2018: A complete rebuild and re-ordering of the 3-manual Hill/Walker organ, including addition of pedal 32ft Contra Trombone and a 5-rank Great Cornet, 69 stops.
Please read Paul Hale’s booklet, The Organ of St Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray.
Specification
| Great Double Open Diapason (B) 16 Contra Gedeckt (A) 16 Open Diapason No.1 8 Open Diapason No.2 8 Open Diapason No.3 (B) 8 Wald Flute 8 Gedeckt (A) 8 Octave 4 Principal (B) 4 Harmonic Flute 4 Twelfth 2 2/3 Fifteenth 2 Mixture 17.19.22 Sharp Mixture 26.29 Cornet 1.8.12.15.17 Double Trumpet (C) 16 Tromba (D) 8 Trumpet (C) 8 Clarion (C) 4 Swell to Great Choir to Great | Swell Open Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Salicional 8 Voix Celeste (ten.C) 8 Principal 4 Suabe Flute 4 Twelfth 2 2/3 Fifteenth 2 Mixture 22.26.29 Oboe 8 Tremulant Double Trumpet 16 Cornopean 8 Clarion 4 Octave Unison off Suboctave |
| Choir Contra Gamba (E) 16 Lieblich Bourdon (F) 16 Open Diapason (H) 8 Lieblich Gedeckt (F) 8 Viola da Gamba (E) 8 Voix Celeste (ten.C) 8 Prestant (H) 4 Lieblich Flute (F) 4 Gambette (E) 4 Nazard (F) 2 2/3 Fifteenth (H) 2 Flautino (F) 2 Tierce 1 3/5 Mixture 22.26.29 Double Clarinet (ten.C) (I) 16 Clarinet (I) 8 Tremulant Contra Tromba (D/M) 16 Tromba (D) 8 Trumpet (C) 8 Clarion (C) 4 Choir octave Great to Choir Swell to Choir | Pedal Double Open Wood (J) 32 Open Wood (J) 16 Open Diapason (B) 16 Bourdon (K) 16 Echo Bourdon (Choir) (F) 16 Gamba (Choir) (E) 16 Principal (L) 8 Bass Flute (K) 8 Gambette (Choir) (E) 8 Fifteenth (L) 4 Octave Flute (K) 4 Contra Trombone (C) 32 Ophicleide (M) 16 Trombone (C) 16 Trumpet (Swell) 16 Tromba (M/C) 8 Clarion (C) 4 Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Choir to Pedal |
| Accessories Great and Pedal Combinations Coupled Generals on Swell toe pistons Balanced Expression pedals to (L to R): Chancel Choir / Swell / Nave Choir or General Crescendo 3-position rotary switch for RH swell pedal, engraved: Nave Choir / None / Crescendo Combination system 8 Thumb Pistons to Great Organ 8 Thumb Pistons to Swell Organ 8 Thumb Pistons to Choir Organ 8 General Thumb Pistons Reversible Thumb Piston for Great to Pedal Reversible Thumb Piston for Swell to Pedal Reversible Thumb Piston for Choir to Pedal Reversible Thumb Piston for Swell to Great Reversible Thumb Piston for Swell to Choir 2 Stepper/Sequencer advance Thumb Pistons, plus one for a console assistant Stepper/Sequencer retard Thumb Piston, plus one for a console assistant General Cancel Thumb Piston Setter Thumb Piston 8 Toe Pistons to Pedal Organ 8 Toe Pistons to Swell Organ (duplicating) Reversible Toe Piston for Great to Pedal Reversible Toe Piston for 32ft flue Reversible Toe Piston for 32ft reed Stepper/Sequencer advance Toe Piston Stepper/Sequencer retard Toe Piston |
