The Organ in 2004
We are fortunate indeed to have such a splendid instrument in St. James' church which is capable of a wide range of tonal colour and has the capacity to play just about anything from the vast repertoire of organ music. The instrument has been well maintained and recent work has seen the reconstruction of the wind reservoirs, new drawstop motors, the provision of a new piston capture system, the replacement of the original 1888 keyboards and, most recently, the addition of a Solo Division, which is the gift of David Collins (our assistant organist) and Cecil Woodward in memory of the late Diana Collins.
Pedal
Organ
Great
Organ
Acoustic Bass
32
Bourdon
16
Open Wood
16
Open Diapason I
8
Sub Bass
16
Open Diapason II
8
Echo Bourdon (Gt
Bourdon)
16
Hohl Fl๖te
8
Octave
(from Open Wood)
8
Principal
4
Bass Flute
(from Sub Bass)
8
Wald Fl๖te 4
Contra Trombone
32
Fifteenth 2
Oboe
(from Swell)
16
Mixture
II
Trombone
(from Choir Tromba)
16
Trumpet
8
Choir to
Pedal Swell to Great Octave
Great to Pedal Swell to
Great Suboctave
Swell to Pedal Swell to
Great
Swell Octave to Pedal Choir to Great
Choir Organ Swell Organ
Viol di Gamba
8 Open Diapason
8
Lieblich Gedact 8 RohrFlute
8
Spitz Principal 4 Salicional
8
Suabe Flute 4 Vox Angelica
8
Nazard 2
2/3
Principal 4
Piccolo
(from Suabe
Flute)
2 Fifteenth 2
Tierce 13/5
Harmonics III
Rauschquint II Contra Oboe
16
Contra Tromba 16 Horn
8
Tromba 8
Oboe
8
Octave Tromba 4
Tremulant
Swell to Choir
Octave Octave
Swell to Choir Suboctave Suboctave
Swell to Choir
Solo Organ
Flute Celestes II
8
Orchestral
Bassoon 16
Clarinet 8
Orchestral Oboe 8
Vox Humana
8
Tremulant
Octave
Solo to
Choir
Solo
Enclosed
(this
allows the solo stops to
be placed
under expression)
Accessories
Six thumb
pistons to Great and Choir/Solo
Six thumb & toe pistons to Swell
Six toe pistons to Pedal
Six General pistons
Reversible Thumb Pistons
Swell to
Great Swell to Pedal
Swell to Choir Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal Great to Pedal
Reversible Toe Pistons
Pedal
Trombone Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Great and Pedal
Combinations Coupled
General Pistons to Swell Toe Pistons
New Solid State Logicฎ multi-channel capture system, with eight channels of memory for Departmental pistons and sixty-four channels for General pistons.
Setter and General Cancel pistons
A CCTV monitor keeps the player in touch with the nave
A full detailed history of the instrument is available at the back of church.
The next opportunity to hear the organ will be at a recital in Arts Week on Monday 15th June at 19:30 when our organist, Nigel Davies, will play "Mainly Music Not Particularly Written For The Organ". If you wish to see more information on Arts Week events then [;ease click HERE.