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Organs in danger => Organs on eBay or for urgent sale => Topic started by: David Pinnegar on April 14, 2016, 05:34:09 AM

Title: Bevington organ for sale
Post by: David Pinnegar on April 14, 2016, 05:34:09 AM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bevington-Pipe-Organ/262375602592
Currently in St Nicholas Church, Winterborne Clenston, Dorset.

Faculty obtained for not breaking up and subject to Diocese approving the purchaser.

(http://www.organmatters.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2064.0;attach=34;image)
Title: Re: Bevington organ for sale
Post by: Gwas_Bach on April 14, 2016, 07:47:28 PM
A stop-list would be of great help.  I did check NPOR, and the church is listed, but there's no survey for the organ.
Title: Re: Bevington organ for sale
Post by: David Drinkell on April 15, 2016, 06:54:44 PM
If you zoom in on the pictures, the stop-list can be read as:

Great: Open Diapason, Principal
Swell: Stopped Diapason, Gamba
Pedal: Bourdon
Swell to Great
Great to Pedal

The length of the case pipes suggest that the Open may have a stopped bass, and the absence of a Swell to Pedal coupler (and the size of the box) that it may stop at tenor C and borrow the Great bass, but I'm into realms of conjecture here.

A nice little instrument for someone and probably a satisfying practice organ.

I've sent this spec to NPOR.