Hail glorious St Patrick - Chris Lawton at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Heath Town, Wolverhampton

Hail glorious St Patrick - Chris Lawton at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Heath Town, Wolverhampton

Me playing the organ at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Heath Town, Wolverhampton. br br The organ was first built in 1948 by the John Compton Organ Company Ltd of North Acton, London for the previous church building and dedicated by the Most Rev. J Masterson in memory of those who lost their lives in the two World Wars. Like most Compton built instruments, the organ is built on the extension principal with all pipework fully enclosed. In 1972 the present church building was opened as a result of the local area being redeveloped at the time and the organ was transferred to the new building where otherwise it remains in original condition. The specification reads: br br PEDAL br Sub Bass 16' br Flute 8' br Trombone 16' br Trumpet 8' br Great to Pedal br Swell to Pedal br br GREAT br Bourdon 16' br Open Diapason 8' br Harmonic Flute 8' br Salicional 8' br Octave 4' br Harmonic Flute 4' br Salicet 4' br Twelfth 2.23' br Fifteenth 2' br Swell to Great br br SWELL br Contra Salicional 16' br Harmonic Flute 8' br Salicional 8' br Harmonic Flute 4' br Salicet 4' br Piccolo 2' br Cymbale III br Trombone 16' br Trumpet 8' br Clarion 4' br Tremulant (affects all divisions) br br ACCESSORIES br 4 double touch thumb pistons to Great and Pedal br 4 double touch thumb pistons to Swell and Pedal br 4 toe pistons to Pedal br 1 canceller thumb piston - Great to Pedal br 1 canceller thumb piston - Swell to Pedal br 1 balanced expression pedal - organ br 1 balanced expression pedal - crescendo br Double touch canceller to each division br 3 ventil switches br Voltmeter br br For this first video as we were in a church dedicated to St Patrick and to show off the power of the organ, the obvious choice was 'Hail glorious St Patrick'. br br Many thanks to the church officials for allowing me access to this wonderful Compton organ.


User: Christopher Lawton

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Uploaded: 2013-10-04

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