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THE SPECIFICATION of THE GRAND ORGAN

GREAT ORGAN
Quintaton 16
Principal 8
Rohrflute 8
Octave 4
Nachthorn 4
Nazard 2 2/3
Fifteenth 2
Open Flute 2
Tierce 1 3/5
Mixture IV
Cymbal II
Trumpet 8
Tremulant
Swell-Great

CHOIR ORGAN
Stopped Diapason 8
Rohrflute 4
Nazard 2 2/3
Gemshorn 2
Tierce 1 3/5
Cromorne 8

SWELL ORGAN
Celeste 8
Salicional 8
Gedackt 8
Principal 4
Wood Flute 4
Gemshorn 2
Sesquialtera II
Scharf III-IV
Double Trumpet 16
Cornopean 8
Oboe 8
Tremulant
Choir-Swell
(Choir can also cascade-couple to Great via Swell-Great)

PEDAL ORGAN
Open Wood 16
Principal 16
Bourdon 16
Octave 8
Bass Flute 8
Fifteenth 8
Mixture IV
Contra Trombone 32
Trombone 16
Bass Trumpet 8
Clarion 4
Choir-Pedal
Swell-Pedal
Great-Pedal

Eight combination pistons for Pedal, Great and Swell, and six for Choir, with sixteen memory channels
Eight general pistons, with ninety-six memory channels
Five additional memory banks for all channels
Advance and reverse thumb and toe pistons for general combinations
Thumb and toe pistons for all couplers, toe pistons for tremulants

a Enclosed, with balanced pedal acting on two sets of shutters
b
Enclosed, with doors above the console opened and closed by hand
c
Twelve new pipes, extended from no. 40 and operated by reversible pistons

Great and Pedal combinations coupled
Pedal combinations on Swell pistons
General combinations on Swell toe pistons
General combinations on Pedal toe pistons
Unequal temperament

Click here for a Word Document of the above specifcation.
Click here for the specifications of the pre-2003 organ.
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