BIRMINGHAM ORGANISTS' ASSOCIATION

 

Specification

Location:           Town Hall, Birmingham
Builder/date:           Hill / 1834, 1876, 1890;  Willis / 1933;
Mander / 1984, 2007
At a glance:           91 speaking stops, 4 manuals


Original Hill ranks are indicated by §

Pedal Choir Great
Double Open Diapason 32 §
Open Diapason 16 (metal) §
Open Diapason 16 (wood) §
Violone 16
Bourdon 16 §
Principal 8 §
Violoncello 8
Bass Flute 8
Twelfth 513 §
Fifteenth 4 §
Sesquialtera [17:19:22] §
Mixture III [22:26:29]
Bombardon  32
Contra Trombone 32 §
Ophicleide 16
Trombone 16 §
Fagotto 16
Trumpet 8 §
Clarion 4		 Open Diapason 8 §
Stopped Diapason 8 §
Cone Gamba 8
Dulciana 8 §
Principal 4
Wald Flöte 4 §
Fifteenth 2
Flautina 2
Mixture II [19:22]
Contra Fagotto 16
Cornopean 8 §
Krumhorn 8 §
Tremulant
 Double Open Diapason 16 §
Bourdon 16
Open Diapason I 8
Open Diapason II 8 §
Stopped Diapason 8
Quint 513
Octave 4
Principal 4
Harmonic Flute 4
Twelfth 223
Fifteenth 2
Full Mixture IV [15:19:22:26]
Sesquialtera III [17:19:22]
Sharp Mixture III [22:26:29]
Double Trumpet 16
Posaune 8
Clarion 4
Swell Solo [enclosed] Bombarde
Contra Gamba 16
Open Diapason 8 §
Keraulophon 8 §
Salicional 8
Vox Angelica 8
Claribel Flute 8
Principal 4 §
Suabe Flute 4 §
Fifteenth 2 §
Cornet II [12:17]
Full Mixture IV [19:22:26:29]
Sharp Mixture III [22:26:29]
Double Trumpet 16
Cornopean 8
Horn 8
Oboe 8
Clarion 4
Tremulant

Viola da Gamba 8
Viola Celeste 8 [TC]
Rohr Flote 8
Unda Maris 8
Flauto Traverso 8
Harmonic Flute 4
Piccolo 2
Flageolet 1
Cor Anglais 16
Clarinet 8
Vox Humana 8
Tremulant
 Tuba Mirabilis 8 §

Bells
Cimbelstern

Bourdon 8
Flute 4
Nazard 223
Quarte 2
Tierce135
Larigot 113
Plein Jeu V-VI [15.19.22.26.29]
Tremulant
Bombarde 16
Trumpet 8
Clarion 4
Tuba Mirabilis  [So]
Couplers: Solo Octave
Solo Suboctave
Solo Unison off
Swell Octave
Bombarde to Great
Solo to Great
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Bombarde to Solo
Bomabarde to Great
Bombarde to Choir		 Bombarde flues on Great
Solo to Swell
Solo to Choir
Swell to Choir
Bombarde to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Gt/Pd pistons combined

Eight pistons to each division and eight general pistons, all with eight channels
Crescendo Pedal, Full Organ toe piston
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