And can it be - Chris Lawton at Wellingborough United Reformed Church, Northamptonshire

And can it be - Chris Lawton at Wellingborough United Reformed Church, Northamptonshire

Me playing the organ at Wellingborough (High Street) United Reformed Church, Northamptonshire. br br The organ was originally built as a 3 manual by J Binns of Leeds. In 1913, this was expanded to 4 manuals by the John Compton Organ Company Ltd who rebuilt the organ in 1932. Im more recent years, the organ has been overhauled and a new electrical system fitted. The specification reads: br br PEDAL br Resultant Bass 32' br Open Diapason 16' br Violone 16' br Bourdon 16' br Octave 8' br Violoncello 8' br Bass Flute 8' br Octave Flute 4' br Bombarde 16' br Tromba 8' br Choir to Pedal br Great to Pedal br Swell to Pedal br Solo to Pedal br br CHOIR br Geigen Principal 8' br Lieblich Gedact 8' br Dulciana 8' br Gamba 8' br Stopped Flute 4' br Nazard 2.23' br Piccolo 2' br Orchestral Oboe 8' br Clarinet 8' br Sub Octave br Octave br Tremulant br Swell to Choir br Solo to Choir br br GREAT br Double Open Diapason 16' br Open Diapason I 8' br Open Diapason II 8' br Open Diapason III 8' br Stopped Diapason 8' br Principal 4' br Harmonic Flute 4' br Twelfth 2.23' br Fifteenth 2' br Mixture IV br Posaune 8' br Swell to Great 16' br Swell to Great 8' br Swell to Great 4' br Choir to Great br Solo to Great br br SWELL br Open Diapason 8' br Hohl Flute 8' br Echo Viole 8' br Voix Celeste 8' br Principal 4' br Fifteenth 2' br Mixture II br Contra Oboe 16' br Cornopean 8' br Clarion 4' br Sub Octave br Octave br Tremulant br br SOLO br Large Open Diapason 8' br Gross Flute 8' br Bombarde 16' br Tuba 8' br Tuba Clarion 4' br br ACCESSORIES br 6 thumb pistons to Great br 6 thumb pistons to Swell duplicated by toe pistons br 6 thumb pistons to Choir br 4 thumb pistons to Solo br 6 toe pistons to Pedal br 3 reversible thumb pistons br 2 reversible toe pistons br 1 general cancel thumb piston br Great and pedal pistons combined br Double touch canceller to each division br Voltmeter br br For this first video I am playing the hymn 'And can it be' to the tune 'Sagina' which makes use of the Compton Tuba at the end of each verse. br br Many thanks to the church officials for allowing me access to wonderful Compton organ.


User: Christopher Lawton

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Uploaded: 2013-10-24

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