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The
organ was supplied in 1874 by the Hull firm of Forster & Andrews
and remained unaltered until 1929 when a pedal Bourdon and an
electric blower were added. In 1974 George Osmond & Co. of
Taunton took charge of a rebuild, during which the action was
converted from tracker to electric and various changes were made to
the design of the console (then situated below the organ chamber).
By the early 1990s, the action was starting to fail and it became
clear that there was a need for substantial work. At the same time,
it was also decided to install a detached console to make the
organist less isolated from the congregation. T. W. Fearn & Son
of London were engaged to do the work.
The original Forster & Andrews ranks were not tonally altered in
any way, but new additions were prepared, including the Trumpet stop
at 8’ and 4’ pitch, a Celeste and Twelfth. The 16’ Bourdon was also
extended to 8’ and 4’ pitch. The work, which was completed in May
1999, also exposed a tuning door at the rear of the swell box, which
implies that the instrument may not have been designed specifically
for Wesley Church. Nevertheless, in its refurbished state, the organ
is an asset to the church and it is hoped that the instrument will
serve the congregation at Wesley well into the new
Millennium.
Specification of the
organ
Swell
Lieblich Bourdon
16
Open Diapason
8
Stopped Diapason
8
Salicional
8
Voix celestes
8
Principal
4
Mixture
III
Cornopean
8
Oboe
8
Tremulant
Great
Open Diapason
8
Hohl Flute
8
Dulciana
8
Principal
4
Harmonic Flute
4
Twelfth
2 2/3
Fifteenth
2
Sesquialtera
III
Corno di Bassetto
8
Trumpet
8
Clarion
8
Pedal
Pedal Acoustic Bass
32
Open Diapason
16
Bourdon
16
Bass flute
8
Octave flute
4
Swell Unison
off
Swell
Sub-octave
Swell
Super-octave
Swell to
Great
Swell to
Pedal
Great to
Pedal
Three coupler
reversers
Five thumb pistons to each
manual
Ten toe pistons controlling
a two-channel capture
system
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