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Details of St. John-the-Apostle’s (Torquay Parish Church), Torquay, England

Organ History
1873	Built by Hill & Son
Status
Unknown
Sources
Hopkins & Rimbault - “The Organ: Its History and Construction - A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure and Capabilities of the Organ”, 1877.

Manuals	Stops	Ranks	Couplers	Action
4	35	35	10	-

I. Choir ( CC-g3 56 notes)
1.	Pierced Salicional	8
2.	Wald Flute	8
3.	Rohr Flute	4
4.	Viol d’Amour Pierced	4
5.	Spitz Flote	2
6.	Bassoon	8
7.	Tremulant
i	Swell to Choir
ii	Sub-octave
iii	Sup-octave
II. Great ( CC-g3 56 notes)
8.	Bourdon	16
9.	Open Diapason	8
10.	Hohl Flute	8
11.	Octave	4
12.	Harmonic Flute	4
13.	Twelfth	2 2/3
14.	Fifteenth	2
15.	Mixture
16.	Posaune	8
iv	Swell to Great
v	Choir to Great
III. Swell ( CC-g3 56 notes)
17.	Bourdon	16
18.	Open Diapason	8
19.	Lieblich Gedact	8
20.	Octave	4
21.	Suabe Flute	4
22.	Mixture
23.	Horn	8
24.	Oboe	8
25.	Tremulant
vi	Sub-octave
vii	Sup-octave
IV. Solo ( CC-g3 56 notes)
26.	Viol di Gamba	8
27.	Unda Maris	8
28.	Dulciana	8
29.	Vox Humana	8
30.	Cremona	8
31.	Tremulant
Pedal ( CCC-f 30 notes)
32.	Sub-bass	32
33.	Open Diapason	16
34.	Open Diapason	16
35.	Bourdon	16
36.	Principal	8
37.	Fifteenth	4
38.	Trombone	16
viii	Swell to Pedal
ix	Great to Pedal
x	Choir to Pedal

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