Foto: Phil Draper © 2010
Hill, Norman & Beard bouwde in 1972 een nieuw sleepladen-orgel met elektrische tractuur voor de Church of Saint Mary in Stafford (Staffordshire). De historische orgelkas is in 1844 gemaakt door John Banfield. Het pedaalklavier is radiaal concaaf.
Dispositie:
Choir: C – g3
Gedeckt 8′ – Low 12 from 13
Spitz Flute 4′ – Tapered, Low 12 from 13 at 4′
Principal 2′
Larigot 1 1/3′ – Tapered
Great: C – g3
Open Diapason 8′ – Bass on display in the case
Stopped Diapason 8′ – Independent treble. Bass and tenor from 12
Octave 4′ – Independent treble. Bass and tenor from 13
Chimney Flute 4′ – Independent treble. Bass and tenor from Principal
Fifteenth 2′
Sesquialtera II
Furniture III – 19.22.26
Swell: C – g3
Salicional 8′
Wald Flute 8′
Principal 4′
Mixture III 22.26.29
Shalmey 16′
Shalmey 8′ – Added
Trumpet 8′
Tremulant
Pedal: C – ?
Subbass 16′
Principal 8′
Gedeckt 8′ Extension
Octave 4′ Extension
Superoctave 2′ Extension
Bass Trumpet 16′ Swell
Shalmey 4′ Swell
Couplers:
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir
Choir to Great
Choir to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Accessories:
Great and Pedal pistons coupled;
reversible thumb & toe pistons for sw-gt & gt-pd;
reversible thumb pistons for sw-pd & gt-pd;
4 pistons each to gt, sw & ped;
balanced Swell pedal;
Further information:
The Choir organ is located in a nominal 2ft tone cabinet formed by the upper story of the central tower of the case.
Action: Electromagnetic
Soundboards with expansion chambers and built-in wind regulators. Discus blower.
Scaling by John Norman. Tonal finish supervised by John Norman (the last before leaving HN&B)
Addition of kneelers has deadend the church acoustic so the organ now sounds softer than when built