Builder: Evans & Barr Ltd, Belfast c.1925
Console type: Detached
Stop controls: Drawstop
Pedals type: Concave & radiating
Action
Key: Tubular pneumatic
Stop: Tubular pneumatic
Temperament:
Tuning (a'): 440 Hz
Wind supply:
Three stage bellows and mechanical feeder mechanism, crankshaft
and worm drive (in separate oil baths) driven by Bull 6hp DC
motor (110v 24amp). Rheostatic speed control with mechanical
linkage to main feeder reservoir.
DC provided by Crompton Parkinson motor generator set (located in
tower); 5 3/4hp 3 phase AC motor (6.75 amp) with direct shaft
drive to DC 110v 27amp generator.
Comments:
This is the only remaining mechanical feeder blowing plant in
Northern Ireland (as far as we know).
Motor generator set is started by a multistage rotary rheostat
starter handle mounted on the console - this is marked to
indicate to the user that the handle must be advanced over its
full travel in a minimum time span of 5 seconds.
Specification:
I Choir (Enclosed)
Lieblich Gedacht 8
Dolce 8
Viol d'Orchestra 8
Harmonic Flute 4
Flautina 2
Orchestral Clarionet 8
Tremulant
II Great
Double Open Diapason 16
Bourdon 16
Open Diapason Major 8
Open Diapason Minor 8
Claribel Flute 8
Stop Diapason 8
Dulciana 8
Principal 4
Wald Flute 4
Fifteenth 2
Mixture III
Tromba 8
III Swell (Enclosed)
Lieblich Bourdon 16
Violin Diapason 8
Stop Diapason 8
Echo Gamba 8
Vox Angelica 8
Gemshorn 4
Dolce 4
Mixture III
Double Trumpet 16
Cornopean 8
Oboe 8
Tremulant
Pedal
Harmonic Bass 32
Open Diapason 16
Violone 16 From Great
Bourdon 16 From Great
Octave 8
Bass Flute 8
Trumpet 16 From Swell
Couplers
Choir Octave
Choir Sub Octave
Swell Octave
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Choir
Choir to Great
Swell to Great
Choir to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Comments:
This instrument is now in need of considerable work (apart from the
blowing plant which has been well maintained and is in excellent working
order). Many stops do not work and there are a considerable number of
intermittent cyphers.
Source - IMcC 4/1995
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