Restoration · 2012
St Paul's Church of Ireland, Diamond Grange, Co. Armagh
A six-stop 1937 Evans & Barr 'ideal' organ restored without alteration — tubular-pneumatic action throughout — for less than the electronic replacement the church had been considering.
- Organisation
- St Paul's Church of Ireland
- Location
- Diamond Grange, Co. Armagh
- Year
- 2012
- Type of work
- Full restoration of tubular-pneumatic action
The work, stage by stage
Photographic record
11 photographs
Specification
Manual
- Pedal Effect1-20, melodic
- 16
- Open Diapason
- 8
- Stop Diapason
- 8
- SalicionalTenor C
- 8
- Dulciana1-7 grooved to Stop Diap.
- 8
- Gemshorn
- 4
Compass FF-a (53 Notes)
Hitch-down Swell Pedal at RHS
All enclosed except Open Diapason & Pedal Effect
Tubular-pneumatic action throughout (sliderless sprung pouch soundboard)
Medium oak case with unfinished zinc front pipes (sprayed gold in 2012) arranged: | 5 | 11 | 5 |
Watkins & Watson Ltd London ‘Discus’ blower
271 speaking pipes
The organ was restored without alteration at an affordable cost which turned out to be less than the electronic replacement the church was considering.
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