St Werburgh's Roman Catholic Parish, Chester
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The Binns/Sixsmith Organ - Specification
St Werburgh's RC Church, Chester
| SWELL ORGAN | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Open Diapason | 8 |
| 2. | Stopped Diapason | 8 |
| 3. | Viol d'Orchestra | 8 |
| 4. | Voix Celeste | 8 |
| 5. | Gemshorn | 4 |
| 6. | Suabe Flute | 4 |
| 7. | Mixture 15 19 22 | III |
| 8. | Contra Faggotto | 16 |
| 9. | Oboe | 8 |
| 10. | Horn | 8 |
| i | Swell Octave | |
| ii | Swell Sub Octave | |
| iii | Swell Unison Off | |
| iv | Tremulant | |
| GREAT ORGAN | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11. | Double Open Diapason | 16 |
| 12. | Open Diapason I | 8 |
| 13. | Open Diapason II | 8 |
| 14. | Hohl Flute | 8 |
| 15. | Principal | 4 |
| 16. | Flute Harmonic | 4 |
| 17. | Fifteenth | 2 |
| 18. | Mixture 19 22 26 | III |
| 19. | Tromba (from 25) | 8 |
| v | Swell to Great | |
| vi | Swell Octave to Great | |
| vii | Swell Sub-Oct to Great | |
| viii | Choir to Great | |
| CHOIR ORGAN | ||
|---|---|---|
| 20. | Gamba | 8 |
| 21. | Concert Flute | 8 |
| 22. | Flute Traverso | 4 |
| 23. | Fifteenth | 2 |
| 24. | Clarionet | 8 |
| 25. | Tromba (in main case) | 8 |
| ix | Choir Octave | |
| x | Choir Sub-Octave | |
| xi | Choir Unison Off | |
| xii | Swell to Choir | |
| xiii | Great to Choir | |
| xiv | Tremulant | |
| PEDAL ORGAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26. | Harmonic Bass (fr 27) | 32 | |||
| 27. | Open Diapason Wood | 16 | |||
| 28. | Bourdon | 16 | |||
| 29. | Violone (from 11) | 16 | |||
| 30. | Quint (from 28) | 10 | |||
| 31. | Octave Diapason (fr 27) | 8 | |||
| 32. | Geigen Diapason (fr 11) | 8 | |||
| 33. | Flute Bass (from 28) | 8 | |||
| 34. | Fifteenth (from 11) | 4 | |||
| 35. | Trombone | 16 | |||
| xv | Swell to Pedal | ||||
| xvi | Great to Pedal | ||||
| xvii | Choir to Pedal | ||||
| xviii | Swell & Pedal Pistons Combined | xix | Great & Pedal Pistons Combined | ||
| ACCESSORIES |
|---|
| Record/Playback Facility |
| Sequencer |
| Balanced Expression Pedals |
| to Swell and Choir |
| 99 Channel Memory |
| On Swell Thumb Board |
| Set Free |
| Generals 1 to 4 |
| Sequencer up |
| Swell to Pedal |
| 6 Pistons to Swell |
| Sequencer up |
| Sequencer down |
| Tutti (with indicator lamp) |
| On Great Thumb Board |
| Generals 5 to 8 |
| Sequencer up |
| Choir to Great |
| Swell to Great |
| Great to Pedal |
| 6 Thumb Pistons to Great |
| Sequencer up |
| Sequencer down |
| On Choir Thumb Board |
| Set |
| Generals 9 to 12 |
| Sequencer up |
| Swell to Choir |
| Choir to Pedal |
| 6 Pistons to Choir |
| Sequencer up |
| Sequencer down |
| General Cancel |
| Toe Pistons |
| Left-hand side |
| Sequencer up |
| Choir to Great |
| Swell to Great |
| Swell to Choir |
| 6 Pistons to Swell |
| Right-hand side |
| Sequencer up |
| Choir to Pedal |
| Great to Pedal |
| Swell to Pedal |
| 6 Pistons to Pedal |
| Sequencer down |
Manual Compass 61 notes. Pedal Compass 30 notes
There are over 1,800 speaking pipes and around 1,500 moving parts.
Tromba on 8 inch wind pressure (own booster blower). All other stops on 4 inch wind pressure supplied from a Discus Super Silent Blower - The Choir Organ has its own blower.
Oak case, with gilded non-speaking pipes, manufactured and fitted by the organ builders, George Sixsmith & Son Ltd, Hillside Organ Works, Carrhill Road, Mossley, OL5 0SE.