambitions for rebuilding and
extending on a West End Gallery;

1865           William Hill

moved to chamber, North Chancel

c1870          Porritt

added bells which were removed in 1935;

1935           S. Taylor & Sons  Leicester

Musical Opinion, April 1936

Department and Stop list

Pedal Key action   Stop action   Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys 
             1 Open Diapason 16 prepared
             2 Violon 16  
             3 Bourdon 16  
             4 Open Diapason 8 prepared
             5 Bourdon 8  
 
Great Key action   Stop action   Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys 
             6 Open Diapason 8  
             7 Open Diapason 8  
             8 Claribel 8  
             9 Principal 4  
             10 Harmonic Flute 4 prepared
             11 Fifteenth 2  
             12 Mixture III  
 
Swell Key action   Stop action   Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys  Enclosed
             13 Lieblich Bourdon 16  
             14 Open Diapason 8  
             15 Stopped Diapason 8  
             16 Salicional 8  
             17 Celeste 8  
             18 Principal 4  
             19 Fifteenth 2  
             20 Trumpet 8  
             21 Hautboy 8  
 
Choir Key action   Stop action   Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys  Enclosed
             22 Viol 8 prepared
             23 Dulciana 8  
             24 Lieblich Gedackt 8  
             25 Lieblich Flote 4  
             26 Clarinet 8 prepared

Console

Stop type  Round Knobs 

Couplers

Swell to Pedal

Swell to Great

Swell to Choir

Swell octave to Great

Swell suboctave to Great

Swell octave

Choir to Pedal

Great to Pedal

Details

Blowing Electric  

Accessories

3 pistons to each manual
3 composition pedals to Pedal
Reversible Gt-Pd pedal"

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