Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Wednesbury > Town Hall
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Built by Forster & Andrews |
| 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 | 30 | 30 | 7 | T |
| I. Choir (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dulciana | 8' | metal. |
| 2. | Lieblich Gedact | 8' | wood. |
| 3. | Lieblich Gedact | 4' | wood. |
| 4. | Flauto Traverso | 4' | metal. |
| 5. | Harmonic Piccolo | 2' | metal. |
| 6. | Krummhorn | 8' | metal. |
| II. Great (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes) | |||
| 7. | Double Open Diapason | 8' | metal. |
| 8. | Open Diapason | 8' | metal. |
| 9. | Violin Diapason | 8' | metal. |
| 10. | Hohlflote | 8' | wood. |
| 11. | Principal | 4' | metal. |
| 12. | Harmonique Flute | 4' | metal. |
| 13. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | metal. |
| 14. | Fifteenth | 2' | metal. |
| 15. | Mixture | IV | metal. |
| 16. | Trumpet | 4' | metal. |
| 17. | Clarion | 8' | metal. |
| i | Great to Swell | ||
| ii | Great to Choir | ||
| III. Swell (Tracker CC-a3 58 notes) | |||
| 18. | Bourdon | 16' | wood. |
| 19. | Open Diapason | 8' | metal. |
| 20. | Salicional | 8' | metal. |
| 21. | Rohrflote | 8' | metal. |
| 22. | Principal | 4' | metal. |
| 23. | Fifteenth | 2' | metal. |
| 24. | Mixture | III | metal. |
| 25. | Horn | 8' | metal. |
| 26. | Oboe | 4' | metal. |
| iii | Swell Sub-octave | ||
| iv | Swell Super-octave | ||
| Pedal (Tracker CCC-f 30 notes) | |||
| 27. | Grand Open Diapason | 16' | wood. |
| 28. | Bourdon | 16' | wood. |
| 29. | Violoncello | 8' | wood. |
| 30. | Trombone | 16' | metal. |
| v | Pedal to Great | ||
| vi | Pedal to Swell | ||
| vii | Pedal to Choir | ||
| List of Organists | |
|---|---|
| 1872-1910 | Thomas Frederick Bissell (1843-1924) |
| Thomas Troman (1888-1916) | |
| Gurney W. Harper (1891-1983) | |