ANNOUNCEMENT
William Drake Limited are delighted to be able to announce that we have been commissioned to build a new 35-stop instrument in the historic Bedford School Chapel. The build of the new organ is being fully funded by a generous private donation. The completion of the instrument is planned for Autumn 2027.
The organ is designed with an oak case with Choir department in the gallery front. It will have tracker action to manuals and pedals. The organ will have electric stop action with an SSOS combination system and stepper.
SPECIFICATION OF THE ORGAN
Great | CC – c’’’’ | (61 notes) | |
Bourdon | 16Ft | (1-24 stopped wood, open metal from C25) | |
Open Diapason | 8Ft | (façade) | |
Flauto Traverso | 8Ft | (1-12 wood, harmonic from C37) | |
Keraulophon | 8Ft | (1-12 grooved, treble slotted) | |
Flute | 4Ft | (stopped and open wood) | |
Principal | 4Ft | ||
Twelfth | 2 2/3Ft | ||
Fifteenth | 2Ft | ||
Mixture | 4RKS | ||
Cornet | 5RKS | (C25-E53) | |
Posaune | 8Ft | ||
Swell | CC – c’’’’ | (61 notes) | |
Open Diapason | 8Ft | ||
Gedeckt | 8Ft | (wood) | |
Gamba | 8Ft | (1-12 grooved) | |
Voix Celeste | 8Ft | (tenor c) | |
Gemshorn | 4Ft | (cylindrical) | |
Flauto Traverso | 4Ft | (open metal, harmonic from G20) | |
Flageolet | 2Ft | ||
Mixture | 3RKS | (with tierce) | |
Double Trumpet | 16Ft | (1-12 half-length) | |
Cornopean | 8Ft | ||
Oboe | 8Ft | ||
Choir | CC – c’’’’ | (61 notes) | |
Open Diapason | 8Ft | (1-12 grooved, façade) | |
Stop Diapason | 8Ft | (stopped metal) | |
Principal | 4Ft | (side façade) | |
Flute | 4Ft | (chimney flute, open treble) | |
Twelfth | 2 2/3Ft | (Cornet séparé) | |
Fifteenth | 2Ft | (Cornet séparé) | |
Tierce | 1 3/5Ft | (Cornet séparé) | |
Mixture | 3RKS | ||
Cremona | 8Ft | ||
Pedal | CC – f’ | (30 notes) | Couplers |
Bourdon | 16Ft | Swell to Great | |
Bass Flute | 8Ft | (by extension) | Choir to Great |
Principal | 8Ft | (façade) | Swell to Choir |
Trombone | 16Ft | (1-12 wood) | Swell to Pedals |
Great to Pedals | |||
Choir to Pedals | |||
Tremulant Full | Gt & Pd Combs Coupled | ||
Tremulant Choir | Gens on Swell Toes |
The organ will be tuned to equal temperament at a pitch of 440Hz @ 20o Celsius.
