2012: a five-rank two-manual and pedal direct electric modular organ, 19 stops.
St Wilfrid’s originally housed a 5-stop, one-manual Brindley & Foster organ of 1880. The church was in need of a vestry but still wanted to retain a pipe organ. We were able to offer them the ideal solution to suit their limited budget. Within the existing organ chamber footprint a 19-stop 5-rank extension organ has been installed on a new mezzanine floor, and a vestry/office has been created underneath. The whole instrument is enclosed in a swell box with shutters facing north and west.
A redundant Walker 4-rank extension organ was purchased and this pipework formed the basis of the instrument, together with a new Trumpet stop (a gift, donated by guests for the wedding of Mr & Mrs Geoff Nield, Geoff being project manager and organist).
The organ now sings out into the body of the church, and with the re-ordering of the church, the mobile console can be positioned as required for all events. Inclusion of MIDI on the organ allowed Geoff to record 3 months’ worth of music, hymns etc. so he still played for the services whilst away on his honeymoon.
Specification
| Great Open Diapason (A) 8 Stopped Diapason (B) 8 Salicional (C) 8 Principal (A) 4 Twelfth (C) 2 2/3 Fifteenth (D) 2 Trumpet (E) 8 Great suboctave Swell to Great | Swell Lieblich Gedackt (B) 8 Salicional (C) 8 Principal (D) 4 Stopped Flute (B) 4 Nazard (B) 2 2/3 Piccolo (B) 2 Mixture (C) 15.19.22 Trumpet (E) 8 Swell octave Swell unison off Swell suboctave |
| Pedal Sub Bass (B) 16 Principal (A) 8 Bass Flute (B) 8 Trumpet (E) 8 Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Great & Ped Combs | Ranks on unit chests Unit A – Diapason Unit B – Flute Unit C – Salicional Unit D – Principal Unit E – Trumpet |
