JULIAN RHODES' DREAM ORGANS
THE GEORGE DIXON ARCHIVE



Ely Cathedral
Organ by Harrison & Harrison 1908



PEDAL
    32       Double Open Wood            wood, 20 from 16ft.
    32       Double Stopped Diapason     Great 32ft.
    16       Open Wood                   wood
    16       Open Diapason               20 from Great Open Diapason II
    16       Stopped Diapason            Great 32ft.
    16       Sub Bass                    19 from Great Contra Clarabella
    16       Violone                     Solo 16ft.    
    16       Salicional	                 Choir 16ft.     
     8       Octave Wood                 wood, 20 from 16ft
     8       Flute                       wood, 20 from Sub Bass 16ft.
     8       Violoncello                 Solo 16ft.
    32       Bombardon                   20 from Ophicleide
    16       Ophicleide    
     8       Posaune                     20 from Ophicleide     
             Choir to Pedal
             Great to Pedal
             Swell to Pedal
             Solo to Pedal
 
CHOIR (unenclosed)
    16       Double Salicional
     8       Open Diapason
     8       Gedeckt
     8       Salicional
     8       Dulciana     
     4       Flauto Traverso
     4       Salicet
     2       Dulcet
    III      Dulciana Mixture  12.19.22     
             Swell to Choir
             Solo to Choir
 
GREAT
    32       Sub Bourdon                  wood
    16       Contra Geigen
    16       Contra Clarabella            wood
     8       Open Diapason I
     8       Open Diapason II
     8       Open Diapason III
     8       Geigen
     8       Hohl Flöte                   wood
    5 1/3    Quint                        wood    
     4       Octave
     4       Geigen Principal
     4       Wald Flöte                   wood
    2 2/3    Octave Quint
     2       Super Octave
     V       Harmonics  10.17.19.21.22
     V       Mixture  15.19.22.26.29
    16       Trombone
     8       Tromba
     4       Octave Tromba
             Reeds on Solo
             Choir to Great
             Swell to Great (draws on both jambs)
             Solo to Great
 
SWELL
    16       Lieblich Bordun             wood
     8       Open Diapason
     8       Lieblich Gedeckt            wood & metal
     8       Echo Gamba
     8       Vox Angelica  tc
     4       Principal
     4       Lieblich Flöte              wood
     2       Fifteenth
   V-VI      Mixture  12.(17.*)19.22.26.29    
     8       Oboe
     8       Vox Humana
             Tremulant
    16       Double Trumpet
     8       Trumpet
     8       Horn
    5 1/3    Horn Quint
     4       Clarion
             Tremulant
             Octave
             * 17th introduced at first break
 
SOLO
    16       Contra Viola
     8       Viole d'Orchestre
     8       Viole Céleste
     4       Viole Octaviante
    III      Cornet des Violes  10.12.15    
     8       Harmonic Flute    
     4       Concert Flute
    16       Clarinet*   
     8       Orchestral Hautboy
     8       Cor Anglais
             Tremulant             
     8       Tuba  (unenclosed)
             Suboctave
             Octave
             Unison off
             Swell to Solo
             * A piston labelled "Clarinet 8ft." acts by octave duplication.
 
Combination couplers:  Great and Pedal combinations coupled.
                       Pedal to Swell pistons.
 
Combination thumb pistons:  5 to Choir
                            6 to Great
                            5 to Swell
                            6 to Solo
                            Four patent adjustable combination pistons,
                             one to each manual.
Combination pedals:  7 to Pedal (plus 1 adjustable)
 
Reversible thumb pistons:  Great to Pedal, Swell to Great. 
Reversible pedal pistons:  Great to Pedal.
 
Balanced expression pedals to Swell and Solo.
 
Compass: 32/61.
 
Tubular-pneumatic action to Great, Swell and two Pedal stops; 
 Choir, Solo and rest of Pedal electro-pneumatic; mechanical pedal coupling.
 
Wind pressures: Pedal - flues 2 1/2in. to 6in.; reeds 20in.
                Choir - 2 1/2in.
                Great - flues 4 1/2in.; reeds 12in.
                Swell - flues and light reeds 4 1/2in.; chorus reeds 10in.
                Solo  - 6in. except Tuba 20in.
                Action - 12in.

SOURCE
Builders' leaflet.





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