Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Building Details

Details of Cathedral, Wells, England

Organ History
1664	Rebuilt by Robert Taunton
1664	Rebuilt by Bernard Smith
1786	Rebuilt by Green
1830	Inlarged, added pedal by Smith of Bristol
1857	Rebuilt by Willis
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

Organ History
1875	Built by Willis
1891	Restored by Willis
Status
Unknown
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	39	39	5	T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
1.	Double Diapason	16'	wood.
2.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
3.	Dulciana	8'	metal.
4.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
5.	Principal	4'	metal.
6.	Flute Harmonique	4'	metal.
7.	Piccolo Harmonique	2'
8.	Clarinet and Corno di Bassetto	8'
9.	Oboe (Orchestral)	8'	(fiddle G)
II. Great (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
10.	Double Diapason	16'	metal.
11.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
12.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
13.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
14.	Principal	4'	metal.
15.	Principal	4'	metal.
16.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'	metal.
17.	Fifteenth	2'	metal.
18.	Sesquialtera	III	metal.
19.	Mixture	III	metal.
20.	Posaune	16'	metal.
21.	Trombone	8'	metal.
22.	Clarion	4'	metal.
i	Swell to Great
ii	Choir to Great
III. Swell (Tracker CC-g3 56 notes)
23.	Double Diapason and Dulciana	16'
24.	Open Diapason	8'	metal.
25.	Stopped Diapason	8'	wood.
26.	Principal	4'	metal.
27.	Fifteenth	2'	metal.
28.	Echo Cornet	III
29.	Contra Fagotto	16'	wood.
30.	Trumpet	8'	metal.
31.	Hautboy	8'	metal.
32.	Clarion	4'	metal.
Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes)
33.	Double Diapason	16'	wood.
34.	Violone, Open	16'	wood.
35.	Principal	8'	metal.
36.	Fifteenth	4'	metal.
37.	Mixture	III	metal.
38.	Trombone	8'	wood.
39.	Posaune	16'	metal.
iii	Swell to Pedal
iv	Great to Pedal
v	Choir to Pedal

Organ History
1909	Rebuilt & enlarged by Harrison
Status
Unknown
Sources
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - H. Logan & Co., 1912, Bournemouth
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ” - Robert Cocks & Co., 1877, London

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	55	-	21	P/EP