photo by Andrew Hayden

ST EDMUNDSBURY CATHEDRAL BURY ST EDMUNDS

ST EDMUNDSBURY CATHEDRAL
A large, elevated organ chamber was created in the angle between the quire and north transept when the eastern extension of the Cathedral was built in 1970. The architect, Stephen Dykes Bower, also planned the magnificent central tower, which was eventually built to celebrate the new millennium. The new organ incorporates pipework from the previous instruments by Norman & Beard and Nicholson. It speaks primarily to the west, but is also designed to accompany services in the quire. There are two new organ cases based on the architect's original designs: the main case in the transept facing west towards the nave, and a second case for the Choir Organ and unenclosed Solo reeds overlooking the quire, where the console is also located.

PEDAL ORGAN
1. Contra Bass 2. Open Wood * 3. Open Diapason * 4. Violone 5. Sub Bass 6. Echo Bourdon 7. Principal 8. Bass Flute 9. Fifteenth 10. Mixture * 11. Double Trombone * 12. Ophicleide * 13. Trombone * 14. Fagotto
I Choir to Pedal III Swell to Pedal
(from 5)

SWELL ORGAN
32 16 16 16 16 16 8 8 4 IV 32 16 16 16 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47.
*

(from 25) (from 37) (from 5)

(from 34) (from 34) (from 48)

Bourdon Open Diapason Lieblich Gedackt Echo Gamba Voix Cleste (tenor c) Principal Flute Fifteenth Sesquialtera Mixture Oboe
XIII Tremulant

16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 II IV 8 16 8 4

II Great to Pedal IV Solo to Pedal

48. Contra Fagotto 49. Cornopean * 50. Clarion

XIV Octave XVI Unison Off XV Sub Octave XVII Solo to Swell
(51-57 enclosed)

CHOIR ORGAN
15. 16. 17. * 18. 19. 20. * 21. 22. 23. * 24.
*

Open Diapason Stopped Flute Principal Nason Flute Nazard Fifteenth Flautino Tierce Sifflte Cremona

8 8 4 4 22/3 2 2 13/5 1 8

SOLO ORGAN
51. 52. 53. * 54. * 55. 56. * 57.
* 58. * 59.

Quintaton (bass from 37) Viole d'Orchestre Viole Cleste (tenor c) Harmonic Flute Flauto Traverso Clarinet Vox Humana
XVIII Tremulant

16

8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8

V Tremulant VI Swell to Choir VII Solo to Choir

Tuba Orchestral Trumpet

XIX Octave XX Sub Octave XXI Unison Off

GREAT ORGAN
25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. * 34. * 35. * 36.
* * * * *

Double Open Diapason Open Diapason No 1 Open Diapason No 2 Stopped Diapason (wood) Principal Chimney Flute Twelfth Fifteenth Mixture Trombone Trumpet Clarion

16 8 8 8 4 4 22/3 2 V 16 8 4

ACCESSORIES
Ten general pistons and general cancel Two general coupler pistons Eight foot pistons to the Pedal Organ Eight pistons to the Choir Organ Eight pistons to the Great Organ Eight pistons to the Swell Organ Six pistons to the Solo Organ Combination couplers: Great & Pedal pistons Generals on Swell foot pistons Manuals I & II Exchange Reversible pistons: I-IV, VI, VII, X-XII, XVII Reversible foot pistons: I, II, III, VI, XI; 1, 11 Eight divisional and 128 general memory levels Stepper, operating general pistons in sequence Expression pedals: Swell (Transept), Swell (Quire), and Solo

VIII Reeds on Pedal IX Reeds on Choir X Choir to Great XI Swell to Great XII Solo to Great

* New stops

The manual compass is 61 notes; the pedal 32 notes The actions are electro-pneumatic

HARRISON & HARRISON 2010