Restoration · 2013
All Saints' Church, Loughguile, Co. Antrim
An 1870 Cramer, Wood & Co. organ that narrowly escaped destruction by fire in Aghalee, stored for twelve years, then fully restored — including 21 new metal front pipes — and installed at Loughguile.
- Organisation
- All Saints' Church
- Location
- Loughguile, Co. Antrim
- Year
- 2013
- Type of work
- Fire-damage restoration and relocation
The contract
The 1870 Cramer Wood & Co. organ was seriously damaged by fire in 2001 in Aghalee Parochial Hall, Co. Antrim. It was removed to store and remained so for 12 years until the ideal possibility arose for a home in Loughguile. Only ever having an Alexandre harmonium in use since the 1850s, Loughguile was considering ways to improve the musical portion of the services as the harmonium was giving trouble. Restoration commenced at the start of 2013 with making 21 new metal front pipes to replace the ones which melted in the fire. The soundboard, bellows and casework all required substantial restoration and the pipes were revoiced flatter to standard pitch involving lengthening some ranks and transposing others. Installation in the church was completed in July 2013.
The work, stage by stage
Organ in Aghalee in 2001 before restoration
5 photographs
Organ during restoration
8 photographs
Organ after restoration
13 photographs
Specification
Drawstops above manual (L>R)
- Pedals to Keys
- Pedal Bourdon1-13, Pedals only
- 16
- Open Diapason
- 8
- Stop Diap Bass1-12 (stop wrongly called Bourdon 16)
- 8
- Clarabellatenor C
- 8
- Dulcianatenor C
- 8
- Gambatenor C
- 8
- Principal
- 4
- Mixture12.15
- II
2 Composition Pedals
Hitch-down Swell Pedal - all enclosed except Open Diapason & Bourdon
Hand blowing lever at bass side
Compass: Manual CC-g (56 Notes)
Pedals CCC-C (25 Notes) straight flat pedalboard
Organ against south transept wall of church with attached drawstop console (player faces south)
Case of 21 plain metal front pipes
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