JULIAN RHODES' DREAM ORGANS
PROPOSALS WHICH REMAINED ON PAPER

This interesting scheme strongly shows the Schulze influence on the tonal designs of the Hull firm. Note the three doubles and ample mutation and mixturework on Great; the character voices on Swell; the Germanic flute chorus on Choir; and the unusually complete Pedal with the rare 6 2/5ft. Tierce.

GREAT
    16	     Double Open Diapason
    16       Bourdon
     8	     Large Open Diapason
     8	     Small Open Diapason
     8       Hohlflöte
     8       Stopt Diapason
     8       Gamba
    5 1/3    Quinte
     4	     Principal
     4       Harmonic Flute
    2 2/3    Twelfth
     2	     Fifteenth
     V       Brilliant Mixture
    III      Full Mixture
    16       Trumpet
     8	     Posaune
     4       Clarion
 
SWELL
    16       Double Stopt Diapason
     8	     Open Diapason
     8       Rohrflöte
     8       Orchestral Harmonic Flute
     8       Salicional
     8       Dulciana
     4	     Principal
     4	     Harmonic Flute
    2 2/3    Twelfth
     2       Fifteenth
     V       Mixture
    16	     Bassoon
     8	     Horn
     8       Oboe
     8       Voix Humaine
     4	     Clarion
 
CHOIR
    16       Lieblich Bourdon
     8       Bell Gamba
     8       Lieblich Gedact
     8       Flauto Traverso
     8       Dulciana
     8       Voix Celeste
     4       Lieblich Flöte
     2       Flautina
     8       Corno di Bassetto
     8       Orchestral Oboe
 
PEDAL
    32       Contra Open
    16       Open Diapason
    16       Violon
    16       Bourdon
   10 2/3    Gross Quinte
     8       Principal
     8       Flute
    6 2/5    Tierce
    5 1/3    Quinte
     4       Fifteenth
    16       Trombone
     8       Trumpet
 
9 couplers.
8 pneumatic combination pedals.
Sforzando pedal.
Pneumatic action to be applied to Great.
Swell Pedal and couplers.

The organ as built had a rather less enterprising design, as follows:

Great: 16.8.8.8.4.4.2 2/3.2.IV.8.4
Swell: 16.8.8.8.4.4.2.V.8.8.4
Choir:  8.8.8.8.4.4.2.8
Pedal: 16.16.16.10 2/3.8.8.16.8

(From 'The Organ' quarterly, April 1966.)

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