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Details of Westminster Cathedral, Ashley Place, Westminster, London, England
(Ashley Place)
Organ History |
1921 | Built by Willis |
Status |
Unknown |
Sources |
Herbert Westerby - “The Complete Organ Recitalist” - Musical Opinion, 1927, London |
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921 |
The Musical Times 939 |
Manuals | Stops | Ranks | Couplers | Action |
4 | 63 | 54 | 17 | P |
I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) |
1. | Contra Dulciana | 16' | Units [CH:DU] metal. |
2. | Open Diapason | 8' | metal. |
3. | Stopped Diapason | 8' | wood. |
4. | Principal | 4' | metal. |
5. | Nason Flute | 4' | metal. |
6. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | metal. |
7. | Fifteenth | 2' | metal. |
8. | Cornet | III | prepared |
9. | Trumpet | 8' | prepared |
i | Solo to Choir | | |
ii | Swell to Choir | | |
II. Great (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) |
10. | Double Open Diapason | 16' | metal. |
11. | Open Diapason I | 8' | metal. |
12. | Open Diapason II | 8' | metal. |
13. | Open Diapason III | 8' | metal. |
14. | Flûte Harmonique | 8' | metal. |
15. | Quint | 5 1/3' | metal. |
16. | Octave | 4' | metal. |
17. | Principal | 4' | metal. |
18. | Flute Ouverte | 4' | metal. |
19. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | metal. |
20. | Fifteenth | 2' | metal. |
21. | Grand Chorus | V [15-19-22-26-29] | metal. |
Reeds (Pneumatic) |
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22. | Double Trumpet | 16' | metal. |
23. | Trumpet | 8' | metal. |
24. | Clarion | 4' | metal. |
iii | Solo to Great | | |
iv | Swell to Great | | |
v | Choir to Great | | |
III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-c4 61 notes) |
25. | Violon | 16' | Units [SW:VI] metal. |
26. | Open Diapason | 8' | metal. |
27. | Rohr Flute | 8' | metal. |
28. | Echo Gamba | 8' | metal. |
29. | Voix Celeste | 8' | metal. (AA) |
30. | Principal | 4' | metal. |
31. | Suabe Flute | 4' | wood. |
32. | Twelfth | 2 2/3' | metal. |
33. | Harmonic Piccolo | 2' | metal. |
34. | Fifteenth | 2' | metal. |
35. | Harmonics | III [17-19-22] | metal. |
36. | Oboe | 8' | metal. |
37. | Tremulant | | |
Reeds (Pneumatic) |
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38. | Waldhorn | 16' | metal. |
39. | Trompette Harmonique | 8' | metal. |
40. | Clarion | 4' | metal. |
vi | Swell Super-Octave | | |
vii | Swell Unison Off | | |
viii | Swell Sub-Octave | | |
IV. Solo ( CC-c4 61 notes) |
Enclosed (Pneumatic) |
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41. | Violoncello | 8' | metal. |
42. | Tibia | 8' | wood. |
43. | Viole d’Orchestre | 8' | metal. |
44. | Salicional | 8' | metal. |
45. | Unda Maris | 8' | prepared |
46. | Concert Flute | 4' | metal. |
47. | Salivetina | 2' | metal. |
48. | Cor Anglais | 16' | metal. |
49. | Clarinet | 8' | metal. |
50. | Tremulant | | |
51. | Contra Tuba | 16' | metal. |
52. | Tuba | 8' | metal. |
53. | Tuba Clarion | 4' | metal. |
54. | Grand Tuba | 8' | prepared |
ix | Solo Super-Octave | | |
x | Solo Unison Off | | |
xi | Solo Sub-Octave | | |
xii | Great Reeds to Solo | | |
xiii | Swell Reeds to Solo | | |
Pedal ( CCC-G 32 notes) |
55. | Double Open Diapason | 32' | Units [PD:OM] metal. |
56. | Great Bass | 16' | Units [PD:OW] wood. |
57. | Contra Basso | 16' | wood. |
58. | Open Diapason | 16' | Units [PD:OM] metal. |
59. | Sub-Bass | 16' | Units [PD:SB] wood. |
60. | Violon | 16' | Units [SW:VI] metal. |
61. | Dulciana | 16' | Units [CH:DU] metal. |
62. | Octave | 8' | Units [PD:OW] wood. |
63. | Principal | 8' | Units [PD:OM] metal. |
64. | Flute | 8' | Units [PD:SB] wood. |
65. | Super Octave | 4' | Units [PD:OM] metal. |
66. | Contra Trombone | 32' | Units [PD:TR] metal. |
67. | Trombone | 16' | Units [PD:TR] metal. |
68. | Grand Ophicleide | 16' | metal. |
69. | Clarion | 8' | Units [PD:TR] metal. |
xiv | Solo to Pedal | | |
xv | Swell to Pedal | | |
xvi | Great to Pedal | | |
xvii | Choir to Pedal | | |
Unit | Division | Rank | Footage | Pipes | I. Choir | II. Great | III. Swell | IV. Solo | Pedal |
CH:DU | Choir | Dulciana | 16 | | 16 | | | | 16 |
PD:OM | Pedal | Open Metal | 32 | | | | | | 32, 16, 8, 4 |
PD:OW | Pedal | Open Wood | 16 | | | | | | 16, 8 |
PD:SB | Pedal | Stopped Bass | 16 | | | | | | 16, 8 |
PD:TR | Pedal | Trombone | 32 | | | | | | 32, 16, 8 |
SW:VI | Swell | Violon | 16 | | | | 16 | | 16 |