The present organ has two manuals (C to a3) and pedals (C to f1) and 24 speaking stops. The action is mostly tracker. The organ is notable for the quality of its pipework, at least some of which has the stamp of organ builder Alexander Young on it. When the instrument was rebuilt in 1968 by George Sixsmith, of Mossley, Lancashire, much of the previous instrument was retained, but Sixsmith used parts of an organ removed from Ardwick Methodist Church in Bradford, Manchester. Three mutation ranks and a clarinet were installed at a much later date to expand the Great organ. These four ranks were mounted on a dedicated high‑level soundboard. Of particular interest is the fact that the Violin rank was built by the German organ builder Schultz, and came from the Parish Church of Hindley via the Methodist Church in Glazebury. The full specification of the present organ is given below.
Swell: Open Diapason 8 Violin 8 Viol d’Orchestra 8 Rohr Flute 8 Cornopean 8 Oboe 8 Gemshorn 4 Piccolo 2 Mixture (2 ranks) Tremulant (effective throughout) |
Open Diapason 8 Clarabella 8 Dulciana 8 Trumpet 8 Principal 4 Wald Flute 4 Fifteenth 2 _________________ Clarinet 8 Nazard 2⅔ Tierce 13/5 Larigot 1⅓ |
Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 16 Principal 8 Bass Flute 8 Sw to Gt, Sw to Ped,
Gt to Ped, Sw to Gt Oct
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