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2 Manual Conacher in Colne

Started by Bryan Moseley, April 27, 2016, 09:09:23 AM

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revtonynewnham

The solution is to send the info to the NPOPR office (or use the on-line system to provide the info)

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Tony

David Drinkell

Interesting, because it has the type of stop-tablets designed by Eaglefield Hull and called by him "Chromo-digit Board".  I don't think there are many about.  Huddersfield Church, where Hull was organist, had a four manual so equipped but it has been rebuilt with three manuals and draw-stops.  Enniskillen Cathedral had a three manual, but the chromo-digit board was replaced at the last rebuild.  Seymour Street Methodist Church, Lisburn, Co. Antrim had one built in 1920 which, as far as I know, is still there.

Someone with better resolution on their computer may be able to decipher the stop-list from the photograph. The Swell looks to be Violin Diapason, Rohr Flute, Salicional, Voix Celeste, Gemshorn, Piccolo, Horn, Oboe (very Conacherish), with Tremulant, Octave and Sub.  The Pedal has Bourdon and Bass Flute, plus one other, possibly an Open or a Harmonic Bass, and the Great Open, Claribel(?) Flute, Dulciana, Principal and four more, plus Swell to Great couplers at 16.8.4.  That's the best I can do, but others may find it clearer.  It looks like a smart job.

Painted pipes inside the organ (in one picture) may just possibly suggest that it came from elsewhere, but one can't be sure.

David Pinnegar

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Photos from the listing . . .

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Images are numbered sequentially for the main image then the thumbnail so one can copy the code and then paste twice more here for the three photos adding 2 to the image number

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Best wishes

David P

David Drinkell

I tried enlarging the console picture, but I still can't make out the Great stop-list.  It starts with Swell to Great couplers 16, 8 and 4, then, I think, Open Diapason, but the treble end names are too fuzzed for me to make out.  Can anyone decipher them?

JBR

I find it interesting that many, perhaps most, of these organs advertised on e-bay don't include at least a stop list.  I suppose that the average seller is unaware of the importance of such things to organists and organ enthusiasts.  Possibly, they even think of organs as a piece of furniture!
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