Saturday August 12th 11 a.m.

On Saturday 12th August, we have been invited to Toddington Church in the morning and to tea and a visit to two organs in Malcolm Foster’s Music Room.

Toddington Church has a fine acoustic which greatly enhances the sound of the John Nicholson  instrument.

Builders

1890           Nicholson & Co  Palace Yard, Worcester

Organ, 1870, by Nicholson & Co from Toddington Manor (K00923) installed here; front case reduced in size to fit current position in South tower arch; Swell Bourdon 16ft transferred to Pedal on pneumatic action replaced by a Bell Diapason 8ft; there was a Pedal octave coupler which worked only on the bottom 18 notes of the Open Diapason 16; see K00526 for earlier organ;

 

1987           Nicholson & Co  Palace Yard, Worcester

Restored with tonal alterations; Mixture re-composed to 19.22.26 (was 17.19.22); Gt. Piccolo 2′ transferred to Swell and Sw. Fifteenth 2ft transferred to Great; Pedal octave coupler suppressed;

 

Cases

Position  South Transept under tower;  Type  Pipe Rack

Poat and rail piperack; gilt pipes filling arch; 2-13-2

 

Department and Stop list

Pedal	Key action TP  Stop action   Compass-low C  Compass-high f1  Keys 30
	1	Open Diapason	16
	2	Bourdon	16
Great	Key action Tr  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high g3  Keys 56
	3	Open Diapason	8
	4	Stop Diapason Bass	8
	5	Clarabella	8	TC
	6	Dulciana	8	TC
	7	Viol di Gamba	8	TC
	8	Gemshorn	4
	9	Wald Flute	4
	10	Fifteenth	2	1987, ex Swell
Swell	Key action Tr  Stop action Me  Compass-low C  Compass-high g3  Keys 56 Enclosed
	11	Open Diapason	8
	12	Stop Diapason	8
	13	Bell Diapason	8	TC
	14	Principal	4
	15	Harmonic Flute	4
	16	Piccolo	2	1987, ex Great
	17	Mixture	III	1987, 19.22.26 17-19-22
	18	Cornopean	8
	19	Oboe	8	TC
	20	Tremulant

 

Console

Console type  en fenetre   Stop type  drawstop   Pedalboard  radiating concave

stops and keyboards enclosed by two wooden doors;

 

Couplers

Swell to Pedal

Swell to Great

Great to Pedal

Accessories

3, 3 composition pedals; trigger Swell pedal;