APPENDIX IV
Reading edition
THE ORGAN
The organ now at St. Bartholomew's, where it supersedes one purchased by subscription in 1731, was originally built by George England in 1760 for the Church of St. Stephen, Walbrook. Considerable work was there done upon it by Messrs. William Hill and Son in 1872, viz:
I. The pipes of Great and Choir stops were replanted, CC pipes over the GG grooves, and the compass altered to CC to G throughout.
II. The following alterations were made in the Great organ:
Open Diapason (ii) extended from gamut G to CC. Mixture replaced by new pipes where required. New Trumpet inserted, and the old one transferred to Swell.
Choir. Dulciana (new) C (grooved). Keraulophon (new) C (grooved). Clarinet CC.
Swell. New soundboard (CC to G), swell-box and new action. New Bourdon, 16 feet. Cornet made into 12 and 15 feet. New mixture—four ranks. German Flute revoiced. Old Great organ Trumpet arranged to form Double Trumpet from tenor C. All stops, except German Flute and Double Trumpet, carried down to CC.
Pedal. Bourdon, new, 16 feet. Open Diapason, 16 feet (compass arranged CCC to F thirty notes). Trombone, new, 16 feet
Couplers. New, Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Choir. New keyboards. New Pedal keyboard. New Drawstop knobs. New additional bellows. Five new Composition Pedals (three to Great organ, and two to Swell organ).
Specification of the instrument after the above-mentioned work was done.
Great Organ, CC to G.
Open Diapason (i)8feet
Open Diapason (ii)8"
Stopped Diapason8"
Principal4"
Twelfth22/3"
Fifteenth2"
Nason Flute4"
Furniture.
Sesquialtra.
Trumpet8"
Clarion8"
Swell Organ, CC to G.
Bourdon16feet
Open Diapason8"
German Flute8"
Stopped Diapason8"
Principal4"
Twelfth22/3"
Fifteenth2"
Double Trumpet (C)16"
Trumpet8"
Oboe8"
Clarion4"
Choir Organ, CC to G.
Dulciana8feet
Keraulophon (C grooved) 8"
Stopped Diapason8"
Principal4"
Flute4"
Fifteenth2"
French Horn tenor F#8"
Vox Humana8"
Clarinet8"
Pedal Organ, CCC to F.
Open Diapason16feet
Bourdon16"
Trombone16"
Couplers.
Swell to Great.
Swell to Choir.
Swell to Pedal.
Great to Pedal.
Choir to Pedal.
Three Composition Pedals to Great.
Two Composition Pedals to Swell.
In 1886 the organ was purchased from St. Stephen's, Walbrook, for St. Bartholomew-the-Great, where a new case was made for it, the original being retained at St. Stephen's, for the sake of the carving, attributed to the famous Grinling Gibbons. Several alterations were then made in the instrument to adapt it to its new position, and at the present time the specification is as follows:
Great Organ, CC to G.
Open Diapason (i)8feet
Open Diapason (ii)8"
Stopped Diapason8"
Principal4"
Wald-Flute4"
Twelfth22/3"
Fifteenth2"
Mixture (4 ranks).
Furniture (3 ranks).
Trumpet8"
Clarion4"
Swell Organ, CC to G.
Bourdon16feet
Open Diapason8"
German Flute8"
Stopped Diapason8"
Vox Angelica8"
Principal4"
Fifteenth2"
Mixture (4 ranks).
Double Trumpet16"
Trumpet8"
Oboe8"
Clarion4"
Choir Organ, CC to G.
Dulciana8feet
Keraulophon8"
Hohl Flute8"
Gamba8"
Suabe Flute4"
Fifteenth2"
French Horn8"
Clarinet8"
Vox Humana8"
Pedal Organ, CCC to F.
Open Diapason16feet
Bourdon16"
Trombone16"
Couplers.
Swell to Great.
Swell to Choir.
Great to Pedal.
Choir to Pedal.
Swell to Pedal.
Five Combination Pedals.