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Featured Organ
Derby Cathedral
Subbass (Polyphone)
Open Wood
Diaphone
Contra Bass
Bourdon
Echo Bourdon
Dulciana
Octave Wood
Flute
Dulciana
Superoctave Wood
Octave Flute
Fourniture 12.15.19.22
*Acuta 26.29
Contra Trombone (compound bass)
Trombone
Posaune
Fagotto
Clarinet (Tenor C)
Tromba
Clarion
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
Solo Octave to Pedal
PEDAL ORGAN
F
H
A
B
F
K
G
H
F
G
H
F
AB
BC
I
I
E
J
P
I
I
32
16
16
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
4
4
IV
II
32
16
16
16
16
8
4
Double Diapason
First Diapason
Second Diapason
Third Diapason
Hohlflöte
Dulciana
First Octave
Second Octave
*Open Flute
Twelfth
*Quint Flute
First Fifteenth
Second Fifteenth
*Octave Flute
Plein Jett 19.22.26
Cymbale 26.29
Contra Posaune
Posaune
Clarion
*Tromba
Swell to Great
Solo to Great
GREAT ORGAN
B
A
B
C
F
G
B
C
F
C
F
B
C
F
ABC
D
E
E
E
16
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
2 2/3
2
2
2
2
III
II
16
8
4
8
Bourdon
Open Diapason
Stopped Diapason
Salicional
Voix Celestes (Tenor C)
Principal
Waldflöte
*Fifteenth
Cymbale 22.26.29.33
Contra Fagotto
Trumpet
Fagotto
Hautboy
Clarion
Suboctave
Octave
Unison Off
Tremulant
Solo to Swell
SWELL ORGAN — mostly "straight": pre-
16
16
8
8
8
4
4
2
IV
16
8
8
8
4
K
J
J
J
Compasses: Pedals 32 notes; Manuals 61 notes
ACCESSORIES
Detached console with mobile platform and plug-
3 expression pedals with indicators for: (1) Great/Choir/Pedal, (2) Swell, (3) Solo
Crescendo pedal (60 stages/4 levels) with illuminated bar-
Reversible thumb piston to each Pedal Coupler
Thumb piston to each Pedal Coupler with double touch cancel of other Couplers
Reversible Swell to Great thumb piston
"Tremulants Off' thumb piston
8 toe pistons to Pedal
4 toe pistons to Great
4 toe pistons to Swell
Reversible Great to Pedal toe piston
Ventil switches
Double touch canceller switch
General canceller
Lockable setter
Digital control panel for 8-
SOLO ORGAN
8
8
4
4
2
8
4
2
V
16
8
8
8
8
4
Viole d'Orchestre
Violes Celestes (Fiddle G)
Viola
Violes Celestes
Viol Fifteenth
Concert Flute
Harmonic Flute
Harmonic Piccolo
*Cornet 1.8.12.15.17 V
(Tenor C: in Swell chamber)
Bassoon (Tenor C)
Clarinet
Orchestral Oboe
*Vox Humana
Tuba
Tuba Clarion
Tremulant
Sustainer
L
M
L
M
L
N
N
N
O
P
O
Q
Q
Contra Dulciana
Third Diapason
Hohlflöte
Dulciana
*Principal
Open Flute
*Octave
*Quint
*Octavin
Double Clarinet (Tenor C)
Clarinet (Solo)
Orchestral Oboe (Solo)
CHOIR ORGAN — "straight" section: pre-
Gemshorn
Vox Angelica
Lieblich Gedeckt (Elliot)
Stopped Flute (Elliot)
Nazard
Flautino
Tierce
Diapason
Octave
Plein Jeu 15.19.22
Cymbale 22.26.29.33
Contra Posaune
Posaune
Tromba
Clarion
Tuba (Solo)
Suboctave
Octave
Unison Off
Great to Choir
Swell to Choir
Solo to Choir
Tremulant
Sustainer
8
8
8
4
2 2/3
2
1 3/5
CHOIR ORGAN — unit section: Secondary Chorus
G
C
F
G
C
F
B
C
B
P
P
O
16
8
8
8
4
4
2
1 1/3
1
16
8
8
CHOIR ORGAN — unit section: Bombarde Chorus
8
4
III
IV
16
8
8
4
8
A
A
AB
D
E
E
I
I
Q
The present organ was built in 1939 by ' John Compton' . Due to the intervening
war it was without a case until 1963 when a case with dummy pipes was designed by
Sebastian Comper. All the departments except the Swell relied heavily on the Extention
system and stop duplication. there are 2 ranks of pipes from the Elliot Organ (1808-
In 1992 Rushworth and Dreaper overhauled the organ making various tonal changes.
The 'Compton' console was retained but was installed with a ' Modern Solid State
Logic' system .It was also made mobile by creating a detachable pedalboard. The re-
Information source:-
“Organs of Derby Cathedral”
By © Rodney Tomkins(1992)
*= New Stops (1992)
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