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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”, 1927.
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists”, 1912.
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ”, 1877.

1875

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”, 1877.

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	39	39	5	-

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

1909

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

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

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