Organ matters - Organs matter!

Organs in danger => Organs on eBay or for urgent sale => Topic started by: Bryan Moseley on October 30, 2018, 09:27:06 AM

Title: HW4 on ebay
Post by: Bryan Moseley on October 30, 2018, 09:27:06 AM
I did measure up my spare room but unfortunately it just won't fit!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Henry-Willis-4-junior-development-plan-pipe-organ/202484072668?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D83f4a5c0277143ecaf327cdbae587f51%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D283221084239%26itm%3D202484072668&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A7ccd41e5-dc24-11e8-b304-74dbd180f5cb%7Cparentrq%3Ac44297ac1660aca4ac677ad2fffbfe08%7Ciid%3A1
Title: Re: HW4 on ebay
Post by: David Drinkell on October 30, 2018, 08:02:20 PM
This looks like the organ which Henry 4 built for Sheffield University and, when it was replaced with a larger instrument by Hill, Norman & Beard in about 1977 (I was at the opening recital), went as a secondary organ to Sheffield Cathedral. Peter Wood added the Great Fifteenth, which had been prepared-for.  It looks as if it has been through some rough times, but would probably restore quite nicely.