THE ORGAN IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY


PEDAL ORGAN



SWELL ORGAN


On the screen







    1. Open Diapason

16

63.
Quintaton

16
    2. Geigen
(from 45) 16

64.
Open Diapason

8
    3. Bourdon
(from 46) 16

65.
Lieblich Gedeckt

8
    *4. Principal

8

66.
Viole d'Amour

8
§5. Octave Geigen
(from 45)


67.
Salicional
8
*6. Bass Flute
(from 46) 8

68.
Vox Angelica
8
*7. Fifteenth

4

69.
Principal
4
*8. Rohr Flute

4

70.
Lieblich Flute
4
¥9. Open Flute

2

71.
Fifteenth
2
¥10. Mixture
19.22.26.29
IV

*72.
Twenty Second
1
  ¥11. Contra Posaune
(from 60) 16

¥73.
Sesquialtera 12.17 II
 ¥12. Posaune
(from 61) 8

¥74.
Mixture 15.19.22.26.29 V
¥13. Octave Posaune
(from 62) 4

¥75.
Contra Oboe
16





¥76.
Oboe
8

In the triforium



*77.
Vox Humana
8
  14.
Double Open Wood
(from 16) 32


XVI   Tremulant

15.
Open Wood I

16

78.
Double Trumpet
16
  16.
Open Wood II

16

79.
Trumpet
8
 §17.
Violone                  
(from 98) 16

80.
Clarion
4
18.
Viole (from 81)
16


XVII   Octave       XVIII   Sub Octave
  19.
Double Ophicleide (from 20)
32


§XIX   Unison Off         XX   Solo to Swell

  20.
Ophicleide
16




21.
Tuba
(from 93)
16


SOLO ORGAN   (81 - 96 enclosed)

22.
Clarinet
(from 89)
16

81.
Contra Viole

16
*23.
Trumpet

8

82.
Viole d'Orchestre

8
*24.
Clarion
(from 23) 4

83.
Viole Céleste

8

I  Choir to Pedal       II   Choir Octave to Pedal


84.
Viole Octaviante

4

III   Great to Pedal      IV Swell to Pedal

85.
Cornet de Violes
10.12.15
III

V  Solo to Pedal       VI   Bombarde  to Pedal


86.
Harmonic Flute

8





87.
Concert Flute

4

CHOIR ORGAN



88.
Harmonic Piccolo

2

Upper Division (enclosed)



89.
Double Clarinet
(from 90)
16
25.
Claribel Flute

8

90.
Clarinet

8
26.
Stopped Flute

8

91.
Cor Anglais

8
27.
Viola da Gamba
8

92.
Orchestral Hautboy

8
¥28.
Gemshorn
4


XX   Tremulant


29.
Flauto Traverso

4

93.
Contra Tuba
(from 94)
16
30.
Nason

4

94.
Tuba

8
¥31.
Gemshorn Fifteenth

2

95.
Orchestral Trumpet

8
¥32.
Mixture
19.22
II

96.
French Horn

8
¥33.
Cornopean

8

97.
Tuba Mirabilis

8

VII  Upper Choir on Swell (rocking tablet)



XXI   Octave       XXII   Sub Octave







XXIII   Unison Off       XXIV   Bombarde to Solo


Lower Division (unenclosed)







§34.
Bourdon                  (prepared for)

16


BOMBARDE ORGAN


¥35.
Open Diapason

8

§98.
Violone                              

16
*36.
Rohr Flute

8

*99.
Open Diapason

8
*37.
Principal

4

*100.
Principal

4
*38.
Open Flute

4

*101.
Fifteenth

2
*39.
Nazard

22/3

*102.
Mixture
19.22.26.29
IV-VI
*40.
Fifteenth

2

*103.
Grand Cornet
1.8.12.15.17
III-V
*41.
Blockflute

2

*104.
Bombarde

16
*42.
Tierce

13/5

*105.
Trumpet

8
*43.
Mixture
22.26.29.33
IV

*106.
Clarion

4
*44.
Cremona

8

¥107.
Contra Posaune
(from 60)
16

VIII   Lower Choir on Great (rocking tablet)


¥108.
Posaune
(from 61)
8

IX   Tremulant       X   Swell to Choir


¥109.
Octave Posaune
(from 62)
4

XI  Solo to Choir       XII   Bombarde to Choir


110.
Tuba Mirabilis
(from 97)
8






XXV   Bombarde Chorus (98 - 103) on Great


GREAT ORGAN







45.
Double Geigen

16


ACCESSORIES


46.
Bourdon

16


Additional couplers (rocking tablets):


47.
Open Diapason I

8


  Great and Pedal combinations coupled


48.
Open Diapason II

8


  Pedal to Swell pistons


49.
Geigen
8


     (with separate Pedal combinations)


50.
Hohl Flute

8


  Generals on Swell foot pistons


*51.
Stopped Diapason
8


  §Generals on Great thumb pistons


52.
Octave

4


  §Manuals I and II Exchange


53.
Geigen Principal
4


  §Upper Choir shutters on Swell


*54.
Wald Flute
22/3

Ten foot pistons to the Pedal Organ


55.
Octave Quint
2


Ten pistons to the Choir Organ


56.
Super Octave

V


Ten pistons to the Great Organ


¥57.
Mixture 15.19.22.26.29 IV


§Ten pistons to the Swell Organ


*58.
Sharp Mixture
29.33.36
III


   (duplicated by foot pistons)


59.
Harmonics
17.19.21.22 8


§Ten pistons to the Solo Organ


¥60.
Contra Posaune
16


Six pistons to the Bombarde Organ


¥61.
Posaune
8


§Ten general pistons and general cancel


¥62.
Octave Posaune
4


Sequencing pistons and foot pistons, operating general pistons


XIII   Choir to Great       XIV   Swell to Great



Reversible pistons: I, III-VI, X, XI, XIII-XVI, XX; 14, 19


XV   Solo to Great       XVI   Bombarde to Great



Reversible foot pistons: III, XIV; 14, 19







Balanced expression pedals to the Upper Choir, Swell and Solo Organs











§512 memories for the general pistons; 16 memories for the divisional pistons



The actions are electro-pneumatic




The manual compass is 61 notes; the pedal, 32 notes








* new stops     ¥ alterations (1982/87)     § alterations (2006)


HARRISON & HARRISON

2006

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