2018: 3 manuals with pipework by J W Walker and Rushworth & Dreaper, 42 stops.
At the heart of this new three-manual instrument is the pipework from a large, fine two-manual J W Walker organ built in 1932 for the Great Hall at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, Leicester. This has been augmented with four well-matched ranks from a contemporaneous extension organ built by Rushworth & Dreaper for St Margaret’s church, Aspley, Nottingham in 1933 and now redundant; these R&D ranks make up most of the Pedal and Choir organs of the new instrument.
In addition, a few select ranks have been retained from the previous St Mary’s organ (most recently rebuilt by John Males in 1986) and suitably revoiced; the Choir Clarinet is former stock from the firm of the late Peter Collins.
Three digital ranks have been employed to add weight to the pedal division where space does not permit the necessary pipework, and some judicious extension / borrowing has been employed to increase the flexibility of the available ranks.
The action is direct electric throughout, with a mobile detached console made by Renatus, and control system by Musicom Systems.
Specification
| Great Contra Salicional (B) 16 Open Diapason 1 (K) 8 Open Diapason 2 (D) 8 Wald Flute 8 Octave 4 Nason Flute (C) 4 Twelfth 2 2/3 Fifteenth 2 Mixture IV 19.22.26.29 Tromba* (E) 8 Swell to Great Choir to Great | Swell Geigen Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Echo Viol 8 Voix Celeste 8 Octave Geigen 4 Fifteenth 2 Mixture III 15.19.22 Contra Fagotto (F) 16 Trumpet (I) 8 Oboe (F) 8 Clarion (I) 4 Tremulant Swell superoctave Swell unison off Swell suboctave |
| Choir Lieblich Gedackt* (G) 8 Salicional* (H) 8 Stopped Flute* (G) 4 Salicet* (H) 4 Nazard* (G) 2 2/3 Fifteenth (L) 2 Flautina* (G) 2 Tierce 1 3/5 Clarinet 8 Tromba* (E) 8 Clarion* (E) 4 Tremulant Choir suboctave Great to Choir Swell to Choir | Pedal Open Diapason (metal)* (A) 16 Bourdon* (G/C) 16 Contra Salicional (B) 16 Principal* (K) 8 Bass Flute* (G/C) 8 Fifteenth (D) 4 Mixture IV 19.22.26.29 Trombone* (E) 16 Contra Fagotto (F) 16 Tromba* (E) 8 Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Choir to Pedal Great & Ped Combs coupled |
| * Rushworth & Dreaper ranks. With the exception of the Choir Clarinet, Choir Fifteenth, and Great and Pedal mixtures, all other ranks are by J W Walker | Accessories 6 thumb pistons to Great, Swell & Choir Reversible thumb pistons for Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir 8 General thumb pistons General Cancel thumb piston Setter thumb piston 3 Stepper Advance thumb pistons Stepper Retard thumb piston 6 toe pistons to Pedal & Swell (or Generals 1-6) Reversible toe piston for Great to Pedal Reversible toe piston for Swell to Great Reversible toe piston for 32ft flue Reversible toe piston for 32ft reed Stepper Advance & Retard toe pistons Balanced swell pedal Capture system with 200 levels of general memory and 9 levels of divisional memory ‘DNA’ Recording and playback system with tablet control |