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The Diocese of
St. Asaph

st asaph cathedral organ

cathedral organA brief history

1824

William Hill - 1 manual

1846

William Hill - addition of Choir Organ and Pedal Pipes

1859

William Hill - addition of Short Compass Swell

1867

William Hill - Re-location of Organ

1897

Thomas Hill - Organ rebuilt with 4 manuals and pneumatic action

1966

Hill, Norman & Beard - Organ rebuilt with electric action, detached console and 3 manuals

1998

Wood of Huddersfield - Organ rebuilt and enlarged with 4 manuals and a new oak case

 

  • Great organ
    • Double Open Diapason 16'
    • Open Diapason I 8'
    • Open Diapason II 8'
    • Stopped Diapason 8'
    • Principal 4'
    • Wald Flute 4'
    • Twelfth 3’
    • Fifteenth 2'
    • Piccolo 2'
    • Glockenspiel II
    • Full Mixture IV
    • Sharp Mixture III
    • Trumpet 8'
    • Tremulant
  • Pedal organ
    • Sub Bass 32'
    • Open Diapason (Wood) 16'
    • Open Diapason (Metal) 16'
    • Violone 16'
    • Bourdon 16'
    • Principal 8'
    • Flute 8'
    • Fifteenth 4'
    • Flute 4'
    • Mixture IV
    • Sarff 32'
    • Trombone 16'
    • Trumpet 8'
  • Choir organ
    • Open Diapason 8'
    • Stopped Diapason 8'
    • Principal 4'
    • Nason Flute 4'
    • Fifteenth 2'
    • Mixture III
  • Swell organ (enclosed)
    • Bourdon 16'
    • Open Diapason 8'
    • Stopped Diapason 8'
    • Viola di Gamba 8'
    • Vox Angelica 8'
    • Principal 4'
    • Flute 4'
    • Flautina 2'
    • Mixture III
    • Oboe 8'
    • Tremulant
    • Double Trumpet 16'
    • Cornopean 8'
    • Clarion 4'
  • Solo organ (enclosed)
    • Quintaton 16'
    • Gamba 8'
    • Celeste 8'
    • Harmonic Flute 8'
    • Harmonic Flute 4'
    • Clarionet 8'
    • Orchestral Oboe 8'
    • Vox Humana 8'
    • Tremulant
    • Tuba 8' (unenclosed)