Falmouth, Cornwall
Completed in 2020. Two manual practice organ for a customer in Falmouth. The organ was designed by Geert Noppers. The stop labels were made by John Brennan in Oxford.
Organ In Situ
| Manual I (lower) CC – a”’ |
Manual II (top) CC – a”’ |
Pedal CC – f’ |
|---|---|---|
| Stop Diapason 8′ (chimney flute, soldered tops) | Stop Diapason 8′ (stopped flute, soldered tops) | |
| Principal 4′ | Flute 4′ (chimney flute, soldered tops) | Couplers: |
| Fifteenth 2′ (either on I or II) | Nasard 22/3′ (tenor c) | Manual Coupler (II to I) |
| Fifteenth 2′ (either on I or II) | I to Pedal | |
| II to Pedal | ||
| The organ is tuned to the Young temperament and the pitch is 440Hz at 20 degrees Celsius | ||
Chelsea Old Church, London
Completed in 2019. An entirely new three-manual and pedal, 33-stop organ with a new case design inspired by an organ once thought to have been in the church in the eighteenth-century. Completed in 2019. An entirely new three manual and pedal 33 stop organ with dual stop action including stepper. The style of the instrument is inspired by the best Victorian builders whilst keeping true to the William Drake organ building principles. The new case is inspired by an 18th century organ case in Holsworthy which reputedly started out life in Chelsea Old Church.
News items and photos from commissioning to completion:
Organ In Situ
| Great C – c”” |
Swell C – c”” |
Choir C – c”” |
|---|---|---|
| Bourdon 16 (Treble metal stopped) | Open Diapason 8 | Stop Diapason 8 (chimney flute) |
| Open Diapason 8 | Gamba 8 (bot. 8ve grooved) | Quintadena 8 (bot. 8ve grooved) |
| Viola 8 (bot. 8ve grooved) | Voix Celeste 8 (tenor c) | Principal 4 (in façade) |
| Stop Diapason 8 (chimney flute) | Stop Diapason 8 (metal stopped) | Flute 4 (chimney flute) |
| Principal 4 | Flauto Traverso 4 (harmonic) | Twelfth 2 2/3 |
| Twelfth 2 2/3 | Gemshorn 4 | Fifteenth 2 |
| Fifteenth 2 | Flageolet 2 | Tierce 1 3/5 |
| Tierce 1 3/5 | Mixture III | Cremona 8 |
| Furniture IV | Double Trumpet 16 (Lowest notes half length) | |
| Trumpet 8 | Cornopean 8 | Couplers |
| Oboe 8 | Swell to Great | |
| Pedal C – f’ | Choir to Great | |
| Bourdon 16 | Choir Tremulant | Swell to Choir |
| Bourdon 8 (from 16) | Full tremulant | Great to Pedal |
| Principal 8 | Swell to Pedal | |
| Trombone 16 | Tuned to equal temperament at A440Hz | Choir to Pedal |
| Great & Pedal combinations coupled | ||
| Generals on Swell toe pistons |
Westminster Abbey Song School, London
Completed in 2017. Designed as a practice organ and voiced to be gentle but diverse and colourful in its resources.
News items and photos prior to completion:
Organ In Situ
The Inscription Reads:
This organ was generously given by Peter M Partridge, Assistant Organist 1962 – 1964,
and dedicated on 16 March, 2017
William Drake Ltd – Fecit
| Manual I (lower) CC – a”’ |
Manual II (upper) CC – a”’ |
Pedal CC – f’ |
|---|---|---|
| Stop Diapason (wood) 8′ | Stop Diapason (chimney flute) 8′ | Bourdon 16′ |
| Principal 4′ | Flute (chimney flute) 4′ | |
| Twelfth 22/3′ | Couplers: | |
| Tremulant to the whole organ | Fifteenth 2′ | Upper to Pedal |
| Pitch A 440 at 20 degrees Celsius | Lower to Pedal | |
| Temperament Young | Manual Coupler (II to I) |
St Paul’s Cathedral, London
A new organ has been built for the OBE Chapel. Completed in 2011.
Organ Under Construction in the Workshop
The finished article
| Great Organ | Swell Organ | Pedal Organ |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Open Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (16′) |
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Principal (8′) |
| Dulciana(8′) | Principal (4′) | Trumpet (16′) |
| Principal (4′) | Fifteenth (2′) | |
| Flute (4′) | Cornet II (1 3/5′) | |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | Trumpet (8′) | |
| Fifteenth (2′) | Hautboy (8′) | |
| Tierce (1 3/5′) | ||
| Furniture IV (1 1/3′) | Normal Couplers | |
| Trumpet Bass (8′) | Mechanical key and stop action | |
| Trumpet Treble (8′) |
Lincoln College, Oxford
Completed in 2010. A new organ, utilising some parts of the existing casework.
| Great Organ C-g, 56 notes | Swell Organ C-g, 56 notes | Pedal Organ C-f, 30 notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Dulciana (8′) bottom octave grooved into Stopt Diapason | Bourdon 16 (16′) |
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Principal 8 (8′) partly by transmission from Great Open Diapason |
| Principal (4′) | Principal (4′) | |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | Flute (4′) | |
| Fifteenth (2′) | Fifteenth (2′) | |
| Tierce (1 3/5′) | Hautboy (8′) 1/2 length bass | |
| Trumpet (8′) | Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedals |
St Paul’s Church, Deptford, London
Completed in 2004. Casework and Facade Pipes, Griffin ca 1745
| Great Organ GG/AA/C-g3, 58 notes | Choir Organ GG/AA/C-g3, 58 notes | Swell Organ C-g3, 56 notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason | Open Diapason (from Great) | Open Diapason |
| Stopt Diapason | Stopt Diapason (from Great) | Stopt Diapason |
| Principal | Principal (Bass from Great) | Principal |
| Twelfth | Flute | Fifteenth |
| Fifteenth | Vox humane | Cornet II |
| Tierce | Hautboy | |
| Mixture II-III | Pedal Organ C-e1, 29 notes | |
| Cornet V (from mid c to d3) | Stopt Diapason | Couplers: |
| Trumpet | Principal | Swell to Great |
| Clarion | Bassoon (16) | Great to Pedal |
| Trumpet (8) | Swell to Pedal |
The elegant mahogany case and façade pipes are the sole remaining parts ofthe organ, built in around 1745 for the church and supplied by Thomas Griffin. Since Griffin was not an organ builder but acted as an intermediary, the actual builder of the Deptford organ is unknown. The style of the casework is typical of some other London organs of its period, and its original specification also closely follows organs of the Bridge, Byfield, and Jordan school. This is believed to have been:
| Great Organ | Choir Organ | Swell Organ |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason | Open Diapason* | Open Diapason |
| Stopt Diapason | Stopt Diapason* | Principal |
| Principal | Principal Bass* | Fifteenth |
| Fifteenth | Principal Treble | Cornet II |
| Twelfth | Flute | Trumpet |
| Fifteenth | Vox humane | Cremona |
| Tierce | Clarion | |
| Sesquialtera | ||
| Cornet V from c# | *these stops were borrowed from the Great ‘by communication’ | |
| Trumpet | ||
| Clarion |
The compass of the Great and Choir was GG/AA/CC/DD to d3, 52 notes, with G as an additional key below C and C# playing A. The Swell compass was from tenor g to d3, 32 notes.
New Organ for the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Boddington, Gloucestershire
Completed in 2004
The organ has the following stops:
| Manual, GG–f, 59 notes | Pedal, C–f, 30 notes |
|---|---|
| Open Diapason from G, bass from StoptDiapason, with 4′ open ‘helpers’ | Stopt Diapason (16′) C – F# independent, from G as sub-octave transmission from Manual Stopt Diapason |
| Stopt Diapason | |
| Dulciana open from G, stopped bass | |
| Principal | |
| Flute | |
| Fifteenth |
Trinity College of Music, Greenwich
Completed in 2003
The case is based on the 1790 Samuel Green organ which was built for Earl of Scarborough at Sandbeck Hall, Yorkshire. This organ was presented to Her Majesty the Queen by its owner in 1963 to replace the war-damaged organ in the Queen’s Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. It isnow installed in the chapel at Kensington Palace. The casework of the new organ is made of solid maple and was decorated by John Brennan to match the paneling of the Peacock Room at Trinity College.
| Great Organ GG/AA–f3, 58 notes | Choir Organ GG/AA–f3, 58 notes | Pedal Organ C–f1, 30 notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason 8 open from G, bass grooved into Stopt Diapason with open 4′ wooden ‘helpers’ | Dulciana 8 GG/AA–F# grooved into Choir Stopt Diapason, open from G | Stopt Diapason 16 C – F# & G# & c1 – f1 independent, remainder as sub-8ve transmission from Great Stopt Diapason |
| Stopt Diapason 8 | Stopt Diapason 8 | |
| Principal 4 | Flute 4 | Couplers: |
| Twelfth 2 2/3 | Hautboy* 8 from tenor f | Choir to Great |
| Fifteenth 2 | Choir to Pedals | |
| Sesquialtra III | Great to Pedals | |
| Mixture II | ||
| Hautboy* 8 from tenor f | * The Hautboy is available on both manuals via independent couplers |
Dr Stephen Coles, Artistic Director, Tudeley Festival
Built in 2001
Continuo organ with all wooden pipes, based on Nettlecombe Court (Loosemore 1655) available at 392/415/440
| Stopt Diapason |
| Principal |
| Fifteenth |
| Compass: C–d3 |
| Diagonal reservoir, with options for foot operation and blower |
Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila, Chingford, Essex
Completed in 2002
Couplers: Choir to Great, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal
| Great Organ C – g3 | Choir Organ C – g3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason* (8′) | Bourdon (16′) |
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Dulciana (8′) | |
| Principal (4′) | Principal** (4′) | |
| Flute (4′) | Flute** (4′) | |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | ||
| Fifteenth (2′) | ||
| Tierce(1 3/5′) | ||
| Mixture III | ||
| Trumpet (8′) | ||
| *C – B from Great | **from Great, as either/or |
Greyfriars, St. Edmund & St. Frideswide, Iffley Road, Oxford
Completed in 1981, (see James Larkin, Esq.), moved to Greyfriars, Oxford in 2000/1
| Manual I C – a3 | Manual II C – a3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Spitzflöte (8′) | Gedackt (8′) | Subbass(16′) |
| Praestant (4′) | Rohrflöte (4′) | Prinzipal (8′) |
| Nasat (2 2/3′) | Prinzipal (2′) | Subbass 8ve tr. (8′) |
| Waldflöte (2′) | Terz (1 3/5′) | Pommer (4′) |
| Mixtur (III)) | Quinte (1 1/3′) | Nachthorn (2′) |
| Schalmey (16′) | Zimbel (II) | Trompete (8′) |
| Krummhorn (8′) | ||
| Couplers: I/P, II/P, II/I | Manual Tremulant | Pedal Tremulant |
| Temperament: Hamburg (Modified 5th syntonic common meantone after Schlick) |
Christ Church Baroque, Dublin
Completed in 2001
Continuo organ with all wooden pipes, based on Nettlecombe Court (Loosemore 1655) available at 392/415/440
| Stopt Diapason |
| Principal |
| Fifteenth |
| Compass: C-d3 |
| Diagonal reservoir, with options for foot operation and blower |
Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, Palace of Westminster, London
Completed in 1999
| Great Organ C – g3 | Swell Organ C – g3 | Pedal Organ C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Open Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (16′) |
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Octave Bourdon |
| Principal (4′) | Principal (4′) | |
| Flute (4′) | Trumpet (8′) | |
| Fifteenth (2) | ||
| Sesquialtera Bass (III) | ||
| Cornet Treble (III) | ||
| Couplers: 3 normal couplers |
Graham Ashley-Carter, Esq., Newington, Oxon.
Completed in 1997
| Manual I C – g3 | Manual II C – g3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason from c, bass from St. D (8′) | Stopt Diapason from Manual I | Stopt Diapason* (16′) |
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Flute (4′) | *C – B from c as sub eve |
| Principal (4′) | Nasard (2 2/3′) from ten. g | transmission from St. D |
| Fifteenth (2′) | ||
| Couplers: II/I, I/P, II/P | Temperament: Thomas Young |
Robert Court, Esq., Cardiff, S. Wales
Completed in 1996
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Compass: C – d3 |
| Flute (4′) | Transposing Keyboard: 415/440 Hz |
| Gemshorn (2′) | Temperament: Thomas Young |
Thomas Trotter, Esq., Windsor, Berkshire
Completed in 1996
| Manual I C – a3 | Manual II C – a3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) |
| Principal (4′) | Flute (4′) | |
| Nasard (2 2/3′) | ||
| Fifteenth (2′) | ||
| Couplers: I/P, II/I | Temperament: Grosvenor |
Alfred Champniss, Esq., Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex
Completed in 1994
| Manual I GG/AA – g3 | Manual II C – g3 | Pedals C – d1 |
|---|---|---|
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Pedal Pipes (16′) |
| Principal (4′) | Flute (4′) | |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | ||
| Fifteenth (2′) | ||
| Tierce (1 3/5′)) | ||
| Temperament: Grosvenor | Couplers: I/P, II/P, II/I from g | |
| *(C – F# as 5 1/3, G – d1 as 8ve tr. from I, additional G#) |
Jesus College Chapel, Oxford
Completed in 1993
| Great Organ C – g3 | Swell Organ C – g3 | Pedal Organ C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Open Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (16′) |
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Principal (8′) |
| Dulciana (8′) | Principal (4′) | Fifteenth (4′) |
| Principal (4′) | Fifteenth (2′) | Trumpet (16′) |
| Flute (4′) | Cornet Bass (III) | |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | Cornet Treble (III) | |
| Fifteenth (2) | Mixture (III) | |
| Cornet (V) | Trumpet (8′) | |
| Sesquialtera (IV) | Hautboy (8′) | |
| Furniture (III) | ||
| Trumpet Bass (8′) | ||
| Trumpet Treble (8′) | ||
| Temperament: Grosvenor | Couplers: Swell to Pedals,Great to Pedals, Swell to Great |
John Wellingham, Esq., Manaton, Devon
Completed in 1992
| Manual I GG/AA – e3 | Manual II g0 – e3 | Pedals C – d1 |
|---|---|---|
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Pedal Pipes (16′) |
| Principal (4′) | Flute (4′) | |
| Fifteenth (2′) | ||
| Cornet (II) | ||
| Temperament: Grosvenor | Couplers: II/I from c#1, I/P, ‘Short Octave’ | |
| T*C – F# as 5 1/3, G – d1 as 8ve tr. from Manual I, additional G# |
The Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair, London
Case: Abraham Jordan 1732 Organ: William Drake 1991
| Great Organ GG/AA – f3 | Swell Organ C – f3 | Pedal Organ C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Open Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (16′) |
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Stopt Diapason (8′) | Principal (8′) |
| Principal (4′) | Principal (4′) | Trumpet (16′) |
| Flute (4′) | Fifteenth (2′) | |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | Cornet Bass (III) | |
| Fifteenth (2) | Cornet Treble (III) | |
| Cornet (V) | Mixture (III) | |
| Sesquialtera (III-IV) | Trumpet (8′) | |
| Furniture (III) | Hautboy (8′) | |
| Trumpet Bass (8′) | ||
| Trumpet Treble (8′) | Tremulant | |
| Temperament: De Boer/Lindley/Drake | Couplers: Great to Pedals, Swell to Pedals, Swell to Great |
Thomas Trotter, Windsor, Berkshire
as Philip Thomas Esq. (see below), but with separate pipes for bass of Flute 4, now at Private Residence, Hove
St Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Sudbury, Massachusetts, U. S. A
Completed in 1989
| Great Organ C – f3 | Choir Organ C – f3 | Pedal Organ C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Stopped Diapason (8′) | Bourdon (16′) |
| Stopped Diapason (8′) | Principal (4′) | Principal+ (8′) |
| Principal (4′) | Flute (4′) | Trumpet tr. Gt. (8′) |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | Fifteenth (2′) | Fagott*(16′) |
| Fifteenth (2′) | Cremona (8′) | |
| Comet (V) | ||
| Sesquialtera{ (III-IV) | + part transmission | Couplers: |
| Mixture{ (IV-V) | * prepared for | Great to Pedals |
| Trumpet Bass (8′) | { Tierce & octave/quint alternatives | Choir to Pedals |
| Trumpet Treble (8′) | Choir to Great | |
| Temperament: Thomas Young |
Philip Thomas, Esq., Barry, S. Wales
Completed in 1986
| Manual I C – f3 | Manual II C – f3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Stopt Diapason (8′) | Flute (C – F from Man. I) (4′) | Bourdon (C – F from Man I) (8′) |
| Fifteenth* (2′) | Fifteenth* (2′) | Coupler: Manual II/I |
| *available on either manual, but not simultaneously, except through coupler | Temperament: Thomas Young |
St Elizabeth’s Episcopal Chapel, Sudbury, Massachusetts, U. S. A
as Philip Thomas Esq. above, 1987
St Michael & All Angels, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire
Two manuals completed in 1985, Pedal and Bassoon in 1988
| Manual I C – f3 | Manual II C – f3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Stopped Diapason (8′) | Bourdon (16′) |
| Stopped Diapason (8′) | Principal (4′) | |
| Principal (4′) | Fifteenth Bass (2′) | |
| Flute (4′) | Fifteenth treble (2′) | |
| Fifteenth (2′) | Comet Treble (II) | |
| Mixture (III) | Bassoon (8′) | |
| Couplers: I/P, II/P, II/I | Temperament: Thomas Young |
London Baroque, Newbury, Berkshire
Completed in 1984
| Stopped Diapason (8′) | Compass: C -d3 |
|---|---|
| Flute (4′) | Temperament: Vallotti |
| Fifteenth (2′) | Transposing Keyboard: 415/440Hz |
Nigel Gardner, Esq., Fritham, Hampshire
as London Baroque above, 1984
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
as London Baroque above, 1984
Greyfriars Church, Oxford
as London Baroque above, 1992
St John’s Church, Bridgetown, Totnes, Devon
Completed in 1983
| Great Organ C – g3 | Choir Organ C – g3 | Pedal Organ C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open Diapason (8′) | Chimney Flute (8′) | Bourdon (16′) |
| Stopped Diapason (8′) | Principal (4′) | Principal C-A tr. (8′) |
| Principal (4′) | Recorder (4′) | Bourdon 8ve tr. (8′) |
| Chimney Flute (4′) | Nasard (2 2/3′) | Fifteenth (4′) |
| Twelfth (2 2/3′) | Gemshorn (2′) | Mixture* (III) |
| Fifteenth (2′) | Tierce (1 3/5′) | Fagott* (16′) |
| Cornet (III) | Mixture (III) | Trumpet tr. Great (8′) |
| Mixture (IV) | Cremona (8′) | |
| Trumpet (8′) | * prepared for | |
| Couplers: Great to Pedals, Choir to Great | General Tremulant | |
| Temperament: Werckmeister III |
James Larkin, Esq., Waldbredimus, Luxembourg
Completed in 1981, moved to Greyfriars, Oxford in 2000, with some additions
| Manual I C – a3 | Manual II C – a3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Spitzflöte (8′) | Gedackt (8′) | Subbass* (16′) |
| Praestant (4′) | Rohrflöte (4′) | Subbass 8ve tr.(8′) |
| Gemsnasat (2 2/3′) | Prinzipal (2′) | Pommer (4′) |
| Waldflöte (2′) | Terz (1 3/5′) | Nachthorn (2′) |
| Mixtur (III) | Quinte (1 1/3′) | Trompete (4′) |
| Schalmey (16′) | Zimbel (II’) | |
| Krummhorn (8′) | ||
| Couplers: I/P, II/P, II/I | Manual Tremulant | Pedal Tremulant |
| Temperament: Thomas Young |
The John Loosemore Centre, Buckfastleigh, Devon
Completed in 1975, moved to Victoria Rooms, Bristol University in 1996 and prepared stops added
| Manual I C – g3 | Manual II C – g3 | Pedals C – f1 |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Flute (8′) | Gedackt (8′) | Subbass* (16′) |
| Principal (4′) | Chimney Flute (4′) | Pommer (4′) |
| Fifteenth (2′) | Recorder (2′) | Trumpet (8′) |
| Quint (1 1/3′) | Sesquialtera (II) | |
| Regal (8′) | Cimbel (II) | *prepared for |
| Couplers: II/I, I/P, II/P | Temperament: “Grosvenor” |