Brief
History & Specification of the Organ at St. Andrew’s Uxbridge
Brief History (see NPOR D 08345) Back to HOME PAGE
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1865 |
Hill |
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1809 Organ by Thomas Elliot moved here from Christ Church, Blackfriars Bridge Road. |
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1867 |
Hill |
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"altered and improved" - believed to refer to the standardisation of the manual and pedal compass to CC; a straight and flat pedalboard is believed to have been fitted at this time. |
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1880/1 |
Hill |
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rebuilt and enlarged, the Great and Choir paid for by the congregation, the Swell by the Vicar. |
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1898 |
William Hill & Son |
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New TP action throughout, new coupler action, new Great and Choir soundboards, Split pallets added to Swell, Swell Tremulant, Extra bellows, Re-voiced where necessary. |
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Date unknown |
Revd Noel A Bonavia-Hunt |
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believed to have made some modifications during his curacy in the parish in early 1900’s – eg. raising the cut-up of the Pedal Open Diapason, removing the bells from the Flute Pavillon, and bearded the Gamba. |
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1952 |
Walker |
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overhauled; new pedalboard; new basses and harmonic Trebles to Great Trumpet; gt-pd reversible pedal added; balanced swell replaced hitch-down pedal; |
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1968 |
Walker |
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organ moved from under the bell tower (S chancel) to the NW corner; |
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1975 |
Walker |
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added a Clarion 4' to the Swell; |
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1978 |
A. Noterman & Nephew |
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from the organ of Holy Trinity, Finchley Road a Principal 2', Mixture III (22.26.29) and Trompette 8'were added to the Choir, and a Violone (extended 16,8,4) was added to the Pedal; the Swell Oboe was made available on the Choir at 8', and a Bombardon 16' (by Gern) was added to the Pedal |
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1999-2000 |
B.C. Shepherd & Son |
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rebuilt with EP action and solid state capture system; refitted console and made some tonal alterations; a frontage of dummy pipes has been fitted to the E facing front, behind the arch, to replace a wood and fabric grille; 7 stops from the Elliot organ survive; |
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SPECIFICATION
Department
and Stop list
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Pedal |
Key action EP Stop
action EP Compass-low C Compass-high f1 Keys 30
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1 |
Open Diapason |
16 |
A |
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2 |
Violone |
16 |
B |
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3 |
Bourdon |
16 |
C |
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4 |
Quint |
10 2/3 |
from C |
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5 |
Octave |
8 |
from A |
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6 |
Principal |
8 |
from B |
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7 |
Bass Flute |
8 |
from C |
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8 |
Fifteenth |
4 |
from B |
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9 |
Octave Flute |
4 |
from C |
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10 |
Twenty Second |
2 |
from B |
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11 |
Bombardon |
16 |
Gern
pipes |
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12 |
Fagotto |
16 |
from D on Swell (enclosed) |
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13 |
Oboe |
8 |
from D |
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14 |
Oboe |
4 |
from D |
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Choir |
Key action EP Stop
action EP Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56
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15 |
Stopped Diapason |
8 |
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16 |
Gemshorn |
4 |
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17 |
Rohr Flute |
4 |
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18 |
Nazard |
2 2/3 |
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19 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
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20 |
Block Flute |
2 |
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21 |
Tierce |
1 3/5 |
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22 |
Mixture |
II |
22.26 |
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23 |
Clarionet |
8 |
down to A# only |
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24 |
Swell Oboe |
8 |
from D on Swell |
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25 |
Tremulant |
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26 |
Solo Trumpet |
8 |
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27 |
spare knob |
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Great |
Key action EP Stop
action EP Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56
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28 |
Double Diapason |
16 |
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29 |
Open Diapason |
8 |
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30 |
Flute Pavillion |
8 |
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31 |
Gedeckt |
8 |
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32 |
Principal |
4 |
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33 |
Harmonic Flute |
4 |
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34 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
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35 |
Mixture |
III |
12.19.22 |
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36 |
Trumpet |
8 |
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Swell |
Key action EP Stop
action EP Compass-low C Compass-high g3 Keys 56
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37 |
Double Diapason |
16 |
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38 |
Open Diapason |
8 |
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39 |
Stopped Diapason |
8 |
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40 |
Salicional |
8 |
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41 |
Voix
Celeste |
8 |
From Ten. C only |
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42 |
Principal |
4 |
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43 |
Fifteenth |
2 |
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44 |
Mixture |
II |
19.22 |
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45 |
Contra Fagotto |
16 |
D |
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46 |
Cornopean |
8 |
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47 |
Oboe |
8 |
from D |
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48 |
Clarion |
4 |
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49 |
Tremulant |
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Console Couplers
Swell
to Pedal, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Swell octave
Choir to Great, Choir to Pedal, Choir octave, Choir sub-octave
Great to Pedal
Accessories
6
general thumb pistons
6 thumb pistons Swell, 6 Great, 6 Choir
Reversible thumb pistons: sw-gt, sw-ch,
ch-gt, sw-ped, gt-ped & ch-ped
setter thumb piston & general cancel thumb piston
6 Swell pistons & 6 Great toe pistons
Reversible toe pistons: sw-gt, gt-ped
Generals toe pistons also available on Swell toe pistons
8-channel piston capture system
balanced swell pedal

