Visit to Oxford Saturday June 23rd

10 a.m. -11.30 a.m.     Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral organ was built in 1979 by Rieger Orgelbau  Austria

Cases

The upper part of the main case, above the impost, is from
the 1680s Bernard Smith organ, and houses the Grand Orgue.
The new lower part, with carved screens by Lilly von Muntlix,
houses the Swell. The Positif case was originlly designed
as a Choir organ case by Gilbert Scott in the 19th century.
This replaced earlier instrument – see N11006

Department and Stop list

Pédale	Key action Tr  Stop action Me & El  Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys
	1	Montre	16
	2	Soubasse	16	not on CD list
	3	Flûte de Pédale	8
	4	Bourdon	8
	5	Basse de Chorale	4
	6	Fourniture	V	2
	7	Basson	16
	8	Trompette	8
	9	Clairon	4
Positif	Key action Tr  Stop action Me & El  Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys
	10	Montre	8	façade
	11	Bourdon	8	oak
	12	Prestant	4
	13	Flûte à Fuseau	4
	14	Cor de Chamois	2	CD Doublette
	15	Larigot	1 1/3
	16	Sesquialtera	II
	17	Cymbale	IV	1
	18	Cromorne	8
	19	Tremblant
Grand Org	Key action Tr  Stop action Me & El  Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys
	20	Bourdon	16
	21	Montre	8	façade
	22	Flûte à Cheminee	8
	23	Prestant	4
	24	Flûte Conique	4
	25	Doublette	2
	26	Cornet	V	8, from c1
	27	Fourniture	VI	1 1/3
	28	Cymbale	I	2/3
	29	Trompette	8
	30	Clairon	4
Swell	Key action Tr  Stop action Me & El  Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys
	31	Salicional	8
	32	Voix Céleste	8	F
	33	Flûte Bouchée	8
	34	Octave	4
	35	Flûte	4
	36	Nazard	2 2/3
	37	Quarte de Nazard	2
	38	Tierce	1 3/5
	39	Plein Jeu	2
	40	Cor Anglais	16	not on CD list
	41	Voix Humaine	8	not on CD list
	42	Tremblant
Bombarde	Key action Tr  Stop action Me & El  Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys
	43	Bombarde	16
	44	Trompette	8
	45	Clairon	4

Console

Stop type  Drawstops   Pedalboard  concave radiating

Couplers

Swell to Positif

Swell to Grand Orgue

Bombarde to Grand Orgue

Positif to Grand Orgue

Grand Orgue to Pédale

Positif to Pédale

Swell to Pédale

Accessories

4 combinations to each manual
6 general pistons
Pistons for Tutti, Cancel

Noon – Lunch

2 p.m,.- 4 p.m.Visit to the Organ in the Chapel of Balliol College.

Builders

1886           Willis

1937           Harrison & Harrison

rebuilt (BBE says new)

1992           Harrison & Harrison

restored without tonal alteration

Cases

Walter Tapper
Position  West gallery  Type  Architectural

American walnut; E front of 5-7-7-5-7-7-5 painted diapasons.

Department and Stop list

Pedal	Key action EP  Stop action   Compass-low   Compass-high   Keys
	1	Open Wood	16
	2	Sub Bass	16	A
	3	Flute	8	A
Choir	Key action EP  Stop action   Compass-low C  Compass-high a3  Keys 58 Enclosed
	4	Hohl Flute	8
	5	Viol d’Orchestre	8
	6	Wald Flute	4
	7	Clarinet	8
Great	Key action EP  Stop action   Compass-low C  Compass-high a3  Keys 58
	8	Double Geigen	16
	9	Large Open Diapason	8
	10	Small Open Diapason	8
	11	Claribel Flute	8
	12	Dulciana	8
	13	Octave	4
	14	Harmonic Flute	4
	15	Octave Quint	2 2/3
	16	Super Octave	2
Swell	Key action EP  Stop action   Compass-low C  Compass-high a3  Keys 58 Enclosed
	17	Violin Diapason	8
	18	Lieblich Gedact	8
	19	Echo Salicional	8
	20	Vox Angelica	8	TC
	21	Gemshorn	4
	22	Dulciana Mixture	III
	23	Trumpet	8
	24	Oboe	8
	25	Tremulant

Console

Stop type  drawstop   Label type  ivory   Label font  Couplers in red

Black, splayed jambs; Console on North side

Couplers

Swell to Pedal

Swell to Great

Swell to Choir

Swell octave

Swell suboctave

Swell unison off

Choir to Great

Choir to Pedal

Great to Pedal

Accessories

balanced pedals to Choir and Swell;
4 thumb pistons each to Great and Swell
3 thumb pistons to Choir
Thumb pistons for Sw-Gt, Gt-Pd
4, 1 toe pistons
Great and Pedal combinations coupled

While it is possible for us to see the organ in Balliol Dining Hall, the organ has been unplayable for four years..