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PAISLEY ABBEY ORGAN

 

SWELL ORGAN

    1

Tremulant

 

 

*2

Clarion

 

4

  *3

Trumpet

 

8

  *4

Voix Humaine

 

8

    *5

Hautboy

 

8

    6

Corno di Bassetto

 

16

    7

Cimbel

 

III

*8

Plein Jeu

 

IV-VI

    9

Tierce

 

13/5

  10

Gemshorn

 

2

  11

Nazard

 

22/3

*12

Flute Octave

 

4

  13

Principal

 

4

  14

Chimney Flute

 

8

*15

Gambe

 

8

*16

Celeste

(tenor c)

8

 

 

 

 

PEDAL ORGAN

16a

Tremulant

 

 

  17

Shawm

 

4

  18

Clarion

 

4

  19

Trumpet

 

8

  20

Bassoon

 

16

  21

Bombarde

 

16

 21a

Contre Bombarde

(from 21)

32

  22

Mixture

 

VI

  23

Open Flute

 

2

  24

Choral Bass

 

4

  25

Gedackt

 

8

  26

Octave

 

8

  27

Salicional

 

16

*28

Sub Bass

 

16

  29

Principal

(from 52)

16

?*30

Contrebasse

 

16

?*31

Contrebasse

(from 30)

32

 

COUPLERS

  32

Bombarde to Swell

  33

Bombarde to Positive

  34

Bombarde to Great

  35

Swell to Great

  36

Positive to Great

  37

Swell to Positive

  38

Swell to Pedal

  39

Great to Pedal

  40

Positive to Pedal

  41

Bombarde to Pedal

  42

Great & Pedal combinations coupled

 42a

Generals on swell toe pistons

 

 

 

The manual compass is 61 notes; the pedal 32 notes

The actions are electro-pneumatic

* all or part Cavaillé-Coll pipework.

BOMBARDE ORGAN

  43

Clarion

 

4

  44

Trumpet

 

8

?*45

Bombarde

 

16

  46

Cornet

(tenor g)

V

  47

Plein Jeu

 

VI

  48

Quartane

 

II

  49

Prestant

 

4

*50

Harmonic Flute

 

8

  51

Octave

 

8

  52

Principal

 

16

 

POSITIVE ORGAN

  53

Tremulant

 

 

  54

Cremona

 

8

  55

Mixture

 

IV

  56

Sesquialtera

 

II

  57

Larigot

 

11/3

  58

Wald Flute

 

2

  59

Doublette

 

2

  60

Nazard

 

22/3

  61

Chimney Flute

 

4

62

Principal

 

4

*63

Bourdon

 

8

*64

Traverse Flute

 

8

*65

Salicional

 

8

  66

Unda Maris

(tenor c)

8

 

GREAT ORGAN

66a

Tremulant

 

 

*67

Trumpet

 

8

*68

Bassoon

 

16

  69

Cornet

(middle c)

IV

  70

Mixture

 

IV-VI

  71

Blockflute

 

2

*72

Octave

 

2

  73

Quint

 

22/3

  74

Stopped Flute

 

4

*75

Prestant

 

4

*76

Bourdon

 

8

  77

Spitzflute

 

8

*78

Montre

 

8

*79

Bourdon

 

16

 

ACCESSORIES

Eight general pistons and general cancel

Eight toe pistons to the Pedal Organ

Eight pistons to the Positive Organ

Eight pistons to the Great Organ

Eight pistons to the Swell Organ

  (duplicated by toe pistons)

Eight pistons to the Bombarde Organ

Reversible pistons: 32-41

Reversible toe piston: 39

64 general and 16 divisional memory levels

Stepper, operating general pistons in sequence

Independent sequencer

Balanced expression pedal to the Swell Organ

 

Cavaillé-Coll 1874; Hill, Norman and Beard 1928; Walker 1968; restored by Harrison and Harrison 2009