Church Organ - St Michael - Beer, Devon
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N 50° 41.930 W 003° 05.534
30U E 493486 N 5616339
Church organ in St Michael's church, Beer.
Waymark Code: WM160XB
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/10/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GPSaxophone
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Church organ in St Michael's church, Beer.

"Builders

1889           William Hill & Sons

1987           Michael Farley  Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Cases

          
Type  Architectural

Department and Stop list

Pedal Key action TP  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high f1  Keys 30
             1 Open Diapason 16  
             2 Bourdon 16  
 
Great Key action Tr  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high g3  Keys 56
             3 Open Diapason 8  
             4 Hohl Flute 8  
             5 Dulciana 8  
             6 Principal 4  
             7 Twelfth 2 2/3  
             8 Fifteenth 2  
             9 Larigot 1 1/3  replaced Harmonic Flute 4'
 
Swell Key action Tr  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high g3  Keys 56 Enclosed
             10 Bourdon 16  
             11 Open Diapason 8  
             12 Rohr Flote 8  
             13 Salicional 8 not ARA
             14 Principal 4  
             15 Flageolet 2 TC, was Fifteenth
             16 Mixture II  
             17 Cornopean 8  
             18 Tremulant    

Console

Pedalboard  RCO 

Couplers

Swell to Pedal

Swell to Great

Great to Pedal

Details

Blowing electric 

Accessories

4 foot combination levers."

SOURCE - (Visit Link)

 

The organ was given to the church in 1885 at a cost of £500 [£68,000 in today's money], raised by donations and subscriptions of local parishioners. It was dedicated on 30th June 1885. It was given a mojor overhaul in 1987 at a cost of £2934.

 

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