HERE 2 Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Building Details | General Institution for the Blind, Carpenter Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

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


Organ History
1921Built by Rushworth & Dreaper
Sources
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