JULIAN RHODES' DREAM ORGANS
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ORIGINAL ORGAN
Bryceson early 1880s, Choir added by R. Heslop n.d.
GREAT 8 Open Diapason 8 Rohr Flöte 8 Dulciana 4 Principal 4 Viola 4 Harmonic Flute 2 Fifteenth 8 Clarinet tc SWELL 16 Bourdon 8 Open Diapason 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Viole d'Amour 8 Voix Célestes tc 4 Principal 8 Trumpet 8 Oboe CHOIR (enclosed) 8 Spitz Flöte 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Viole d'Orchestre 4 Flute 2 Piccolo 8 Vox Humana Tremulant PEDAL 16 Open Diapason 16 Subbass 8 Violoncello Couplers: 5 unison (no Choir to Great). 3 combination pedals to Great, 2 to Swell. Lever swell pedal acting on both Swell and Choir boxes. Compass: 56/30 (flat). Tracker action. Wind pressure about 3 1/4in.; hand blown.
REBUILT ORGAN
Designed by George Dixon 1939, built by Kingsgate Davidson 1946
GREAT 16 Bourdon 8 Large Open Diapason 8 Small Open Diapason 8 Rohr Flöte 8 Spitz Flöte 4 Octave 4 Geigen Principal 2 2/3 Octave Quint 2 Superoctave SWELL 8 Open Diapason 8 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Salicional 4 Principal 2 Fifteenth III Mixture 17.19.22 16 Contra Oboe tc 8 Trumpet CHOIR (enclosed) 16 Contra Dulciana tc 8 Viole d'Orchestre 8 Voix Célestes tc 8 Harmonic Flute 4 Flute 8 Vox Humana Tremulant PEDAL 16 Bourdon (Great 16 Subbass 16 Geigen 8 Geigen (unit) 4 Geigen (unit) Couplers and accesories as before.SOURCE
From 'The Organ in St. James's, West Hartlepool' by George Dixon in 'The Organ' quarterly, April 1947.