Guildford Cathedral Choir - Organ specification

Pedal Organ

1.	Sub Bass	Ext. of No. 4	32 ft.
2.	Open Wood		16 ft.
3.	Open Metal	From No. 31	16 ft.
4.	Bourdon		16 ft.
5.	Violone		16 ft.
6.	Salicional	From No. 46	16 ft.
7.	Quintaton	From No. 68	16 ft.
8.	Octave Wood	Ext. of No. 2	8 ft.
9.	Principal		8 ft.
10.	Bass Flute	Ext. of No. 4	8 ft.
11.	Fifteenth	Ext. of No. 9	4 ft.
12.	Octave Flute	Ext. of No. 10	4 ft.
13.	Mixture	19. 22. 26. 29.	IV Ranks
14.	Contra Trombone	Ext. of No. 43	32 ft.
15.	Ophicleide		16 ft.
16.	Trombone	From No. 43	16 ft.
17.	Posaune	Ext. of No. 15	8 ft.
18.	Clarion	Ext. of No. 17	4 ft.
	I. Positive to Pedal II. Choir to Pedal III. Great to Pedal IV. Swell to Pedal V. Solo to Pedal

Choir Organ (Unenclosed)

19.	Bourdon		16 ft.
20.	Open Diapason		8 ft.
21.	Stopped Diapason		8 ft.
22.	Dulciana		8 ft.
23.	Gemshorn		4 ft.
24.	Suabe Flute		4 ft.
25.	Nazard		2 2/3 ft.
26.	Flageolet		2 ft.
27.	Mixture	15. 19. 22.	III Ranks
28.	Trombone		16 ft.
29.	Trumpet		8 ft.
30.	Clarion		4 ft.
	VI. Positive to Choir VII. Swell to Choir VIII. Solo to Choir

Great Organ

31.	Double Diapason		16 ft.
32.	Open Diapason I		8 ft.
33.	Open Diapason II		8 ft.
34.	Open Diapason III		8 ft.
35.	Waldflote		8 ft.
36.	Stopped Diapason		8 ft.
37.	Octave Diapason		4 ft.
38.	Principal		4 ft.
39.	Stopped Flute		4 ft.
40.	Twelfth		2 2/3 ft.
41.	Fifteenth		2 ft.
42.	Mixture	19. 22. 26 .29.	IV Ranks
43.	Trombone		16 ft.
44.	Trumpet		8 ft.
45.	Clarion		4 ft.
	IX. Positive to Great X. Choir to Great XI. Swell to Great XII. Solo to Great

Swell Organ

46.	Contra Salicional		16 ft.
47.	Geigen Diapason		8 ft.
48.	Rohrflote		8 ft.
49.	Salicional		8 ft.
50.	Vox Angelica	Ten C	8 ft.
51.	Principal		4 ft.
52.	Koppelflote		4 ft.
53.	Fifteenth		2 ft.
54.	Sesquialtra	12. 17.	II Ranks
55.	Mixture	19. 22. 26. 29.	IV Ranks
56.	Oboe		8 ft.
	XIII. Tremulant
57.	Contra Fagotto		16 ft.
58.	Cornopean		8 ft.
59.	Clarion		4 ft.
	XIV. Sub Octave XV. Unison off } Acting also through Unison Couplers XVI. Octave
	XVII. Positive to Swell XVIII. Solo to Swell

Solo Organ (Enclosed)

60.	Viol D'Orchestre		8 ft.
61.	Viol Celestes		8 ft.
62.	Hohlflote		8 ft.
63.	Concert Flute		4 ft.
64.	Piccolo		2 ft.
65.	Orchestral Oboe		8 ft.
66.	Clarinet		8 ft.
	XIX. Tremulant
67.	Tuba	(Unenclosed)	8 ft.
	XX. Sub Octave XXI. Unison off } Acting also through Unison Couplers XXII. Octave

Positive Organ

Accessories

Balanced Expression Pedals to Swell and Solo Organs.

Eight Thumb Pistons to Choir Organ, with suitable Pedal on double touch.

Eight Thumb Pistons to Great Organ, with suitable Pedal on double touch.

Eight Thumb Pistons to Swell Organ, with suitable Pedal on double touch.

Five Thumb Pistons to Solo Organ, with suitable Pedal on double touch.

Eight Toe Pistons to Pedal Organ.

Eight Toe Pistons to Swell Organ, duplicating manual Pistons.

Reversible Thumb Pistons operating:–

Reversible Toe Pistons operating:–

“pp” Thumb Piston acting on entire Organ, reducing to No. 1 Piston on each Manual.

Thumb Piston cancelling Octave Couplers.

Two drawstops connecting ‘Great and Pedal Pistons'.

Switch for cancelling double touch on Pistons.

Manual and Pedal registrations can be arranged by the Organist through an adjustable switchboard placed in the Console.

	Main Organ facade	The Cathedral Organ is a Four Manual Organ built by Rushworth & Dreaper Ltd. of Liverpool. There are two sections: the Main Organ and the Positive Organ. Each section has a separate blowing mechanism but both are played from the same console.

Specification	The compass of the Manuals is CC to C — 61 notes. The compass of the Pedals is CCC to G — 32 notes.

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