Biographical Dictionary of the Organ
Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Croydon > Royal Normal School for the Blind
| Organ History | |
|---|---|
| 1877 | Built by Forster & Andrews |
| 1902 | Rebuilt by Hill |
| 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 | 26 | 26 | 5 | P |
| I. Choir (Pneumatic CC-a4 58 notes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dulciana | 8' | Metal. |
| 2. | Lieblich Gedact | 8' | Wood. |
| 3. | Flauto Traverso | 4' | Metal. |
| 4. | Flautino | 2' | Metal. |
| 5. | Corno di Bassetto | 8' | Metal. |
| i | Swell to Choir | ||
| II. Great (Pneumatic CC-a4 58 notes) | |||
| 6. | Open Diapason | 8' | Metal. |
| 7. | Gamba | 8' | Metal. |
| 8. | Hohflote | 8' | Wood. |
| 9. | Principal | 4' | Metal. |
| 10. | Harmonic Flute | 4' | Metal. |
| 11. | Fifteenth | 2' | Metal. |
| 12. | Mixture | III | Metal. |
| 13. | Trumpet | 8' | Metal. |
| ii | Swell to Great | ||
| III. Swell (Pneumatic CC-a4 58 notes) | |||
| 14. | Lieblich Bourdon | 16' | Wood. |
| 15. | Open Diapason | 8' | Wood and metal. |
| 16. | Rohrflote | 8' | Metal. |
| 17. | Salicional | 8' | Metal. |
| 18. | Voix Célestes | 8' | Metal. (Tenor c) |
| 19. | Principal | 4' | Metal. |
| 20. | Harmonic Piccolo | 2' | Metal. |
| 21. | Horn | 8' | Metal. |
| 22. | Oboe | 8' | Metal. |
| iii | Swell octave | ||
| Pedal (Pneumatic CCC-F 30 notes) | |||
| 23. | Open Diapason | 16' | Wood. |
| 24. | Bourdon | 16' | Wood. |
| 25. | Quint | 10 2/3' | Wood. |
| 26. | Flute | 8' | Wood. |
| iv | Swell to Pedal | ||
| v | Great to Pedal | ||