The Bardon Music House Organ
Specification
| GREAT (tracker) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | 8 | 56 metal (zinc bass in fascade) | |
| 2. | Clarabella | 8 | 44 wood + 12 stopped wood | |
| 3. | Dulciana | 8 | 44 metal + wood bass from 2 | |
| 4. | Principal | 4 | 56 metal (zinc bass in fascade) | |
| 5. | Flute | 4 | 44 metal + 12 stopped wood | |
| 6. | Clarinet | 8 tenor c | 44 spotted metal | |
| Swell to Great | ||||
| SWELL (enclosed) (tracker) | ||||
| 7. | Lieblich Bourdon | 16 | 56 wood | |
| 8. | Open Diapason | 8 | 44 metal + 12 stopped wood | |
| 9. | Stopped Diapason | 8 | 56 wood | |
| 10. | Salicional | 8 | 44 spotted metal + wood bass from 9 | |
| 11. | Voix Celeste | 8 tenor c | 44 metal | |
| 12. | Principal | 4 | 56 metal | |
| 13. | Cornopean | 8 | 56 metal | |
| 14. | Oboe | 8 | 56 metal | |
| Octave Coupler | ||||
| PEDAL (pneumatic) | ||||
| 15. | Bourdon | 16 | 30 wood | |
| 16. | Subbass | 16 | from 7 | |
| 17. | Bass Flute | 8 | 12 wood + bass from 15 | |
| Swell to Pedal | ||||
| Great to Pedal | ||||
| Wind pressure - 2¾”; 25 bass pipes of Pedal Bourdon - 4”. | ||||
| Total number of pipes - 778 | ||||
History
| 1866-1900 | Bevington & Sons, London | Op. 770 | Location unknown |
| 1900-1927 | Builder unknown | Central Hall (Wesleyan), Fraton Road, Portsmouth | |
| 1928-2001 | Sweetland Organ Co., Bath | Eastney Central Hall (Methodist), Highland Road, Eastney, Portsmouth | |
| 2001-2007 | In storage | ||
| 2007- | Installed in present location |
Historical notes
Original Bevington instrument had a Mixture III (possibly comprised 12-15-17) on Swell instead of Voix Celeste.
Great Flute 4 ft (treble) and Swell Oboe was changed at a rebuild; Swell Diapason and Principal rescaled.
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