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Specification of the Organ

Click on a stop name to hear what it sounds like. The numbers after each stop name indicate length (in feet) of the longest pipe in each rank. To hear a demonstration of the organ by Dr Colin Parsons, click here.

N.B: Great, Choir and top four Swell samples to be added at a later date. To listen to these samples, you will need Realplayer, which can be obtained from www.real.com

Great
Double Open Diapason 16
Open Diapason (large) 8
Open Diapason (medium) 8
Gamba 8
Clarabella 8
Octave 4
Hohl Flöte 4
Twelfth 2 2/3
Fifteenth 2
Mixture III
Trumpet 8
Clarion 4
Gt and Pd combs coupled
Swell +
Contra Gamba 16
Open Diapason 8
Rohr Flöte 8
Viol d'Orchestre 8
Voix Célestes 8
Principal 4
Flageolet 2
Mixture III (1934)
Contra Fagotto 16
Horn 8
Oboe 8
Vox Humana 8
Clarion 4
Tremulant
Couplers
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir
Swell to Pedal
Swell Octave
Swell Suboctave
Swell Unison off
Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
Solo to Great
Solo to Choir
Solo Octave
Solo Unison Off
Solo Sub Octave
 
Choir
(Enclosed 1934)
Geigen Principal 8
Gedact 8
Dulciana 8
Flauto Traverso 4
Solo
(Enclosed)
Harmonic Flute 8
Concert Flute 4
Clarinet 8
Orchestral Oboe 8
Tremulant
Tuba 8 (12" wind)
Pedal
Contra Bourdon 32
Open Diapason 16
Violone 16
Geigen Bass 16 (1934)
Bourdon 16
Octave 8
Bass Flute 8
Trombone 16*
Tromba 8*

Key

  • * Inoperative since 1986.
  • + Swell housed in brick chamber right-hand side of organ.
  • Flues
  • Reeds
  • Couplers

    Pistons
    5 thumb pistons to Great, 5 thumb pistons to Swell, 3 thumb pistons to Choir, 4 thumb pistons to Solo, reversible pistons Swell-Great, Solo-Great, Great-Pedal, 5 composition pedals to Pedal, Great and Pedal combinations coupled, Balanced expression pedals (Solo / Swell).

  •   Next Event
    Organ Case Civic Re-opening Recital – Musical Theme of Remembrance on 07 November 2008 at 19:00 in Ashton Hall, Lancaster Town Hall

    Next Organ Concert
    Colin Parsons (Chairman of AHORP) on 16 October 2008 at 12:30 in Ashton Hall, Lancaster Town Hall

    Virtual Tour
    Go on a virtual panoramic tour of the Ashton Hall organ here

    Organ Consultant's report (5MB PDF)

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