Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > London > City of London > St. Matthew’s
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1553 | Repaired by John Howe |
| Sources | |
| The Musical Times 943 | |
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1762 | Built by England |
| 1862 | Rebuilt |
| 1883 | Removed |
| 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 | 20 | 20 | 4 | - |
| I. Choir ( CC-f 54 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gamba | 8' | |
| 2. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | |
| 3. | Dulcet | 4' | |
| 4. | Flute | 4' | |
| II. Great ( CC-f 54 notes) | |||
| 5. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 6. | Clarabel Flute | 8' | |
| 7. | Principal | 4' | |
| 8. | Flute | 4' | |
| 9. | Fifteenth | 2' | |
| 10. | Mixture | III | |
| 11. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| i | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell ( CC-f 54 notes) | |||
| 12. | Double Diapason | 16' | |
| 13. | Open Diapason | 8' | |
| 14. | Violin Diapason | 8' | |
| 15. | Principal | 4' | |
| 16. | Flautina | 2' | |
| 17. | Mixture | III | |
| 18. | Trumpet | 8' | |
| 19. | Oboe | 8' | |
| 20. | Spare | prepared | |
| Pedal ( CCC-F 30 notes) | |||
| 21. | Open Diapason | 16' | |
| ii | Swell to Pedal | ||
| iii | Great to Pedal | ||
| iv | Choir to Pedal | ||