Organ matters - Organs matter!

The Clarabella I have is indeed open and has its mouth on the narrow side. I think it was from a Nicholson and lord instrument.
The Rohr flute is in Metal with Long turned and Pierced Wooden stoppers and the Claribel Flute is a Binns manufactured stopped metal pipe.
The Binns chorus on it original pressure was rather bold but it performs well on the reduced 3" wind.
The instrument is going in a 80ft long stone built 2 storey barn

regards

Many thanks for the reply
I hadn't considered a Larigot, possibly because of previous experience in the organs I learned on. It always seemed to potent for the instrument, I suppose it is a question of pipe scale.
The Clarabella I have is open wood stop and the Rohr flute is a metal stop with pierced stoppers.
I have heard both ' on the wind'. The Clarabella is a lovely solid stop and comes from the same instrument as the Great Trumpet. The Swell's Violin Diapason, Principal and Oboe all come from the same instrument. The Greats chorus (apart from the 12th) are all from a Binns instrument, so I guess in a way i'm trying to preserve and give a new life to some thing of these vanished instruments   
The soundboards aren't a limitation as I am constructing my own from scratch.

If anyone has a nice Larigot though it could well be in the picture!
I have a good quality spare fifteenth if any one fancied a swop or what have you.

I welcome all advice and potential debate

Regards and best wishes
Richard

many thanks for the interest!

A rough idea of the spec is as follows, (it keeps having minor tweaks as more material becomes available)

Pedal
16' Open diapason
8' Principal
4' choral bass
16' Violin Bass
16' Bourdon
8' Bass Flute
16' Euphone (Free Reed)

Great
16' Bourdon
8' Open Diapason
4' Principal
2 2/3 12th
2' Fifteenth
19.22.26 Mixture
8' Dulciana
8' Clarabella
8' Rohr Flute
4' Wald Flute
8' Viol de Gamba
4' String stop
8' Trumpet
4' Clarion

Swell (Enclosed)

16' Libelich Gedact
8' Violin Diapason
4' Geigen Principal
8' Gedact
4' Flute
2' Piccolo
17.19.22 Mixture
8' Claribel Flute
8' Salcional
8' Oboe
8' Cornopean
Spare

Choir (Enclosed)

8' open Diapason
4' Principal
8' Stopped Diapason
4' Flute
8' Clarinet
Spare for Vox Humana.

Couplers
Sw to Ped
Gt to Ped
Ch to Ped
Sw to Gt
Sw octave to Gt
Sw Sub to Gt
Sw to Choir
Sw Unison off
Choir to Gt
Choir to Swell
Great reeds to choir

Gt, Swell and pedal on 3" wind
choir on 2 1/2" wind
Direct electric action
Coupling electro mechanical

regards

Richard

I don't think this forum is dead. I browse through on a relatively frequent basis and usually find something of interest!
I don't think the organ is dead just yet either. I play every Sunday at a small parish church in rural Staffordshire on an arthritic octopod that has its own ways, but I still find that I can coax some good music out of it. I also sub around our local deanery when required.
My current project in the barn is a 3 manual instrument under construction and progressing nicely.
Over the last few years as I have been acquiring bits and pieces for this instrument I have met some truly dedicated people to the instrument and its repertoire. A good 50% of these are under the 45 year old mark. I have been freely given much useful advice and some of these contacts have turned into good friends.

regards and best wishes
Richard

many thanks
that's cleared that one up
more tooling required for the job in hand
regards
RW

silly question but what thread is used on the tapped wires in tracker action. I'm currently doing a rebuild/ enlargement of an instrument and am struggling to find the correct thread. I've tried some modern M sized threads but they're much too fine.
any help would be appreciated.

regards

hi
I am looking for a Clarinet stop and a 16' pedal reed.

Regards
Richard

I have recently removed a S Taylor organ from a closed Methodist Chapel in Griffy Dam, Leicestershire.
The building is listed on NPOR but no details for the instrument.
the Organ is a small 2 manual with pedal.
Stop List as Follows

Swell
8' Violin Diapason
4' Violin Principal
8' Oboe (cc to g3)
8' Libelich Gedakt

Great
8' open diapason
4' Principal
8' Dulciana
8' Rohr Flute
4' Flute

Pedal

16' Subbass

The instrument was in very poor condition. The Mice and the Woodworm had a field day inside!
having dismantled the organ and brought it to sunny Staffordshire the restoration has begun.

I brought the instrument with the intention of enlarging it but retaining as much of the historical instrument as possible.
as far as I can gather the instrument was moved to Griffy Dam in 1938, but had previously been elsewhere.
upon dismantling I found written on the underside of the main frame the following inscription

"this organ was cleaned and rebuilt Sept 1891.
the signature is illegible (unfortunately)

It is my intention to enlarge the organ to the following specification

Great

all the original plus

2' Fifteenth
2 2/3 Twelth
8' trumpet
2 Rank Mixture  19:22
8' Clarabella

Swell

all original plus

2' Piccolo
8' Cornopean
4' Flute
8' Salcional

Pedal

16' Open Diapason
16' Bourdon
8' Bass Flute
16' Reed

the organ will still be tracker action and voiced on the same 3" pressure.

I have begun work on the new sound boards this week. the old ones had been eaten for the inside out to make a selection of nests for the resident mice. channels, spacers, leather and all.

the organ will reuse the original manuals, frame, quite a significant portion of the action and case work

Richard