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Details of St. Boltoph’s (Parish Church), Boston, England

Organ History
1717	Built by Christian Schmidt
1820	Rebuilt and enlarged by W. A. A. Nichols
1853	Rebuilt by Hill
1868	Bishop
1871	Brindley
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	29	29	3	T

I. Choir (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
1.	Dulciana	8'
2.	Lieblich Gedact, or Stopped Diapason	8'	wood and metal.
3.	Principal	4'
4.	Flute	4'
5.	Cremona	8'
II. Great (Tracker CC-f3 54 notes)
6.	Open Diapason	8'
7.	Open Diapason	8'
8.	Stopped Diapason	8'
9.	Principal	4'
10.	Flute I Bec	4'
11.	Clarabella	8'
12.	Twelfth	2 ²/₃'
13.	Fifteenth	2'
14.	Sesquialtera	III
15.	Mixture	II
16.	Cornet
17.	Trumpet	8'
i	Swell to Great
III. Swell (Tracker C-f3 42 notes)
18.	Double Diapason	16'
19.	Open Diapason	8'
20.	Stopped Diapason	8'
21.	Principal	4'
22.	Fifteenth	2'
23.	Cornet	II (2')
24.	Cornopean	8'
25.	Hautboy	8'
26.	Clarion	4'
27.	Tremulant
Pedal (Tracker CCC-E 29 notes)
28.	Diapason	16'
29.	Bourdon	16'
30.	Trumpet	16'
ii	Great to Pedal
iii	Choir to Pedal

Organ History
1908	Restored by Norman & Beard
Sources
“Dictionary of Organs and Organists” - George Mate & Son, 1921

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
3	41	-	9	P

St. Boltoph’s (Parish Church)