Organ Biography > Places and Organs > England > Birmingham > Edgbaston > General Institution for the Blind

Details of General Institution for the Blind, Carpenter Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

(Carpenter Road)

Organ History
1921Built by Rushworth & Dreaper
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 943

ManualsStopsRanksCouplersAction
3332910P

I. Choir
1.Viole d’Orchestra8' 
2.Harmonic Flute8' 
3.Salicional  
4.Concert Flute4' 
5.Salicet4' 
6.Cor Anglais16' 
7.Clarinet8' 
8.Tremulant  
9.Tromba8'Units [GT:TR]
iSuper-Octave  
iiSuper-Octaves Only  
iiiSwell to Choir  
II. Great
10.Double Salicional16'Units [GT:SA]
11.Open Diapason I8' 
12.Open Diapason II8' 
13.Hohl Flöte8' 
14.Octave4' 
15.Wald Flöte4' 
16.Grave MixtureII 
17.Tromba8'Units [GT:TR]
ivSwell to Great  
vChoir to Pedal  
III. Swell
18.Open Diapason8' 
19.Stopped Flute8' 
20.Echo Viol8' 
21.Viole Celeste8' 
22.Principal4' 
23.Fifteenth2' 
24.MixtureIV 
25.Oboe8' 
26.Tremulant  
27.Contra Fagotto16' 
28.Trumpet8' 
29.Clarion4' 
viSuper-Octave  
viiSuper-Octaves Only  
Pedal
30.Open Wood16'Units [PD:OW]
31.Salicional16'Units [GT:SA]
32.Sub-Bass16'Units [PD:SB]
33.Octave Wood8'Units [PD:OW]
34.Flute8'Units [PD:SB]
35.Trombone16' 
viiiSwell to Pedal  
ixGreat to Pedal  
xChoir to Pedal  

UnitDivisionRankFootagePipesI. ChoirII. GreatIII. SwellPedal
GT:SAGreatSalicional161616
GT:TRGreatTromba888
PD:OWPedalOpen Wood1616, 8
PD:SBPedalSub-Bass1616, 8