House Organs (Part 1)

Peter Sweeney has two organs, a Ken Jones two-manual pipe organ and an Allen Protégé Digital Organ. At the moment the Jones organ is with one of his students, Aaron Marchant. Peter would prefer the pipe organ any day, but the Allen digital organ provides more scope for practice than the Jones instrument. The specification of the Allen organ is as follows:

Pedal: Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedackt 16, Octave 8, Flute 8, Choral Bass 4, Mixture lV, Posaune 16, Clarion 4, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal (Midi on Pedal).

Swell: Gedackt 8, Viola Pomposa 8, Viola Celeste 8, Octave Geigen 4, Traverse Flute 4, Nazard 22/3, Clarinet, Piccolo 2, Orchestral Flute, Tierce 13/5, Cor Anglaise, Fourniture lV, Basson 16, Trompette 8, Clarion 4, Tremulant, (Midi on Swell).

Great: Lieblich Gedackt 16, Diapason 8, Harmonic Flute 4, Flute Celeste 8, Octave 4, Octave 4, Spitzflote 4, Fifteenth 2, Mixture lV, Chimes, Tremulant, Swell to Great.

General: Bass Coupler, Melody Coupler, Alternative Tuning On, Tremulants Full, Console Speaker Off, External Speaker Off, Swell Solo Voices, 5 Generals Pistons on 4 Levels, 4 divisional Pistons to Great and Swell.

Peter improvised a most interesting selection of music, to demonstrate the scope of the instrument — including a solo on the 4’ pedal stop.

Ann Coulter has a Conn electronic organ which was formerly owned by the late Douglas Williams (who had two other organs plus as well as a grand piano in his house!). Ann Coulter was formerly organist of Howth Presbyterian Church (and is now available to deputise). The specification is as follows:

Pedal: Contra Bourdon 32, Principal 16, Bourdon 16, Octave 8, Rohr Pommer 8, Choral Bass 4, Zauber Flote 2,

Swell: Flote Conique 16, Geigen Principal 8, Rohr Flote 8, Celeste 8, Salicional 8, Nachthorn 4, Nazard 22/3, Block Flote 2, Tierce 13/5, Sifflote 1, Trompette 8, Vox Humana 8, Swell to Swell 16, Swell Unison Off, Swell to Swell 4;

Great: Principal 8, Spitzflote 8, Celeste 8, Erzahler 8, Octave 4, Koppel Flote 4, Super Octave 2, Wald Flote 2, Mixture II, Great to great 4, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 4, Chimes;

Other devices: Tremulants 1 & 2, Chorus off, Flutes pp, Celeste ff, Geigen ff, Trompette ff, Reverb. 1, Reverb. 2, Flute Reverb, Flute sustain, Flute Chiff, Five Swell pistons, Five transpose up and five transpose down pistons.

Pedal: Bourdon 16;

Swell: Stopped Diapason 8, Flute 4, Gemshorn 2;

Great: Open Diapason 8, Principal 4;